Scouts’ delight at lottery windfall

CROMPTON and Royton District Scouts group is looking forward to an improved scouts building after receiving £9,279 from the Big Lottery Fund in 2011.

The grant will go towards roofing, electrical and heating renovations at the 6th Royton Scout Group’s hut, off Church Lane, Royton, with funding from other sources helping to subsidise the improvements to the building.

The scouts’ assistant district commissioner Peter Joy said: “The building wasn’t condemned but the repairs need doing sooner rather than later.

“Some of the jobs really couldn’t wait.”

Currently the building suffers from damp, particularly in the winter, and is in need of a new roof, as well as heating units to replace the obsolete gas heaters and electrical work.

The renovation, which is already under way, will provide a better hut for the meetings and activities of the 50 young people who attend the 6th Royton Scout Group, as well as offering a place for district events and concerts.

Mr Joy added: “This is one of just a few scouts groups with its own premises, meaning it can function independently, so it was important to get things fixed.

“Hopefully with these renovations, we will attract more children and help get more involved with the groups.”




MORE than £44 million has been awarded to good causes and community projects in Oldham by the National Lottery.



Since its launch in 1994, a total of 827 grants have been distributed throughout the borough, worth £44,447,058.

But where exactly has this money gone and has it made a difference?

The Oldham Evening Chronicle has spoken to groups and organisations to find out how life has changed thanks to lottery cash.