Thorndale service groups receive Thames Centre community grants

Thorndale Agricultural Society president Patrick Duffin accepts grant funding from Thames Centre Mayor Sharron McMillian.

By Nancy Abra

The Thames Centre Community Partnership Grants are awarded to school groups, non-profits and local service groups for special projects that provide a benefit to their community.

At a Thames Centre council meeting earlier this month in Thorndale, three local groups were awarded grants to assist them with their projects.

The grant awarded to the Thorndale Agricultural Society will be used to install gates into the fencing to allow better flow of people into the fairgrounds during the Thorndale Fall Fair. The rest of the funds will be used to purchase more sound and lighting equipment to replace what was lost in the 2022 community centre fire.

The Thorndale and Area Horticultural Society will use their grant funding to purchase two heritage signs for the Memorial Rose Garden and Ralph’s Garden on King Street that match the Lions signage in Thorndale, while the balance will help cover plants and materials for the public gardens the society maintains in Thorndale.

With the grant money the Thorndale Lions Club received, members will remodel and upgrade the reception area at the Thorndale Medical Centre.