Groups Urged To Seek Lottery Cash

Community groups from across Gloucestershire are being urged to apply for new funding made available by the National Lottery fund. An extra £783,803 has been made available for groupsfrom Gloucestershire to Cornwall to bid for.

It is part of the Awards for All scheme, which makes grants of between £500 and £5,000 to"grassroots" community groups and voluntary organisations. Steve Barriball, senior awards officer, said: "These awards will mean a great dealto those groups which have been successful in this latest round and, even though the individual awards are relatively small, they will have an enormous impact on what there organisations are trying to achieve and be of great benefit to the localcommunities."

He added: "You can get an application form on 0845 600 20 40. The process is straightforward with an application form which is short and easy tocomplete and those applying will normally hear the result in about eight weeks.

"So, if you think you have a project that might qualify for lottery funding through the Awards for All scheme, we'd love to hear from you."