The Money Shop in Wisbech has pleasantly surprised two charities, by donating the £10,000 that they were recently awarded in costs by a planning inspector.
Fenland District Council had initially refused the Money Shop, but two months ago a planning inspector awarded them the £10,000 cash in costs, citing that the business had been put through unneeded expenses while lodging their appeal.
Caroline Watson, who operates the Corporate Affairs for The Money Shop went on record to say “ Our staff wanted to show their support for the good work carried out at the Oasis Centre, so we decided to split the cash between two very worthwhile and hard working organisations.”
Chris Stevens, a manager at the Oasis Center has expressed his thanks to The Money Shop for their support of the cause. The Oasis Center is run entirely on money raised by hiring out rooms and small grants that are given to aid in the providing of free learning to the local community.
The donation will be used to fund a Confidence Course, an important stepping stone for a large number of people in progressing towards further adult education, which can include literacy and numeracy qualifications. There is a large demand for such courses, and as such a long waiting list. Financial aid is essential to the running of these courses as they can become expensive to operate. Further adult education courses will also be funded with the donated money.
The Oasis Center is operated by the Wisbech Community Development Trust, and has been helping the local area for over 30 years. The Oasis Center moved into it’s current location during 2005, which is available to hire for meetings, conferences and other groups needing a space to meet.
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