This scheme allows every councillor to give £500 to an organisation of their choice, during the year, with the 57 (Potters Bar) Squadron Air Training Corps and the Potters Bar and South Mimms Sixty Plus lunch group being the latest to benefit from it.
The first of these provides girls and boys aged 13-17 with a range of different activities, while the latter ensures that those aged over 60 are given an affordable, healthy and well-cooked meal.
Eight councillors selected the squadron to receive money through the scheme, with the £1,350 donated set to be used for the purchase of a minibus.
The lunch club received a £139 donation that it has used to buy a steam cleaner, so that the Wyllyotts Centre – where the club is held – can undergo deep cleaning.
This group is largely run on a voluntary basis and helps to prevent elderly people in the area from becoming isolated, while also providing their carers with a rest.
Council leader Morris Bright told the Welwyn Hatfield Times that:
“All these projects are worthy recipients that will benefit in a variety of ways from the contributions the borough councillors have made.”
These groups can also benefit from poster printing in Potters Bar, when it comes to attracting volunteers.