Community funding empowers communities in ÄûÃʵ¼°¹
Four years ago in November, we embarked on a mission to deliver ambitious, meaningful improvements in communities across ÄûÃʵ¼°¹. We invested in improvements that were rooted in community action - things that local people wanted and needed, things that would deliver benefits to the whole community, and that would leave a legacy in ÄûÃʵ¼°¹'s towns and villages.
Your Fund ÄûÃʵ¼°¹ has delivered. We've given local communities over £20m across 45 different projects. All have a demonstrable and long-term impact on people's health and wellbeing, and quality of life.
Through Your Fund ÄûÃʵ¼°¹, we asked communities to think big, join up and join in. We promised that working together we would Make it Happen. And Make it Happen we have! We have helped fund:
- Swimming pools
- Tree planting
- Community cafes, shops and gardens
- Football, cricket, rugby, gymnastics, and other sports facilities
- New village halls
- Inclusive playgrounds
- Scout huts
- Wildlife centres
- Creative arts facilities
As these projects start to open their doors, we will be taking a look at how they've started to make a real difference to people's lives.
Take a look at the photo montages below to see some of the projects which have made a difference to people's lives in ÄûÃʵ¼°¹.
Pictured above: Claygate Community Pool (top left), Oxshott Community Hub (top right), Fox Corner boardwalk (bottom left), Yvonne Arnaud Theatre work in progress (bottom right)
Pictured above: Stanwell Events Acorn Project (top left), Park Mead Primary School Multi-Use Games Arena (top right), Head2Head Community Project (bottom left), Limpsfield Way walk and cycle route (bottom right)
A list of funded projects can be found on our website.
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