Penn An Dre Residents Association are able to continue their youth clubs with a grant from The Greenbank and Alverton Fund

Penn An Dre Residents Association works to engage, motivate and encourage residents of the area to work together to improve and take responsibility for the quality of life and physical environment of the estate and surrounding communities. To encourage a sense of community spirit and togetherness for everyone who lives there. They do this by working together with the community, putting on practical and fun activities and projectsA piece of work that delivers an output. throughout the year.

Grant awarded and impact

The team worked with Truro Council, Safer Streets, Zebs, and Young People Cornwall to create a youth club. To ensure the continuation of the club funding was needed for rental for the building, qualified youth workers, food, drink and activities for the kids to enjoy. The group were awarded £5,000 from the Greenbank and Alverton Hotel FundA sum of money made available for grant making, often with specific criteria/conditions..

The grant enabled the club to run for an additional 20 weeks during which there was a significant reduction in anti-social behaviour reported in the local area.

Many residents of the community have thanked the club for all the one-on-one work that was done to help individuals channel their energy in a much positive way.
Andrew Hall – Chairman, Penn An Dre Residents Association

I enjoyed being able to mess around with my friends after school and play games. My brother came along and enjoyed the tie-dye activity.
Riley Spring, aged 12

About the fund

The Greenbank and Alverton Hotels have been Business Club members for many years. In 2023, through a guest donation scheme they were able to create their own fund and select projects close to the hotels to receive grant funding.

Funding location: areas around where the hotels are based in Truro and Falmouth

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