Three local charities have been accepted as the local Co-op Community Fund recipients at the Whiteman’s Green Co-op store.

Cuckfield Stroke Communication Group, Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity and Friends of St Marks Primary School in Staplefield are all already receiving money from the supermarket. Co-op members can sign up
and choose one of the community funds, which will then receive one per cent of the value of Co-op own- brand goods.

Carolyn Dodd from the Stroke Communication Group explained: “We are delighted to be part of this scheme. As a small organisation the money from this period will make a big difference to our members. We would like to improve access to speech and language therapy, music therapy and exercise for some of the most isolated people in the community.”

Friends of St Marks is looking to improve the school playground and provide a more inclusive playtime experience for pupils. Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity, also based in Staplefield, works with the families of children with cerebral palsy to encourage inclusion by swimming in local community facilities.

Published in Cuckfield Life March 2020.