Council announces £150,000 for community projects
Sixteen projects that will benefit the community have received a share of £150,000 from South Norfolk Council’s Community Action Fund.
The panel met at the end of July to consider a range of large-scale projects from across the district.
Chair of the panel, Cllr Kim Carsok, said:
“There’s a real energy and desire from volunteers and community groups in South Norfolk to develop, improve and upgrade local facilities, which will have a direct impact on our residents’ physical and mental wellbeing. I’m pleased we could support so many projects and look forward to working alongside our volunteers to make South Norfolk an even better place to live.
“Sadly, we could not fund all the applications, but our Communities Team will support unsuccessful applicants in sourcing other funding routes.”
Projects that were funded:
- Thorpe Abbots Village Hall: Improve accessibility and safety of the village hall whilst taking steps to reduce running costs - £7,400
- Arminghall Village Hall: Final phase of refurbishment, bringing the ‘Tin Tabernacle’ community hall back into use - £6,000
- Bressingham and Fersfield Community Hall and Recreation Ground: Purchase of new play equipment - £5,776.27
- Bunwell Village Hall: Install a new electrical fuse board to increase functionality of hall and meet community demand - £1,675.75
- Cringleford Parish Council: Purchase of sports equipment and scarifier, to support the new Diamond centre and other sports facilities across the parish - £6,449.97
- Tibenham Community Hall: Purchase of a DJ deck and construction of a collapsible DJ booth to provide events and offer skill development opportunities to young people - £3,384.
- Hethersett Athletic Football Club: Improvement of facilities and purchase of dug outs to meet required standards following promotion to the Anglian Combination League – £3,000
- Hethersett Hawks: Fund the creation of a new, purpose built facility, The Nest, which will serve members and spectators - £10,000
- Hingham Playing Field Association: Upgrade the existing 23-year-old playground at Hingham Sports Hall - £20,000
- Kett’s Yard: Refurbishment of part of the building to create an accessible meeting space - £8,994
- Scole Community Centre & Playing Field: Meeting increased demand at the centre by building a bespoke kitchen and disabled facilities - £20,000
- Swainsthorpe Parish Council: Replace, regenerate and increase the play equipment at the Recreation Ground -£20,000
- Tacolneston and Forncett Recreation Association: Creation of a fully accessible toilet within Tacolneston Village Hall to meet community demand - £11,000
- Tharston and Hapton Parish Council: Hapton Community Project Phase 7: Handrail and play tunnel with slide - £10,000
- The Lizard Trust, Wymondham: Enable the dismantled oak viewing tower to be recycled and turned in to benches and bat boxes that will be relocated at The Lizard - £1,320
- Wymondham Baptist Church: Meeting the local community infrastructure need by extending church building to support the growing community of Wymondham - £15,000
Community Action Fund applications are currently closed and will reopen in April 2025.
For more information, please visit our Community Action Fund page.