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Published:
February 7, 2006
Grant
cash windfalls for Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge groups
More
than a dozen community groups from across Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge
received grant cheques from the town council this week.
Representatives
of 14 organisations gathered in the town council chambers in Jaycroft
Road to be handed their grant funds by Mayor Eric Gill. The community
money is handed to local groups each year at this time.
Those
receiving money included David Cardwell of Burnham and Highbridge
Army Cadets (£250 towards a projector for presentations),
Pilot Officer Robinson of 290 Squadron Air Cadets (£250
towards a photocopier), and Dave Gordon of Burnham Sea Cadets
(£250 towards a galley extension and refurb).
The
other recepients were Di Monaghan of the BAY Centre (£250
towards furnishings for the BAY Centre building project), Alan
Matthews of Burnham Scout Group (£200 towards the upgrading
of fire extinguishers, alarms and electrical tetsing), Mrs J Golding
of Highbridge Festival of the Arts (£250 towards child protection
policy costs) and Ann Bray of King Alfred Concert Band (£150
towards the 25th anniversary of the band).
 Also
picking up cash were Mrs H Braund of Burnham and Highbridge Choral
Society (£150 towards books and performances of Armed
Man and Nelson Mass), Albert Laurence of Burnham and
Highbridge Twinning Association (£150 towards a twin town
football trip), Liz Smith of Burnham Philosophical Society (£50
towards the funding of its Richard Lock Memorial Lecture) and
Dave Perrett of the Britain in Bloom Working Party (£150
towards the purchase of 42 new hanging baskets for lamp columns).
Other
cheques were given to Mrs S Ballantyne of the BEES (£250
towards new lighting), Brian and Mary Curtiss of the Vale of Avalon
Vintage Vehicle Run (£200 towards advertising, marshalling
and signs for the Burnham end of the June event), and Martyn Lawson
of the Social Group for Families for Autism and Aspergers (£100
towards equipment, toys and sensory equipment).
Seperately,
the RNLI's Mike Lang and BARB's Alan Miller received donations
from Burnham-On-Sea Mayor Eric Gill following a collection of
money at the town's annual Civic Service.
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