Trio of groups benefit from Big Lottery Windfall

THREE groups from the Ballymena area are sharing in a grants windfall from the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All programme.

The small grants programme is awarding grants totalling over £20,000 to the local groups as part of a grants roll-out of £564,137 to 73 groups across Northern Ireland.

Headway Ballymena, which provides support and services for local people living with a brain injury, their families and carers, has been awarded £6,600 to take its members and their carers on a respite break trip to England.

Cloney Rural Development Association, which works to improve the lives of people in the local area, has been awarded £9,984 to organise youth activities in the Aughtercloney area, while Connaughtliggar Cultural Group, Portglenone, is receiving £2,718 to buy tables and chairs for its community hall.