Corra Success Demonstrates Maryhill and Springburn’s Third Sector Vibrancy

That the Parliament congratulates the many organisations in the Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn constituency to receive funding from the Corra Foundation’s 2019 Henry Duncan Grants; notes that the Children’s Wood has received £4,000 towards the delivery of its youth programme over the next year to engage with hard-to-reach young people; acknowledges that the Concrete Garden received £4,000 towards the costs of running its social and therapeutic gardening programme; understands that Maryhill Mobile Children’s Services received £3,840 towards the delivery of its forest school programme for children and a pilot project with children and older people; notes that Colston Milton Parish Church received £5,000 to fund a full-time community arts worker; acknowledges that the St Matthew’s Centre received £5,000 towards the salary of a caretaker; understands that North Kelvin Sports Development Group secured £3,120 towards the salary of a project coordinator; notes that the Good Morning Project was awarded £5,000 to help fund its telephone befrienders and meet the associated running costs; believes that the sheer range and variety of organisations that secured awards is testimony to the efforts and vibrancy of charities and third sector organisations across the constituency, which it considers make a very real difference to the lives of the communities that they serve; is confident that this funding will be put to excellent use; thanks all the staff and volunteers for everything that they do, and wishes everyone associated with each organisation every success in the future.