Community projects awarded £200,000 from Mendip Council

Mendip District Council has announced which local community projects are to receive a total of almost £200,000 in funding from this year's Local Legacy Fund.

The Local Legacy Fund was launched by the council in 2013 and has seen numerous community groups awarded funding for a range of local projects.

The Fund has been run again this year, inviting community groups throughout Mendip to bid for funding for specific projects which support the council's priorities and provide a lasting legacy in the district by:

· Adding to the health and wellbeing of the local community

· Creating educational, training or work opportunities for the local community

Tracy Aarons, Corporate Manager for Built Environment, said: "As with previous years, we have been inundated with applications to the Local Legacy Fund. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide funding to all of the groups that have bid, however, we are confident that the 18 successful projects will leave a real positive and lasting legacy for people living in the district."

Councillor Harvey Siggs, Leader of Mendip District Council, said: "The Local Legacy Fund has already had a very positive impact on a range of community projects across Mendip and this latest round of funding will ensure a further 18 very worthwhile projects are supported.

"I know there will be many community groups disappointed that we have been unable to give them funding. I would like to reassure them that we used a strict set of criteria to judge each application to ensure the process was completely fair."