The full list of groups and organisations Leek's county councillors used their Covid-19 support money to help has been revealed.

Staffordshire County Council allocated funding to each county councillor to support a number of organisations of their choice during the pandemic.

A total of £234,000 was allocated, with £4,500 being allocated to each councillor.

So how did Leek's county councillors, Charlotte Atkins and Gill Heath, spend their money? Find out below:

Charlotte Atkins, Labour, Leek South

- Leek Westwood Preschool: £500 to support Westwood Preschool & Kids Club in the reopening of their setting and helping them prepare after the Covid pandemic.

- Survive Together: £2,000 support the community group which provides both emotional and practical Covid support to the community at large.

- Haregate Community Centre: £1,000 to help Haregate Community Centre support the residents of Leek and the surrounding areas.

- Lifeworks Staffordshire: £250 to support a charity for people on the autistic spectrum.

- Moorlands Radio: £500 to help keep the station running.

Gill Heath, Conservative, Leek Rural

- Haregate Community Centre: £750 to help the community centre support Leek.

- Be You Crew: £250 to provide outings for families with children with learning disabilities.

- Creation of a History Centre: £750 to repurpose an unused space.

- Leek Town ACFC: £250 to support the local disability football team.

- Borderland Voices: £250 to support arts for health and mental well-being.

- Family Action: £200 to help families maintain their health, wellbeing, resilience and independence.

- Priory: £200 for delivering hot meals to the community.

- Approach Dementia Support: £200 to provide dementia support to people with dementia and carers.

- Alstonefield Village Hall Committee: £200 to provide scrubs for care workers.

- Haregate Community Centre: £500 for the provision of fresh vegetables, fruit and other essentials to those isolated or vulnerable.

- Moorlands Radio: £500 to help keep the station running.

Talking about the fund, Victoria Wilson, Cabinet Member for Communities and Culture at Staffordshire County Council said:

"Our Covid-19 Support and Recovery Fund saw a total of £4500 allocated to each County Councillor, to invest in projects that support local communities and the groups that provide the support.

"We're really pleased with the success of the fund and how the relatively small amounts of funding have made such a difference to groups and within local communities.

"The voluntary sector have a vital role to play in helping make Staffordshire a great place to live and it's important we do what we can to support them.

"Local county councillors know their communities best and because of this, we've seen some really great projects funded, which have made a real difference.

"Our new fund for 2021/22, which is slightly different to last year's is also available and I would encourage people to talk to their local county councillor."

The new 2021 Community Fund, which is now open for applications, is all about supporting groups to think about their future offer, how they will fundraise and how they will return to ideas which they were going to pursue before the pandemic began. Further details are available at the county council's website.

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