BRIDGES Community Centre has been awarded £2,000 in the Lloyds Bank Community Fund Project 2014 in Monmouthshire.

Following votes from members of the public, Bridges has been awarded a grant from Lloyds Bank to enable it to continue doing good work in the community.

The centre is at the heart of the community with something for everyone. It is a lively organisation which strives to continue building bridges between people from all parts of the community.

Bridges aims to provide first class community facilities combined with social, educational, recreational and leisure activities together with the community care groups.

The mission is to further foster co-operation and encourage interaction between all groups whatever their age, ability, orientation, race or creed within a friendly environment.

The £2,000 grant from Lloyds Bank Community Fund Project will enable Bridges to improve the disabled and baby changing facilities in order to provide the highest levels of standards to all visitors.

This will ensure everyone has the independence and dignity

that they deserve in an accessible way.

By improving the facilities it may enable others who have not yet been able to visit, to join in and be part of the activities, therefore allowing Bridges Com- munity Centre to reach further into the Monmouth community and make a bigger difference to those around us.

"This grant will make a huge difference to Bridges Community Centre, together with money already raised, enabling us to improve our facilities and accessibility for all our visitors.

"We are very grateful for all the support shown by our voters and the local community," said Mark Walton, centre director.

The Lloyds Bank Community Fund was set up to help local people across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man to have a positive impact at the heart of their community by giving grants to 1,400 local good causes in 350 communities.

Nearly 1.5 million votes were cast for good causes across the country between 2nd September and 10th October.

More than 700,000 people will benefit either directly or indirectly from the work the 1,400 good

causes across the country will be able to deliver as a result of receiving a Community Fund 2014 award.

The local Lloyds Bank has also supported the Tea Dance at Bridges by raising £120 through a book sale and the sterling efforts

of David Lawrence, who works in the Monmouth branch.

He undertook a sponsored cycle ride between the four branches in the Lloyds Bank Severn Group, riding from Monmouth to Ross, Cinderford and Lydney and back to Monmouth.