HINCKLEY CHARITIES SHARE A SLICE OF FUNDING FROM THE HEART OF ENGLAND
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY’S HELPING HEARTS SCHEME

Charities and worthy causes in Hinckley have been awarded a share of £2,185 from the Heart of England Co-operative Society.

The money has come from the Society’s Helping Hearts Awards Scheme which donates every penny of the retailer’s tobacco profits to charities and worthy causes across its trading area.

Among those to benefit from the latest round are the 1st Barwell Methodist Rangers, who received £100 towards new camping equipment and Manorfield School Parent Association in Stoney Stanton which was awarded £20 towards a raffle prize, to help raise funds for playground equipment and the school library.

Jo Dyke, Community and Membership Adviser at the Heart of England Co-operative Society, said: “Every month we received a good number of applications from a real mix of groups from across our trading area of Coventry, Warwickshire, south Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. This month is no exception and of course we were delighted to do what we can to help.

“Of the 27 applications received from across the area we have given to 23 different causes, representing an 85 per cent success rate in requests. For those that didn’t make a successful bid this time, perhaps their cause did not fit the criteria. But there is no reason why the same groups should not re-apply when other projects come up. Next time they may be more successful.”