Ellacombe Community Funding

HAVE you got a project you would like to run in Ellacombe? Could your group or club benefit from £2500.   This year, Ellacombe has £8,489 funding available to community  groups thanks to  Community First.

A year ago  Ellacombe received £33,910 from Community First, an £80m government-funded initiative, which runs for four years, until March 2015.

The programme helps communities come together to identify their strengths and local priorities in order to plan for their future and become more resilient. It funds both new and existing community groups.

Two other wards around Torbay also received money from the Community First fund: Tormohun and Blatchcombe.

Usha Garrattley, chairman of Ellacombe Community  partnership said: "Ellacombe set up a Community First Panel a year ago.  This panel then decided on a set of priorities for the Community First match funding, which addresses recognised needs within Ellacombe.

Ellacombe priorities were:

 To improve facilities for young people in Ellacombe

 To reduce anti social behaviour in Ellacombe

 To improve the environment of Ellacombe

 To reduce health inequalities in Ellacombe

 To bridge the gap between older and younger people in Ellacombe.

Local groups or organisations within Ellacombe can apply for  grants of up to £2,500, which has  to be match funded with volunteer hours (£11.09 per hour) or cash, goods or service and is for a year.

Examples of what Community First can fund are:

 Training for volunteers

 Activities that support community activities

 Any activity that meets an identified need in the community

 The cost of putting on a local event or workshop

 The purchase of equipment such as furniture or computers essential to the operation of your community or activity.

 

Last year the Ellacombe Community First panel had £5,624  to allocate and funded three projects

Heart of Devon Amateur Boxing Club Heart of Devon - Get Boxing Fit 50 free places for boxing training courses to young people referred by police/youth agencies from Ellacombe Ward £2,500

Christchurch Ellacombe - PCC Messy Church Monthly activities for families in Church - including crafts, stories, singing, food £940

Ellacombe Neighbourhood Junior Wardens -Developing skills for young people 8-14 years old living in Ellacombe Valley area £2,157

 

If you have an idea for the funding but need some advice  please contact the Ellacombe Community First Panel who look forward to hearing from you and pleased to help show their   support. 

Email: ellacombecf@hotmail.co.uk  or telephone the Ellacombe Community First Panel on 07961 942402.

 

There is also a website run by the  Ellacombe Community Partnership www.ellacombecommunitypartnership.posterous.com where you can see a Community First application form and guidance.