Peterborough charities benefit from share of £25k to help them during coronavirus pandemic

Charities dealing with the Covid 19 emergency response have benefited from a generous donation of £25,000 from O&H.

The funding has been distributed via Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service (PCVS) and includes donations to:

*Disability Peterborough

*Age UK

*PAB (Peterborough Association for the Blind)

*Cambridgeshire Deaf Association

*City College Foundation

*Food for Nought

*Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service

Chief executive of Age UK, Melanie Wicklen, said: "The amazing donation from O&H will support Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough in our response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

"We are supporting one of the most vulnerable groups in terms of effects the virus can have on older people’s health and this will help provide support to continue the services and adapt to the changing needs."

PCVS will also be distributing some of the donation to smaller groups so it will benefit even more of the community throughout Peterborough.

Leonie McCarthy, chief executive of PCVS, said: ‘We were thrilled with this donation which is supporting a number of PCVS members with their efforts in tackling the Covid 19 crisis covering all areas of the emergency from food provision to those in crisis to support for those with disability related needs."

*Thanks to a donation of £5,000 from Orton Longueville Parish Council, PCVS has also worked with money and debt centre Life Money Peterborough to make the advice service available to people living in the area - including parts of Orton Malborne and Orton Goldhay.

The service - based at The Fletton Centre in Peterborough - is free and offers face-to-face, professional money and debt support and advice.

It can be accessed by calling 01733 314524 (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9am to 3pm), emailing [email protected] or by calling 07796 435447.