A Barrow charity has benefitted from a donation made by the Cadent Foundation.

The foundation has awarded more than £4.8 million to charitable organisations in its first year, with £1,169,370 used to support projects in the North West.

Funded by gas network Cadent, the Cadent Foundation made a donation to Barrow organisation Signal Film and Media.

The foundation also launched a Covid-19 Response Fund with a £240,000 emergency grant to the Trussell Trust to support food banks across its networks and £100,000 to the Royal Voluntary Service to aid its NHS Responder project.

In addition, up to £125,000 of small grants were given to charities and groups delivering to those most vulnerable in their local communities – supporting everything from food parcels to pre-school starter packs and helping the homeless into temporary accommodation.

Julia Dwyer, director of the Cadent Foundation, said: “The aim of the Cadent Foundation is to make a positive and lasting difference to the communities that Cadent serves, and we are proud of how far we’ve come in such a short time.

"2020 has been challenging for everyone but, more than ever, the events of the past 12 months have demonstrated how grants like ours offer a lifeline for charities working at the heart of our communities."

For more information on eligibility and when grant funding is available, visit: www.cadentfoundation.com