Local groups share £5,000 community fund pot

Seven groups are sharing £5,000 in grants from the Newtown Community Fund.

Newtown Town Council announced the recipients in the latest round of the fund that supports projects through community, voluntary or self- help groups.

The grant traditionally supports groups which carry out work in the community. Community groups are invited to apply for the Newtown Community Fund.

Cllr John Baker, Chair of the Resources Committee added “Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council is once again pleased to support organisations within Newtown who do so much for the people living in the area.

"In these difficult times I am happy that the Council can, throughout it’s Community Grants scheme, help in some way to improve the lives of the people of Newtown. There will be another opportunity for organisations to apply for grants in the autumn.”

The successful applicants for the May Community Grants Award are:

Newtown & District Civic Society
Rekindle Home
Small Steps Project
Friends of Cedewain
Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre
Hope Church
Happy Holidays

The Grant traditionally supports groups which:

Carry out work in the community
Provide a long-term benefit to the community
Extend access and participation, increase skill and creativity, or generally improve the quality of life of people in their area
Support principles of equal access and opportunity
Are not otherwise excluded for the reason of being outside the scope of the scheme During the May the Community Grant Funded awarded just under £5000.00 to local organisations.

The next available opportunity to apply for the Newtown Community Fund will be at the end of September for the consideration in October.

For an application pack or to discuss an application please contact enquiries@newtown.org.uk or telephone 01686 625544 Application packs can be downloaded at https://www.newtown.org.uk/pages/newtown-community-fund