The Lifeplus+ Church is busy with lots of church-based activities taking place regularly. The building is also used as a venue by a wide range of community groups to host their own activities. From Friends Connect, a group for Adults with Learning Disabilities, to an afterschool chess club.
The building is a fantastic community asset, however the facilities available to disabled users needed improving; the age of the building and logistics of toilet access are a problem.
The group had very little experience in making use of grant funding so PKAVS support took the form of helping the Trustees to articulate the outcomes they achieve and the change that the developed facilities would allow them to make to beneficiaries.
Matching these outcomes with those identified in the Local Outcome Improvement Plan meant the group was able to submit a strong application to a Local Authority fund and were ultimately successful in securing £1,730 to support the development of the facilities.
