This year Exeter city councillors have been able to give grants of up to £300 to community groups for projects which benefit local residents. Each ward in the city had £1,500.00 available. Whipton Barton councillors have granted funding to the following projects:

• ‘Men in Sheds’; an Age UK Exeter project to reduce isolation for older men and provide an opportunity to socialise and gain new skills
• Installation of a memorial interpretation board at the site of the Exeter Blitz graves by the Friends of Exeter Higher Cemetery
• A Home-Start Exeter project providing activities for 9-12 year olds during school holidays
• A scheme by The Devon Carousel Project to develop a piece of land at Whipton Children’s Centre into a Wildlife Garden Whipton Lunch Club, which provides social facilities for local people living alone, including a hot lunch.
• 39th Exeter Guides trip to London to visit Parliament and other activities to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.

If you feel your project or association could benefit from a community grant, please contact:

Dawn Rivers, Community Involvement Officer, Exeter City Council (Tel: 01392 265531).

You can also find more information online.