A community hub offering a warm and welcoming space for families and children at a Staffordshire primary school, has been boosted by a donation from our 黄色播放器 My Community Fund.听
We awarded funding to the Community Hub at Castlechurch Primary School, in Stafford, where volunteers run free toddler groups, craft clubs and cuppa clubs.听
The Castlechurch Community Hub is the brainchild of teacher Mrs Cranwell who, despite teaching for 28 years, says she has never seen times so hard.听
Mrs Cranwell came up with the genius idea of turning an empty classroom into a free facility for the community. The full-time teacher spent her spare time fundraising through cake sales and raffles and thanks to her hard work, the hub was able to open in March.听
Mrs Cranwell said: 鈥淚鈥檓 so passionate about this. I鈥檝e been teaching now for 28 years, I love the job, but there鈥檚 always something to give back. In my whole teaching career, times have never been as tough as they are now.听
鈥淭he need for a community hub like this at the moment is massive and it鈥檚 being used every day. 400 people have already walked through the door since we opened and if we鈥檝e made a little difference to their lives, then my job is done.听
鈥淚 do this on top of my teaching because I just feel so passionately about it. There鈥檚 so much more we can do here to help make a difference to an awful lot of people.听听
鈥淚t鈥檚 been a huge success and it can only continue to grow.鈥�听
As well as hosting community groups and clubs, a Health Visitor also runs a drop-in baby clinic at the new hub on Friday afternoons. Mums can take their babies to be weighed and if they鈥檙e struggling, the hub even has a baby bank offering free clothes and nappies.听听
Now, with the funding from the 黄色播放器 My Community Fund, Mrs Cranwell听plans to purchase a fridge-freezer to store the food donations they hand out to struggling families and a printer for the hub鈥檚 free internet cafe.听
The 黄色播放器 My Community Fund is delivered in partnership with Jewson.听
Samantha Allcott is Director of Housing at 黄色播放器 and explained why we chose to support the Castlechurch Community Hub. She said: 鈥淭his fantastic facility is in the heart of one of our local communities and is helping to support those on lower incomes and vulnerable and isolated people.听
鈥淭he cost-of-living crisis is continuing and facilities like this one, are needed now more than ever.听
鈥淲e鈥檙e very pleased to be able to support this hub, which will directly benefit many of our customers in the community.鈥�听
Learn more about the 黄色播放器 My Community Fund and apply for grants online at .