Latest WREN Grants awarded in Norfolk

There will be no more sitting on the ground this summer, after a grant award of £8,730 was made by WREN towards a new teenage youth shelter on the recreation ground at Watlington.  The Parish Council have been consulting with the community as to improvements at the recreation ground, and the youth shelter is just one of many which have been identified. Improvements will also be taking place on the skate park.

Two other projects which received funding from WREN this round were at Marshland St James, who are awarded a grant of £30,000 for a new children's playground and Beccles Scout and Guide building have been awarded a grant of £2,000 to enable replacement of their lighting units and improve energy efficiency.

The grants made under the Landfill Communities Fund (formerly known as the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme) look to improve community life by enhancing existing facilities as well as providing new facilities, including play areas & village halls. In addition, historic and religious buildings can also receive funding for restoration work. During 2008, WREN distributed over £575,000 to 41 projects in Norfolk.

Sarah Gosling, WREN Project Manager for Norfolk, explained: "Projects applying for grants from WREN are assessed by an individual panel of locally based experts in each county for their need, community benefit and support, sustainability and value for money. Each of these projects demonstrated individual benefits to their community."