Charities in the Runcorn and Widnes area could benefit from a £3,000 cash boost.

The Runcorn and Widnes World has teamed up with Barclays to give charities or non-profit-making groups the chance to win prizes of up to £3,000.

As well as £2,000 for the overall winner, there will be two runners up prizes of £500 each.

Rachel Herbinson, Barclays Community Relations Manager for the North West, said: “At Barclays we strengthen the local communities in which we live and work by supporting a broad range of causes at a very local level, that’s why we are delighted to partner with the Runcorn and Widnes World to launch the Banking on Brighter Futures Community Awards.”

“Our investment in the awards is part of our global community investment programme, which in 2007 committed £52.4 million to local communities, making Barclays Community Programme one of the largest in the UK. Community Investment provides us with a three way win – it’s good for communities, it’s good for our colleagues who feel proud to be involved and it’s also good for our business.”

"We hope that our involvement in the Banking on Brighter Futures Community Awards shows our commitment to making a real and lasting difference to our local communities.”

Barclays Community Facts & Key Messages

At Barclays, we take our responsibilities seriously. We’re really proud of our leading community investment programme which added up to £52.4 million in 2007.

• Over 43,000 of our people were involved in fundraising or volunteering in their communities.
• We supported over 7,000 charities around the world.
• Over the last 5 years Barclays people have raised over £60 million for their favourite charities with our help and matched fundraising.

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