A CARE home has bagged a five-figure grant courtesy of the 5p charge for plastic bags introduced earlier this year.
The £10,000 windfall will be used to fund a new sensory garden, improve wheelchair access and install water features at WCS Care’s Mill Green home.
It was awarded by the Bags of Help initiative, launched by Tesco in partnership with Groundwork, which funds outdoor community projects based on shoppers’ votes.
The Newbold Road home looks after people with physical disabilities or long-term conditions.
Resident Mick Clarke said he was delighted, and said the money would be put to good use.
The 53-year-old added: “We can’t wait to be involved with the development of the garden and being able to enjoy the fruits of our labour when it’s all finished.”
Lynn Randall, home manager at Mill Green, said: “It’s a fantastic opportunity to create a space residents and members of the community can make the most of.
“Thanks to help from Tesco we’re able to build an accessible, relaxing environment that will improve daily life and provide lots of fun and activity for people living at Mill Green.”
Groundwork’s chief executive Graham Duxbury said: “This is the beginning for Bags of Help and we’re really excited about the future.
“It’s projects like these that help to capture the public’s imagination by illustrating what can be achieved when communities are given the support and the encouragement they need to create better places where they live.”
Visit www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp to nominate a project for funding.
