Nearly £3 million of grant funding has been distributed to 246 not-for-profit community organisations across Cornwall over the past three years through Cornwall Council’s Community Capacity Fund.
Grants ranging between £1,000 and £24,999 were handed to the groups through a simplified application process designed to enable those without previous experience of accessing such funding to apply.
Successful applicants have come from across the whole of Cornwall, with a focus on small rural communities.
Successful applicants include:
- The Two Bays Trust at Port Isaac, who were awarded £9,496 to pay for interactive digital equipment to engage teenagers and young adults, highlighting the advantages of coastal conservation and activities that promote both mental and physical well-being.
- St Pinnock Brass Band received £6,822 to purchase new percussion instruments, enabling them to extend music tuition to young people in South East Cornwall and create a dedicated musical youth club.
- St Austell Tennis Table Club were awarded £21,757 to support their Ping Mind project to use sports psychology and table tennis to help improve the mental health of children and young people.
- The Carwinion Playing Field project being headed by Mawnan Parish Council, who received £14,960 to help develop plans for a vital community asset.
Cllr Tim Dwelly, portfolio holder for economic regeneration and investment at Cornwall Council, said: “The funding distributed through the Community Capacity Fund has been aimed at rural community projects, run in the vast majority of cases by volunteers.
“These smaller projects will have a big positive impact for residents in these communities, and it has been good to see the process made so accessible for those not used to bidding for such support.
“I am grateful to everyone who has been involved in the team for making a real difference for residents right across Cornwall.”
The Community Capacity Fund is part of the Good Growth Programme, which delivering the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.
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