An outreach project in Blacon which provides a vast range of vital community activities has received a funding boost.

Holy Trinity Blacon’s Community Outreach Project is to receive three years’ funding from The Morgan Foundation for one of the project’s two community outreach workers.

Holy Trinity Church on Norris Road has run a community outreach project since autumn 2013.

It has grown a great deal since its first beginnings, now running across four days (Monday to Thursday) every week. It includes the Meeting Place café, craft courses, knit and natter group, scrabble group, music workshop, Playtots parent and toddler group, and a gardening club.

More than 80 people attend weekly, aged from 0 and 99 years. About 22 volunteers assist in many different ways with the project, which is run by two community outreach workers, Sue Mountford and Ed Green.

The Morgan Foundation administrator Jane Harris handed over a presentation cheque. She said: “The Morgan Foundation is pleased to support this worthwhile local project which is improving community cohesion and providing opportunities for upskilling.”