Sudbrooke News June 2013 - Lincolnshire County Council

Pass ‘Go’ and collect £500!
West Lindsey District Council is re-launching the Community Action and
Volunteering Fund (CAV Fund) under a new name and with more cash up
for grabs!
The Community Chest Fund enables groups in West Lindsey to apply for
up to £500 to help them with their local projects; previously the maximum
was £250.
Areas who are developing a community plan or implementing actions from
a current community plan can apply for up to £1,000 to help with this.
A Community Led Plan (sometimes known as a Parish Plan) sets out a
shared vision for the community and identifies the action needed to
achieve it.
So far the CAV Fund, administered by Community Lincs, has helped more
than 100 projects and supported around 1,200 volunteers in its first year.
The projects have been wide-ranging from village notice boards, to sports
kit, to youth activities and community gardens. Treasurer and secretary
of the Market Rasen Station Adoption Group, Martin Barnard, is delighted
at how the grant made it possible to support a local art group and make a
real difference to the look and feel of Market Rasen station.
He said: "We were delighted with how easy it was to apply, how smooth
the process was and with the helpful and supportive approach of the people
in the West Lindsey CAV team.
"It was so straightforward and beneficial that we have already applied for
a further grant."
The Community Chest fund will be available from the 1st May
2013.
If you would like to apply for funding please phone: 01529 301951
Alternatively email: cav.fund@communitylincs.com
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