On 8 April 2014, EFSC was presented with a £3,000 grant from the Essex Millennium Fund.

EFSC was one of 22 Essex-based charities and voluntary organisations invited to attend a ceremony at the Essex Record Office.

The fund, managed by the independent charitable trust Essex Community Foundation (ECF), gives ongoing support for initiatives to enhance the lives of people living in Essex.

Cllr Kay Twitchen, Chairman of Essex County Council, praised all of the representatives of organisations present at the awards for their commitment, their energy and the care with which they delivered their services to meet local needs.  She said “Essex is a large and diverse County and these Awards remind us of just what an asset we have in our voluntary sector.  You bring so much joy, so much renewal and so much support to people of all ages and for whom life can be tough sometimes.” 

The Essex Millennium Fund was established as an endowed fund within Essex Community Foundation by members of Essex County Council to celebrate the Millennium. The fund, which provides an annual income for a grants programme, distributes funds to voluntary and community groups working within four priority areas: carers, community support, enhancing the environment and young people.

Read original article on ECF website.

View full ECF photo gallery on Flickr.

Read Cllr Mary Sartin's EFDC Chairman's Blog.

On Saturday, we played a game of Three Tee Cricket at EFSC. This involved each child in turn trying to hit a tennis ball with a cricket bat off little tees. The aim was for the ball to hit the end wall for four runs per ball. The rest of the children stood behind a line and then blocked the ball from getting to the wall. Once all three balls had been hit, the batter then tried to run between wickets for extra runs until the fielders put all the tees and balls back in place. The batter's total was then added up from the "fours" and the runs.

Complicated! But good fun, as you can see from the photos...

(Click photos to enlarge)

On 19 March 2014, Epping Forest Sportability Club attended Loughton Town Council's AGM in order to receive a grant.

Andy Cobb, Club Secretary, attended on behalf of EFSC and was delighted to receive a grant of £700 from Mayor Jill Angold-Stevens.

Loughton Town Council operates a scheme for making grants to local organisations. Decisions on grant applications are made by the Town Council's Community Committee. 

The Council has been supporting EFSC since 2012, for which we are extremely grateful.

Click here for more information about EFSC's sponsors.

Click here for more photos of grant recipients.

Epping Forest Sportability Club has just received funding from the Essex Community Foundation (ECF).

Alan and Candee will be attending a presentation evening in Chelmsford on the 8 April 2014. We'll try to get a few photos of the evening.
 
ECF awarded us £3000 from the Essex Millenium Fund and £1600 from the Essex and Southend Sports Charitable Fund.
 
Click here for more information about EFSC's sponsors.