20 Newcastle groups share £400,000 community boost

Twenty Newcastle community organisations share £400,000 for spaces, services and accessibility

Twenty Newcastle voluntary organisations have received grants between £10,700 and £30,000 for community buildings, youth work, health, arts and sport.

Elswick Community Pool, one of 20 Newcastle organisations receiving funding Image: Newcastle City CouncilOriginal source

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Twenty voluntary and community organisations across Newcastle are sharing £400,000 for practical improvements to buildings, services and neighbourhood spaces.

The grants range from £10,700 to £30,000. Recipients include Elswick Community Pool, Disability North, youth projects, community centres, health organisations, arts groups and local sports clubs.

Friends of Jesmond Library receives £25,000 towards maintaining its volunteer-run , while Jobes Boxing Club gets £25,000 for changing and shower facilities and Shieldfield Art Works receives £14,900 for accessibility improvements.

It is the sort of funding where the can be wonderfully literal: a door becomes easier to use, a shower gets installed, a roof survives another winter and a local service can keep doing its job.