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County councillors in Eden today approved £4,600 of grants to help young children in the district.

Eden Local Committee agreed to the funding of three childcare providers’ projects at it’s meeting in Kirkby Stephen on Wednesday.

Kirkby Thore Pre-school was granted £1,600 to launch and deliver a Healthy Start Project to help children learn about food and developing healthier choices in what they like to eat. Children will be able to grow their own vegetables and in the summer the pre-school would like to take the children to Walby Farm Park, near Carlisle.

A £1,500 grant for the High Hesket-based Forest Friends Nursery Group will go towards purchasing a gazebo, digital camera, baby gym and new DVD drive on their computer.

And Brough Pre-school Nursery will use its £1,600 grant to provide swimming activities for children which will include transport and lessons.

These grants follow on from the £14,300 which was allocated at the last meeting in January.

The Long Marton Children’s Club received £4,000 to help them pay for an upgrade to their outside decked area.

Yanwath Nursery was awarded £3,800 to plaster a room, replace the current kitchen, install a patio door which will improve access for children with disabilities, and create learning bays by using new mobile storage units to replace the current static shelving.

Calthwaite-based First Class Kids were given £1,600 to help towards purchasing musical instruments from across the world, role-play costumes with accessories, and storage units with seating for the children to enable appropriate and safe storage.

A grant of £1,700 was awarded to Temple Sowerby Nursery to purchase new tables and chairs, beanbags and vinyl flooring. 

Ullswater Nursery was granted £1,652.15 to go towards providing a canopy, a new surface and resources to enable children to be outdoors regardless of the weather.

Asby Out of School Club will use their £1,550 grant to offer their children a wider variety of activities and experiences and will be providing maypole dancing, woodland forest school, razzmatazz (singing, dancing, and drama) and soft play equipment.

Cumbria County Councillor Bert Richardson, chair of Eden local committee, said: "I’m delighted that this money will go into the community to help our future generations. It can sometimes be difficult for groups to secure funding for projects that can often make a real difference in the local community, and we are very proud of the support we are able to give.

"The county council is committed to improving services and facilities for everyone in Cumbria, and this local committee is very proud to be able to support so many groups who are working towards the same goal in Eden."

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