A full Whitehill Town Council meeting on April 18 considered both major and minor grant applications.
Council leader Tony Muldoon said: “As leader of Whitehill Town Council, I’m pleased to be able to announce organisations’ grant funding as part of our council’s commitment to our local community.”
Major grants included:
* £19,000 to the Phoenix Theatre and Arts Centre towards core funding to support a community programme of accessible and affordable performances, events, arts-based classes and workshops.
* £11,000 to East Hampshire Citizens Advice for core funding.
* £5,000 to Home-Start WeyWater, in Bordon, toward core funding to support a volunteer service for families.
* £3,000 to the Whitehill and Bordon Community Association toward core funding for the group and to support community buildings.
* £3,000 to the Whitehill and Bordon Town Partnership for funding towards a Christmas event and running costs.
Minor grants included:
* £1,500 to Tending Listening Comforting to support people with terminal and life-limiting illnesses in their homes.
* £500 to The Bridge Support Project to provide support using therapeutic art for children, age five to 18, experiencing domestic abuse.
* £1,000 to the Whitehill Archers towards the cost of purchasing two toilets, one for disabled users.
* £400 to the Whitehill and Bordon Town Partnership for a joint fun day arts project with The Phoenix.
Rob Allerston, director of The Phoenix Theatre, said: “At a crucial time for The Phoenix Theatre and Arts Centre, the trustees and I are very grateful for the continued financial support by Whitehill Town Council.
“With the redevelopment of Whitehill and Bordon now a physical reality, this support will enable us to deliver on our pledge of Arts4All and meet the opportunities afforded us by those thousands of new residents that are starting to move into the town.”