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Pan Together Receives £10,000 To Continue Support Residents

An Isle of Wight charity that supports the residents of East Newport has received £10,000 to continue its work.

Pan Together provides a community hub for one of the Island's statistically most disadvantaged areas - and has now received funding to help continue its support.

The money has come as part of P3P Partners Green KW Community Interest Solar Scheme - part of the company that owns the large tomato nursery near Arreton.

Rachel Thomson, Pan Together's Community Centre Manager, said:

"This really substantial financial donation from P3P Partners will make an absolutely terrific contribution to our community support and anti-poverty services.

"Sadly, these are becoming increasingly essential to local residents when the cost of living crisis is biting so hard for so many."

"94% of places in the country are more affluent than Pan and a shocking 35% of local children are growing up in poverty against an England average of 17%.

"These statistics are from September 2019 and the situation has undoubtedly worsened in the wake of the pandemic and the increasingly tough economic climate."

Alex Bartho, Partner at P3P said:

"We are delighted to have made a contribution to Pan Together.  P3P has had operations on the Island for a decade and is always keen to support the local community."

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