THREE schemes in Wyre Forest are to benefit from a total of almost £15,000 in lottery grants.

In the latest round of Awards for All grants, Stourport Cricket Club has been allocated £5,000, with £4,950 going to a Cookley project and £4,934 to Home-Start Wyre Forest.

The cricket club will use its windfall to install a net practice facility and an all-weather pitch.

Cookley Local Agenda 21 will pump its grant into a project to help elderly and disabled people, children and minority groups.

Home-Start's award will fund training courses, such as drug awareness and first aid, and the production of a volunteer handbook.

The Wyre Forest grants are part of more than £615,900 shared by 140 West Midlands groups.