Community Fund Awards

We are happy to announce grants of £51,000 awarded from the St Breock Wind Farm fund and £7,700 from the Pengelly CE Wind fund for 2017.

Over £51,000 was awarded from the St Breock fund to 36 local projects in St Breock, Withiel, St. Wenn, Wadebridge, Egloshayle, St. Issey and St. Columb. The main beneficiaries were St Wenn Parish Council which received £8,776 for community open space and amenity and St Breock Parish Council which received £7,414 for Whitecross speed monitor phase 2.

The Pengelly fund provided about £7,700 to nine projects, including £1,000 each to Wadebridge Carnival, Wadebridge Creative Hub and St Breock Parish Church.

Full details can be found on our "Apply for Funds" web page.

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