WEST END RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION RECEIVES VITAL FUNDING

WERA, a group that promotes community cohesiveness and neighbourliness in the West End of Lincoln, is receiving £718 through Lincolnshire Co-op’s Community Champions scheme.

WERA will use this funding to provide a balloon modelling man at their Big Lunch community picnic in June, as well as to fund printing costs for their annual “Hello West End” booklet that is distributed free to 2,200 homes in the West End every September.

WERA is one of 262 local groups to share £209,051.99, raised from September 2024 to March 2025.

Jayne Arnold, Chair at WERA, said: “The West End is a very friendly, supportive community where people know their neighbours and look out for one another. We in WERA work hard to provide activities that bring the community together, enabling everyone to have fun and spend time together. We also welcome new residents each year, as the academic year starts, by publishing our annual Residents’ Information Booklet. Receiving this funding enables us to provide these services for free at the point of use.”

Lincolnshire Co-op’s Community Champions scheme combines the efforts of members, colleagues, and customers to raise money for local groups and good causes.

A donation is made each time a member shops with their dividend card, colleagues host fundraising events, and customers can donate their spare change.

Lincolnshire Co-op Community Manager Sam Turner said: “It’s once again been overwhelming to visit our Community Champions and see their incredible reactions to the money raised for them.

“With the help from colleague fundraising and our customers scanning their dividend cards or donating change when they shop with us, these local groups can continue to spread positivity and make a great impact on their communities.”

Next WERA committee meeting

The next WERA committee will be held on Monday, 28th July 2025 at 8pm. If you wish to raise an item, please contact us via the ‘contact us’ section on the website. Agenda items need to be received at least 7 days before the meeting.

WERA Noticeboard

‘The WERA noticeboard has recently been updated. It can be found outside Coop on Carholme Road. We will be sharing upcoming events here, so if you know people who do not use Facebook, please let them know about this noticeboard so they can keep up to date with events.’

The latest edition of “Hello West End”

With kind thanks to the sponsors of our printing costs:

The University of Lincoln

Tesco supermarket

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