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Local groups awarded
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PROJECTS to keep youngsters active
and out of trouble have been awarded more than £6,000 by Lancashire's Police
and Crime Commissioner.
4 groups in Fylde, Chorley, Rossendale and Darwen have successfully applied
for grants of up to £2,500 from Clive Grunshaw's Community Action Fund. The
money will fund projects that help tackle crime and anti social behaviour as
well as support vulnerable people. The latest decisions mean more than
£83,000 has been handed out through the fund this year after it was
increased following the success of the initiative in 2014/15, when £50,000
was shared out across Lancashire.
The money goes to voluntary, community and faith groups whose projects help
support priorities identified by the Commissioner and the local Community
Safety Partnerships.
The 4 awards totalling £6,660.57 were:-
► Fylde Together will get £2,400 towards its Positive Blackpool Project. To
help tackle a rise in youth related crime and disorder on the Fylde coast,
Fylde Together plans to run a 10 week multi sports project in three
different high-risk areas on 2 evenings a week. Activities will include
football, dodgeball, netball and handball.
► Dosti BME Forum in Chorley will get £2,377 to help fund its Youth
Integration and Community Cohesion project. The forum aims to provide young
people aged 12 to 19 with 3 months access to a youth club and two staff
members will also take young people on planned trips out of the area. The
project will target youths from the white and Asian community to promote
community cohesion.
► The White Horse Project in Rossendale will get £1,250 towards its Deepen
project to tackle anti-social behaviour and underage drinking in the area.
Between 50 and 75 youngsters attend on Friday evenings to take part in a
range of activities. This can include getting up on stage to help boost
their confidence and the money will be used to purchase lighting equipment
and train volunteers.
► The Newrad Fisheries Club in Darwen will get £633.57 towards the cost of
the Ashton Park Angling Open Day. The event will target youngsters and allow
them to take part in taster sessions that will encourage them to take up
sporting activity.
Clive Grunshaw, Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner, said:- "We
are lucky in Lancashire to have so many different organisations working hard
to offer a wide range of activities for the county's young people. That is
why I am delighted to be able to support these groups, whose project will
help deliver my goals of reducing crime and anti social behaviour as well as
protecting vulnerable people.
This money will make a real difference to people's lives by supporting those
who strive to give young people the chance to stay active, entertained and
keep them out of trouble." |
