Lottery grant saves the day for Guernsey's North Show
Guernsey's North Show will go ahead this year, thanks to a £10,000 grant from the Channel Islands Christmas Lottery.
The future of the event has been in question for several months, after organisers revealed there was not enough money to keep it going.
The North Show committee appealed for funding from the 2015 Christmas Lottery earlier this year.
It is one of 27 local charities that will benefit from lottery money, including a £10,000 grant to Floral Guernsey, towards the restoration work at La Vallette.
The biggest amount, of more than £26,000, was given to the Guernsey Cheshire Home, to help with running costs.
A total of £219,787.68 was made from lottery ticket sales in Guernsey last year, and the proceeds were given to the Association of Guernsey Charities to distribute.
A full list of charities that benefited:
Bailiwick of Guernsey Multiple Sclerosis Society - £6,000 toward 5 specialist mattresses
Bailiwick of Guernsey Scout Association - £7,500 toward replacing the activity hall flooring
Eldad Elim Church - £8,655.2 towards various works to repair and upgrade the main hall used for meeting groups and after school club
Floral Guernsey Foundation - £10,000 to continue the restoration work at La Vallette. Specifically towards chain and posts and replanting the area to restore to Victorian spendour
Grow Limited - £6,000 for various tools, equipment, and uniforms
GSPCA - £10,000 towards various works to improve access to the facility
Guernsey Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council - £3,000 for installation of electro-osmotic damp proof course in a residential room
Guernsey Bereavement Services LBG - £8,000 towards part training costs for new volunteers and supervisors
Guernsey Cardiac Action Group - £2,782 to purchase a Public Access Defibrillator for Sausmarez Park
Guernsey Cheshire Home - £26,207 to cover utility costs of the home, gas/electricity/water and petrol
Guernsey Disability Swimming - £5,000 hirecosts at Beau Sejour pool, insurance costs to facilitate swimming for approximately 23 disabled people
Guernsey Employment Trust - £4,945.50 Smart Board and projector for GET training room to enable interactive presentations and training sessions for disabled service users
Guernsey Literary Festival - £2,000 to provide poetry events at schools
Guernsey Sports Commission - £10,000 toward an outreach community street sports programme at Les Genats Estate
Guernsey Town Centre Partnership - £2,000 to help fund the provision of concerts in Candie Garden
Guernsey Voluntary Service - £15,350 to cover the cost of running the vehicle fleet for one year and servicing three minibuses and four cars
Guernsey Welfare - £15,000 to assist in providing basic essentials/assistance to those facing difficulty
King George V Memorial Playing Fields Trust - £7,000 to enhance and improve the Dorothy Langlois Nature Trail Project
Lihou Charitable Trust - £4,000 funding toward a part-time activity assistant to work alongside the Warden on activity residential activities
Northern Agricultural & Horticultural Society - £10,000 to ensure the viability of the 2016 event
Orca Charitable LBG - £800 to host the annual fundraiser at Beau Sejour Theatre
Parkinson UK (Guernsey Branch) - £6,400 to fund weekly drop ins being room hire, nurse and transport as needed
Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation - £11,000 toward The Burrow accommodation in Southampton for Bailiwick families
Relate Guernsey Limited - £5,500 to train a marriage counsellor: includes course fees, travel and accommodation in the UK
Safer LBG - £13,500 towards the cost of a refuge support worker
The Ivy Trust - £15,500 to purchase a specialist, transportable premature baby ventilator with monitoring equipment
Young People Guernsey - £10,000 towards various works to create additional space and access for disabled service users