Main Grants Programme Case Study
Warsop Vale Post Office & Mini-Market
The creation of the Warsop Vale Post Office and Mini Market has provided a rurally isolated community in the District of Mansfield with access to key services and facilities following the closure of the village shop a number of years ago. Infrequent and expensive bus services to the nearest conurbations were the only means of access to food provisions and Post Office services prior to the project. Run as a social enterprise by Warsop Vale Village Association Ltd, the Post Office and Mini-Market has provided greatly needed services and employment opportunities for the local community.
Tibshelf Cardiac Rehabilitation Support Group
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust has provided financial assistance to allow Tibshelf Cardiac Rehabilitation Support Group to relocate to larger premises and expand the services it provides for the local community. Currently the project is able to offer a range of preventative health services and support structures for those suffering physical illness. The project has been developed as a way forward for people who are of the belief that they cannot take part in any form of physical activity. The sympathetic approach used in Tibshelf allows individuals to develop confidence in relation to sport, allows physical strength to be built up over a realistic period of time and provides a network of support through formal and informal groups that allow communication with others with similar health issues.