Local community groups secure grants from Community Power Fund

The Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant Community Power Fund has recently awarded grants to the Sleaford Canoe and Kayak Club (to replace parts of their safety and paddling equipment and to buy paddleboards) and to the Sleaford Civic Trust to celebrate the achievements of Harry Gregson, who worked alongside Les Gostick to establish Lollycocks Field as a nature reserve. The Civic Trust funding will cover the repair and renovation of a bench/sculpture on the green named after Mr Gregson which is sited near to William Alvey School in Sleaford.

The Community Power Fund is designed to support not-for-profit groups within five miles of our plant. The fund has £25,000 a year to allocate and grants can be up to £5,000 per application in a year. For our Fund to support a project it must:

Cover the environment, sport, wellbeing or education

Encourage community cohesion to build strong communities

Benefit the community/group by supporting activities and projects that bring wider community benefit.

Applications to the Fund are considered by an independent panel, chaired by Councillor Melvyn Head of North Kesteven District Council. The Council administers the Fund on behalf of the Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant: to find out more please contact the Partnership Team at NKDC on 01529 414155 or email [email protected]

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Local community groups secure grants from Community Power Fund