Pan Together is an Isle of Wight charity which exists to support and provide a community hub for the residents of East Newport, which includes the Island’s most disadvantaged area, ranked at 5.8 per cent in England’s most deprived.
It has recently received a £10,000 community investment as part of P3P Partners’ Green KW Community Interest solar scheme on the Isle of Wight.
P3P Partners develops, finances, builds and operates projects in the energy sector and also 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.”
She continued,
“94 per cent of places in the country are more affluent than Pan and a shocking 35 per cent of local children are growing up in poverty, against an England average of 17 per cent. These statistics are from September 2019 and the situation has undoubtedly worsened in the wake of the pandemic and the increasingly tough economic climate.
Rachel concluded,
“Times are incredibly hard for local people. We can’t change the world but we can and do make a tangible and direct difference to people’s lives. The need is certainly urgent and pressing and we can’t thank P3P Partners enough for their really significant support.”
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.”
News shared by Rachel on behalf of Pan Together. Ed
