Examples of fundable projects include diversionary and educational activities for young people, workshops, intergenerational projects, support for meeting places (community centres, village halls, playing fields), energy efficiency schemes such as ground source energy schemes, rain harvesting, including top up grants. Projects for older people may include help to tackle isolation, loneliness and dementia, volunteer costs, sitter and companionship. Grants of up to £5,000 are available to volunteer led not for profit community groups. The Trust will award grants to projects that benefit local people living within a ten mile radius of the wind farm site at Tydd St Mary ( priority will be given to those within a five mile radius).
This Fund builds upon an initial donation from the County’s current High Sheriff, Richard Lake, whose ambition is to inspire and support young people at risk of committing anti-social behaviour to encourage them to make good life choices and exercise better judgment. Recognising the importance of this issue, Members and Officers at the South East Lincolnshire Partnership have provided funding, matched by the High Sheriff and Lincolnshire Community Foundation to enable voluntary and community organisations based in the heart of their community to deliver diversionary youth services
