A BOURNEMOUTH based home builder has ‘given a boost’ to the Bearwood community.

Taylor Wimpey Southern Counties has donated £1,000 to St Barnabas Church in Bearwood to support its community activities.

The donation has been split between the two community groups and services, which are hosted at Bearwood Community Centre, nearby Taylor Wimpey's newly launched Canford Vale development in Canford Magna.

St Barnabas Church runs a weekly community youth club on Friday nights which is staffed by volunteers and was funded by the council, however it lost this funding at the start of 2023 due to cuts.

With a rise in young people attending the club over the last 18 months, £500 of Taylor Wimpey’s donation will be put towards the club’s operating costs.

The other half of the housebuilder’s donation will go towards resourcing school holiday events and the ‘Seedlings’ weekly toddlers group.

Rev’d Peter Myres, Vicar of St Barnabas Church, said: “We are very grateful to Taylor Wimpey for their generous financial gift of £1,000 and for investing into our valuable community services such as our community youth club and the work of our children and families worker.”

Rosamund Wells, sales and marketing director for Taylor Wimpey Southern Counties, said: “We’re delighted to support St Barnabas Church and the services and activity groups it provides through this donation.

"St Barnabas Church provides the only community youth club in the area, which is hugely important to young people in the community to ensure they’re not only receiving the support they need but also having the chance to meet others in the local area."