Holy Trinity Community Centre has been awarded £308,000 over 3 years from the Big Lotteries Reaching Communities Fund. Holy Trinity Community Centre will contribute £119,000, giving a total investment of £427,000 for the People, Place and Presence project that aims to empower local people with a particular focus on women considered most difficult to reach.

The People, Place and Presence Project will:

• Improve health and well-being,
• Increase learning opportunities,
• Increase levels of confidence in women to pre-COVID levels,
• Improve services thanks to local people having more influence over service design and delivery,
• Improve connectivity with and between the local community and services,
• Support local volunteer groups with affordable rent, space, and support
• Promote a strong active and cohesive community
• Improve access for young people to Youth Service
• Mitigate the impact of poverty and the cost-of-living crisis.

The funding will ensure the Information Advice and Guidance service that runs from the centre with service benefiting around 400 people per year.

In addition, we aim to support 150 women per year to engage with other project activities to build confidence, skills, learning, and self-esteem that will lead to 30 women transitioning into employment.