Shropshire projects share slice of £130,000 in water company grants

The firm has awarded a total of £132,455 to 34 organisations based in the county from its first annual community fund review.

Groups to benefit include Age UK, Albrighton Village Hall, Shifnal's Bright Star Boxing, Connect Aid/Foodshare, Cruse Bereavement Support, Donnington Community Centre, Shropshire Larder/Food Hub, Grow Cook Learn, Hands Together Ludlow, Ludlow Helping Hands, Mayfair Community Centre and Church Stretton Town Council, Omega, OsNosh CIC, Parental Education Growth Support, Shropshire Mind, Shropshire Peer Counselling & Advocacy Service.

Also receiving grants are Stay Telford, Telford Mind, Telford Crisis Support, Telford Sea Cadets, The Ataxia-Telangiectasia Society, Little Theatre Donnington, The Movement Centre, West Mercia Search & Rescue, Weston Rhyn Village Institute and Whitchurch Foodbank.

Severn Trent chief executive Liv Garfield said: “Being there for our customers and communities this year has been important as ever. That’s why I’m delighted to be able to share our first Community Fund review to showcase the fantastic projects, schemes and charities that do incredible things in our communities that we’ve been so proud to support.

“Our communities really are at the heart of what we do, and we created the Community Fund so we can help make a genuine difference to them. There’s so many absolutely amazing organisations that have ideas for projects that benefit our communities, and those living in them that just needed some extra support, and that’s where we’ve been able to help.”

The review featured a total of 93 projects which were awarded £3.5 million. The groups were nominated by water customers.

In addition, the company donated a further £1m from its water saving charity challenge to Barnardos, Macmillan Cancer Support, Crisis and Age UK and Mind branches, as a thank you to customers for saving water during the hot weather last summer.