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Funding for worthy projects Community groups get a helping hand from councillors’ fund Cllr Jessie Milne with Lea Village Hall secretary and treasurer May Greenway and her team who dug deep to find £40,000 S ports equipment, Wi-fi and even a new footpath have been paid for thanks to West Lindsey District Council. The Councillor Initiative Fund gives each elected member £1,000 to spend on projects in their ward. Many chose to divide their allocated £1,000 between several good causes and as a result submitted a number of applications; others allocated their entire fund to a single project. Lea Village Hall is just one of many groups to benefit from the fund. The group has invested £40,000 to give the outside of their village hall a much needed makeover. They received £1,000 from Cllr Jessie Milne’s allowance towards the cost. Cllr Milne said: “It is vitally important we keep village halls like this alive because they are the very lifeblood of rural communities.” Work to the hall includes urgent repairs to the drainage system, paving, trees and retaining walls. Treasurer and secretary May Greenway said she was delighted with the grant: “The management committee has had to work its socks off to raise nearly £40,000 from a variety of sources.” Nettleham Parish Council was given £1,000 from Cllr Malcolm Leaning’s allocation, to pay for printing costs of the Nettleham Design Plan. He said: “The council is trying to encourage as many town and parish councils as possible to have a parish design plan because it will help when it comes to making planning decisions.” This cash meant the parish council could print an extra 2,000 copies to make sure everyone in the village got a copy. Willingham Parish Council was given £1,000 towards resurfacing the cemetery footpath. Cllr Reg Shore said: “It was such a big project for a small cemetery and a small village. Without this cash the parish council would never have been able to afford it. “The money was not just spent on resurfacing the footpath it also helped sort out the shrubbery and making some grave stones safe. “It was thanks to the parish council, Hill Holt Wood and money from West Lindsey that we were able to address this issue.” More than 20 children were treated to a special trip to the pantomime at the Trinity Arts Centre in Gainsborough. Cllr Mel Starkey used part of his allowance to treat youngsters who attend Gainsborough Adventure Play Association to a trip to the Christmas Pantomime. Cllrs Malcolm Parish and Di Rodgers both used parts of their fund to help Toft Newton Parish Council. They helped to buy sports equipment and a secure shed to store the equipment. Cllr Angela Lawrence allotted half of her grant to Caistor Town Hall to pay towards additional free Wi-fi access for anyone using the Town Hall. The hall has undergone a makeover thanks to grants from waste management company Biffa, Community Lincs and the town council. Cllr Alan Caine has given £500 to Caistor Heritage Trust, with two further £500 sums coming from Caistor Development Trust and Renaissance East Midlands. He said: “This will be used to catalogue the wealth of heritage material that has come to light over recent years, both tangible items and photographic collections spanning well over a century of history. This will all be digitised and available on the internet worldwide.” For details of all Councillor Initiative projects visit: www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/ initiativefund after April 1. 18 West Lindsey News
Supporting you to stay at home A practical ‘hands on’ scheme has been launched following the council’s successful bid to Lincolnshire Supporting People A practical ‘hands on’ scheme to prevent homelessness has been launched in West Lindsey following a successful bid to Lincolnshire Supporting People. West Lindsey District Council has set up the Floating Support Service to help residents find and keep their accommodation. It is available for single people and families across the whole of the district who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Chairman of the Economic Development & Regeneration Committee, Jeff Summers, said: “We recognise that for some people having a roof over their head is not enough to guarantee they will not end up homeless. “We are delighted to provide this scheme, which will help arm residents with the skills they need to help them sustain their own tenancies and live independently.” Two new support workers have joined the council’s Home Options Team to help deliver the service. The support workers will be able to offer help and advice on a number of areas including: > Finding accommodation and establishing tenancies > Applying for benefits/grants > Managing money and budgeting > Accessing furniture from charitable groups > Setting up utilities > Making arrangements with creditors to manage debts Housing, Renewal & Community Safety Service Manager, Grant Lockett said: “I am delighted to bring this service into the Home Options Team which will help us offer a full support package for residents. “Floating Support is all about keeping tenancies by putting in place Claire Ross (centre) has joined the Housing Team as a Floating Support Worker measures to prevent homelessness. We will not only help residents find a place to live but we will create an individual support plan to focus on their needs. “This could include setting up a bank account, obtaining furniture or registering with a GP and dentist.” The council is already reducing the number of people who are homeless in the district and the amount of temporary accommodation needed. This is thanks to a greater emphasis on prevention. Since April 2010, 98 cases of homelessness have been prevented or alternative accommodation found – thanks to efforts by the councils’ Home Options Team. The authority helped prevent the number of people becoming homeless through mediation, mortgage rescue, the council’s deposit guarantee scheme and many more schemes. Referral forms can be accessed: Web: www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/housing Tel: 01427 675676 (Home Options Team) The Floating Support Service The Floating Support Service is a short term housing support service. Service users will have a project worker to help them create a support plan which may include partner agencies involvement. Referrals can be made for anyone in West Lindsey who is at risk of homelessness and in need of housing related support. To access the service people must be aged 17 or above. They may be homeless, living in temporary accommodation, living in social or privately rented housing or be owner occupiers. The floating support scheme has already helped to enhance the council’s homelessness prevention efforts. Since January 2011, 13 households have been signed up onto the scheme and a number of referrals to the scheme are being received. West Lindsey News 19
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