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by Penny Walker
A public address (PA) system is the first bit of equipment one day centre in the West Midlands will buy with a recent grant that has been presented to them - and it is in aid of bingo.
Birmingham International Airport has handed St Leonards Day Centre in Marston Green �1,500 - and the venue needs a system that will allow them to read out the bingo numbers to its members and guests.
The Birmingham Mail reports that a new computer and a set of wheelchairs will also be purchased with the money.
Andy Holding, Birmingham International Airport's community affairs manager, told the publication: "This Community Trust Fund grant once again highlights the wide range of projects the scheme is supporting."
The airport is "particularly delighted" that a venue offering a "priceless service" can be honored in this way, he added.
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