Art and all that Stuff
A local arts and crafts group made up of nine ladies were extremely grateful to HDT for providing a grant of £700. The funding contributed towards an educational trip to a National Art Gallery and renting a room at Lady James Hall where the ladies meet to enjoy their hobby. The group is held on Mondays between 1pm to 3.15pm. Each session costs £2.50 and disabled members and carers are welcome to attend. Various specialist courses are offered throughout the year.

Two day trips a year and a Christmas Lunch at Boysnope Golf Club was made possible thanks to a £350 contribution from HDT towards costs. The club has 34 members who like to get together and socialise. Meeting every Monday afternoon 1pm-3pm (Not Bank Holidays) the group enjoy tea, biscuits, bingo and a chat.
The ladies league bowling champions in Cadishead had a makeover when HDT provided them with £400 for new tops for all 25 members.
Courses to help teach people about healthy, tasty and economic cooking would have sunk ‘like a bad soufflé’ had it not been for the £500 funding from HDT. Five courses, run for eight weeks each, for 12 people at a time take place across the year and are open to a wide age range of local residents. The funding received pays for the rent, the ingredients and the insurance needed to make the course happen.
100 people every week come through Irlam Boxing Academy’s doors, which were opened in 2006 by Gary Booth who has 35 years experience in the sport.


