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Community Projects Working Group
The Council has decided to rename our Meldreth Futures Group as the Community Projects Working Group (CPWG) as we think this more accurately describes its purpose and activities. The original group was established to help the PC consider applications for community funding following the award of two grants from solar energy companies in respect of installations in the village. One of these grants was for £50,000 in a single payment; the other was for twenty annual payments starting at around £13,000 p.a. and growing with inflation. This scheme has about 15 years to run. To date, grants received under these schemes have totaled over £120,000 and around £55,000 has been disbursed or is committed, leaving a balance of about £65,000. Future receipts from the annual programme, disregarding inflation, should bring in a further £200,000. These are very significant amounts and the Council decided that it would be useful to have the help of a group working alongside to evaluate proposals from third party organisations and groups looking for funding. To date financial support has been given to our sports clubs, projects at the Village Hall, youth and school schemes, village infrastructure at the recreation ground and activities such as transport, social help services and local non-sports societies. The other role of the CPWG is itself to identify projects that would have community value to the village and to present such ideas for consideration. The CPWG comprises both Parish Councillors and members of the local community and we are now looking for people to come forward who think they may be able to help us consider and develop proposals of this kind. The CPWG will meet regularly for this purpose, probably once a month. If you would find this an interesting assignment and one that serves the community in which we live please let us know by email or by phone and we can then give you more information. Contact details are as follows: Parish Clerk, Mrs Judy Damant, parishclerk@meldreth-pc.org.uk, (01763) 269928 or MPC Chairman, Councillor Richard Goddin, goddin@btinternet.com, (01763) 260061. Meldreth Parish Council
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