Wrexham communities to benefit from £300,000 funding boost
The money comes as part of the Wrexham Prosperous Communities Fund, managed by the regeneration agency Cadwyn Clwyd and AVOW, the Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham.
The fund has already given a half a million pounds boost to local projects across the town.
A second run of the scheme is now open, and voluntary and community organisations can apply for a slice of the fund until June 26.
Previously, 28 community groups and organisations across the county benefited from stage one of the Prosperous Communities Fund.
The new stage increases the fund's total contribution to £800,000.
This fund is part of a broader suite of schemes managed by Wrexham County Borough Council and is funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Projects that secured grants from the first phase included a toddler play area in Rossett which received £38,000, and the Plas Kynaston sports facility in Cefn Mawr, which received £47,000.
Other grants include £6,000 for a Nordic walking group in Erddig and £7,600 for the Mindful Meadow in Chirk.
There will be grants of up to £50,000 in revenue and £35,000 in capital for voluntary and community groups, community councils, charities, social enterprises, and cooperatives.
Cadwyn Clwyd's community enterprise manager, Helen Williams, said: "There was a fantastic response to the first phase of the funding so we are delighted to be able to offer local communities a second chance to apply.
"There were so many really positive proposals for projects to benefit local communities across Wrexham first time around and we're sure that this second opportunity will see a similar response."
Suggestions for fund applications include renovating village halls or sports facilities, developing green spaces and gardens, arts or crafts projects, or even starting a local renewable energy generation scheme.
The scheme is administered in partnership with Jo Young, the funding and grants officer at AVOW.
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Ms Young said: "The first phase was extremely popular with excellent outcomes for communities throughout Wrexham County Borough and we're delighted to have a second helping available.
"This provides another chance for local groups to take advantage of this funding to transform and enhance their services and environments and provide modern and imaginative facilities for their communities."
However, Ms Young warns that applicants will have to be ready to kick off with their projects as this time there is a short window for the scheme that runs until January 31.
For further details, interested applicants can contact Ms Williams at Cadwyn Clwyd on 01490 340500 or by email at helen.williams@cadwynclwyd.co.uk.
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