Thank you to Nick Oliver for our £15,000 grant

The Charlotte Straker Project is delighted to announce that they have received a grant award for £15,000 from Nick Oliver, County Councillor for Northumberland.  The care home, which is based in Corbridge, relies on grants and donations to provide residential, nursing and respite care to the elderly and those who need care in Northumberland.

The grant money will be used to fit a new ensuite bathroom in an upstairs room, the purchase of essential kitchen equipment and storage cupboards and a commercial grade heated bain-marie to enable staff to serve hot food on the upper floor to those who are unable to access the dining room.

Berenice Groves, Chair of the Trustees, said “We are thrilled to have received this support, thanks to Nick Oliver, and we are confident that the new equipment and resources will improve the comfort and safety of our much loved residents. After the recent Covid pandemic, we are keen to start looking forward and thinking of our future plans, and this substantial grant will allow us continue with our rolling refurbishment of our rooms and communal areas.”

Nick Oliver commented, “I’ve always been a staunch supporter of the Charlotte Straker Project as I have seen our important their residential, nursing and respite care has been to our local community. I am delighted to be able to grant this funding, which will be used to improve essential facilities and the comfort and safety of the residents. The new equipment and refurbishment will be an important part of their future plans, and will provide a much needed boost, after the recent anxieties surrounding the Covid pandemic.”