East Lindsey District Councillors have been allocated funds to support organisations and community projects in their wards through the Councillors’ Community Grant Scheme.
The scheme provides councillors with the opportunity to support non-profit organisations in the East Lindsey area. Recent grants have been awarded to a wide range of beneficiaries, including the Wragby and District Social Group, Horncastle and District Community Association, and a range of community events and public buildings.
The latest round of grants incoudes:
Wragby – Councillor Ru Yarsley has awarded £200 to Little Angels Toddler Group to assist with purchasing role-play clothes and equipment for the children.
Spilsby – Councillor Ellie Marsh has awarded £500 to Spilsby Recreation Ground to assist with their playing field drainage works project.
Wragby – Councillor Ru Yarsley has awarded £400 to East & West Barkwith Parish Council to assist with their D-Day commemoration project.
Wragby – Councillor Ru Yarsley has awarded £150 to Wragby and District Social Group to go towards the costs for their monthly outings, which help tackle loneliness within the local area.
Spilsby – Councillor Ellie Marsh has awarded £500 to 2nd Spilsby Scout Group to assist with their kitchen refurbishment.
Wragby – Councillor Ru Yarsley has awarded £150 to Wragby Market to help with market advertising, using new signs.
Horncastle – Councillors Sandra Campbell-Wardman, Richard Avison and Fiona Martin have awarded £1,000 to Horncastle and District Community Association to assist with the installation of a hearing loop in their main hall.
Withern and Theddlethorpe – Councillor Travis Hesketh has awarded £595.20 to Withern Village Hall to assist with purchasing an electronic till and EPOS System.
Mablethorpe – Councillors Claire Arnold and Kate Marnoch have awarded £1,000 to Flanders Friends to assist with purchasing equipment for their 1940’s weekend, including banners, high visibility jackets and gazebos.
Fulstow – Councillor Edward Mossop has awarded £500 to Utterby Village Hall to assist with their building restoration project on the village hall.
Skegness – Councillors Richard Cunnington, Danny Brookes, Mark Dannatt and Billy Brookes have awarded £2,000 to East Coast Pride to assist with the 2024 pride event taking place in September.
Withern and Theddlethorpe – Councillor Travis Hesketh has awarded £500 to Maltby Le Marsh Women’s Institute to assist with hiring speakers to present to their groups.
Tetford & Donington – Councillor Daniel Simpson has award £250 to Hemingby Village Hall to assist with the costs associated with their 50th Anniversary Celebration.
Spilsby – Councillor Ellie Marsh has awarded £500 to Spilsby and District Public Hall to contribute towards purchasing a new fridge.
Louth – Councillors Rosalind Jackson, David Hall, Sam Kemp, Andrew Leonard, Darren Hobson and George Horton have awarded £1,340 to Louth Navigation Trust to assist with their Slipway to Summer community event.