Nottinghamshire County Council's new funding scheme helps community groups thrive

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Published: 10:30, 19 November 2021

| Updated: 10:31, 19 November 2021

Community groups are to be supported with up to £20,000 from a new funding scheme.

Nottinghamshire County Council’s Local Communities Fund (LCF) is encouraging groups and charities to apply for grants to support the delivery of community projects.

Pictured at the official opening of the St Paulinus Community Garden are, from left, Mike Pringle, county councillor for OIlerton, the Reverend Richard Hanford, Priest-in-charge of the Parish of Ollerton with Boughton, John Pearson, who co-ordinated the garden project, and Tom Smith, vice chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council’s Communities Committee.

John Cottee, chairman of the council’s communities committee, said: “The council is rightly proud of the work charities and organisations have carried out in their communities, especially at the height of the pandemic when they provided a crucial lifeline to people struggling with the effects of various lockdowns.

“Therefore, with that in mind, we have launched the new Local Communities Fund to make it easier for these fantastic groups to access the support they need to continue their work to encourage healthy and thriving communities.”

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