The money has been granted to North Ayrshire Council to
support the community during the coronavirus pandemic.
The council plans to invest the money into both North
Ayrshire and Largs foodbanks towards food stock, PPE for
volunteers and delivery costs.
The funding forms part of the 12 grants, worth £300,000 in
total, Magnox has made available to local authorities or
charities where a Magnox site is located.
Gwen Parry-Jones, Magnox Chief Executive, said:
Many community groups are carrying out positive work,
supporting the most vulnerable in their areas. This work
is vital, and a key part of Magnox’s response to COVID-19
is to help other organisations deal with the pandemic
wherever we can.
In this time of national crisis, Magnox has agreed with
the NDA that we should make available up to £25,000 at
each site from the Magnox Socio-economic Scheme for use
by local community groups on COVID-19 related activities.
Magnox is committed to assisting the communities
surrounding our sites, as our communities have supported
us for over 50 years, and we hope this funding will go
some way to supporting the essential work being
delivered.
Councillor , North Ayrshire
Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities, said: “On behalf
of everyone at North Ayrshire Council, I would like to
whole-heartedly thank Magnox for their generous donation.
“We have arrangements in place in every locality to ensure
emergency community food provision is available – free of
charge – for those who need it.
“This significant Magnox donation will go some way in
ensuring that we have sufficient foodbank stock ready as we
continue to keep our volunteers, foodbank and community hub
staff safe as they continue to provide a lifeline service
to some of the most vulnerable residents in our
communities.
“I have seen first-hand the work carried out by the
foodbank and their volunteers over the last few weeks who
are doing such a fantastic job in very challenging
circumstances and I can’t praise them highly enough.”