CHILDREN, the disabled and carers are among the beneficiaries of a charity's latest grants.
Christ's Hospital, in Sherburn, near Durham City, a former leper colony also known as Sherburn Hospital and Sherburn House, has awarded £1.7m in grants in the four years since it recommenced charity giving.
In addition to helping organisations, it also gives £142,00 a year to individuals in need who are referred by agencies like social services.
The latest presentations took place at the hospital, which provides residential care and sheltered accommodation for the elderly, yesterday.
Among the groups receiving cheques were the Phoenix Fun Club, at Easington Colliery, which got £6,792 to pay a special needs play worker, Finchale Training College for the Disabled, which received £5,000 for a personal development officer, and Sedgefield Locality Carers Centre, which was awarded £500 towards first aid training.
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