COMMUNITY groups from Wyre Forest have shared a £25,200 lottery cash windfall.

Under the National Lottery Awards for All scheme, it was second time lucky for biggest winner, Hartlebury Tennis club. It was given £5,000 towards an all-weather surface on its two courts and upgrading floodlights. Hartlebury Tennis Club secretary Richard Litchfield and

chairman Tony Bishop.

The club was unsuccessful in an application for Lottery cash towards re-surfacing a few years ago and carrying out essential work almost led to bankruptcy.

Chairman Tony Bishop said: "The award has come as a tremendous boost for a hard-working nucleus of members who have kept the club going for many years.

"Their voluntary labour has seen the installation of floodlights, the building of a clubhouse and the renewal of fencing.

"In the past, members have made interest-free loans to enable projects to be undertaken."

l Kidderminster Carnival Organising Group netted £3,445 for Golden Jubilee celebrations; Bewdley Rowing Club received £4,990; St John's Middle School received £4,402 towards an after-school rowing school club; £3,521 will enable Wyre Forest Divers to buy equipment; performance group the Monday Night Group will get £2,282 for audio-visual equipment; Chaddesley Corbett and District Farmers Club will receive £1,610 towards IT equipment.