Cash boost for local groups

Archived press release

Date Published: 11/05/06

Local community groups will be able to apply for a share of £120,000 made available through Aylesbury Vale District Council’s grants scheme. Grants up to £5000 are available to the district’s voluntary and community groups...

Local community groups will be able to apply for a share of £120,000 made available through Aylesbury Vale District Council’s grants scheme.

Grants up to £5000 are available to the district’s voluntary and community groups to support projects and activities which respond to community needs.

Money is allocated for a wide range of purposes including improvements to community facilities and buying new equipment.

Grants awarded over the past year have included:
• £5000 to support Soundstudio, a project which provides music and activities for young people across Aylesbury Vale
• £5000 towards new equipment for the children’s playground in Aston Abbotts
• £3000 towards the cost of replacing Wendover Action Group’s community car – a service provided for people who are unable to use or don’t have access to other forms of transport

Councillor Pam Pearce, Cabinet Member for Community Matters, said: “These grants are an excellent way of helping voluntary and community groups carry out projects and activities that they feel will improve the quality of life for their local community. Over the past few years we’ve seen some tremendous schemes which have made a real difference to the way residents feel about their local communities and the enjoyment which they get out of using new and improved facilities. I hope our local groups come up with lots of new project ideas and we receive many positive applications.”

The next deadline for grant applications is 12 May 2006. Anybody interested in finding out more about the grants or how to make an application should call 01296 585186 or email grants@aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk