More than £43,000 has been handed to five worthy causes in East Renfrewshire by the National Lottery Community Fund.

Women's Aid South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire will use its £10,000 to provide gardening and arts activities for the women and children they support.

Aware Scotland has been given £9,888 to provide monthly meet ups and residential trips for disadvantaged young people.

An award of £9,500 goes to Mearns Kirk Helping Hands to engage a project support worker to help them run their activities including social activities for older people.

Elsewhere, Back to SchoolBank East Renfrewshire has been handed £9,332 to cover their overheads, enabling them to continue providing school uniforms for families in need.

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There is also a £5,000 grant for Diversity Group, which will use the funding  to reduce isolation among minority ethnic people in East Renfrewshire by providing a social group with activities and workshops.

Kate Still, Scotland chair of the National Lottery Community Fund, said: "I am delighted to see over £11million of National Lottery funding going to projects where connections and community action are central to happier healthier lives."

The National Lottery Community Fund distributes funding on behalf of National Lottery players who raise more than £30 million each week for good causes throughout the UK. 

To find out more, visit www.TNLCommunityFund.org.uk.