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# Community groups in Lichfield and Burntwood to receive funding boost
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/community-groups-in-lichfield-and-burntwood-to-receive-funding-boost/
- Published: 2013-03-16T10:00:06.000Z
- Updated: 2013-03-16T15:44:02.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:24, News

A number of organisations across Lichfield and Burntwood are set for a funding boost.

A share of a £23,440 pot will be distributed to 29 groups by Lichfield District Council.

The money has been awarded in the form of small grants, ranging between £140 and £2,750, and will be used to support community projects.

Among the successful applications is Woodhouse Community Farm in Whittington, which is set to receive £700 to develop an outdoor space.

The council has also awarded the Alzheimer’s Society £1,300 to help the society bring ‘singing for the brain’ sessions to the district for the first time.

Helen Spearey from Lichfield District Council said: “Local groups are often best placed to deliver targeted services, and regularly attract other external funding, and so can deliver with a relatively small amount of support through our Grant Aid and Grant Aid Plus schemes.

“There was a good range of applicants this year, and it’s great to see that so many groups and organisations are working to make the district better for their local communities.”

*Groups supported through Grant Aid:*

- Lichfield & District Live at Home £140 for an information cabinet.
- Lichfield & Tamworth Gateway Club £200 for consumables for clay modelling and computer equipment.
- Whittington FC Community Club £200 towards intermediate goals.
- Lichfield Singers £300 to buy new costumes.
- St Paul’s Church £350 to provide a magazine.
- Cherry Orchard Gardening Services (COGS) £350 for protective clothing.
- Burntwood Methodist Church £400 to put a sound system into building.
- Forward Action Burntwood Knit & Natter £400 towards transport Burntwood St Mathew’s Cricket Club £400 to install a power supply.
- Lichfield Mysteries £400 to fund participatory arts work with people that are not engaged in the arts.
- Burntwood Memorial £400 to re-felt the roof.
- Elford Village Hall £400 to replace flooring.
- Open Door of Hope £400 for room hire.
- Gartmore RDA School £400 towards first aid.
- Burntwood Live at Home £450 to construct raised garden beds as part of a growing vegetables project.
- Saxon Hill Community Café £500 to install a coffee machine.
- Whittington & Fisherwick Environment Group (WFEG) £500 towards the Big Green Fair in May.
- Rotary Club of St Chad £550 offset cost of hire of Beacon Park.
- Samaritans of Tamworth £700 to recruit and train volunteers.
- South Staffordshire Cruse £600 to fund ten clients through the bereavement process.
- Woodhouse Community Farm £700 to develop an outdoor community space.

*Groups supported through Grant Aid Plus:*

- Live and Local £1,000 to widen local cultural opportunities.
- Alzheimer’s Society £1,300 to fund ‘singing for the brain’ sessions.
- Age UK £1,500 towards outdoor health group and fitness support.
- Home-Start £2,000 to fund volunteer training.
- Fusion Credit Union £2,600 towards core costs.
- Burntwood Town Council £2,750 to stage Burntwood Wakes.
- Lichfield Greenhill Bower £2,750 to stage the Bower.