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The Big Sparks Fund will provide grants to residents, businesses and community groups who want to make a positive change within their communities.
A total of £20,000 is available in each of the four neighbourhoods across the city, the fund will be designed and delivered by those that live, work and support residents across the city.
The four localities/Wards and their neighbourhoods are
East
East Central
Shoeburyness
Southchurch
Thorpe
West Shoebury
Kursaal
St Lukes
Victoria
West
West Central
Belfairs
Eastwood Park
Leigh
West Leigh
Blenheim Park
Chalkwell
Milton
Prittlewell
St Laurence
Westborough
Residents, businesses and voluntary sector organisations are invited to submit ideas on how to make their neighbourhood safer, happier or healthier and support the city's vision of ageing, caring and living well. These ideas are reviewed by a neighbourhood panel, before then going to a 'Big Vote'. Residents will vote and the projects with the most votes will receive the funding. Projects not successful will be provided feedback.
Supporting ideas that make where we live safer, happier and healthier.
We want to hear your views on how to make this project a success!
Further Details to follow shortly.
The Big Sparks Fund will provide grants to residents, businesses and community groups who want to make a positive change within their communities.
A total of £20,000 is available in each of the four neighbourhoods across the city, the fund will be designed and delivered by those that live, work and support residents across the city.
The four localities/Wards and their neighbourhoods are
East
East Central
Shoeburyness
Southchurch
Thorpe
West Shoebury
Kursaal
St Lukes
Victoria
West
West Central
Belfairs
Eastwood Park
Leigh
West Leigh
Blenheim Park
Chalkwell
Milton
Prittlewell
St Laurence
Westborough
Residents, businesses and voluntary sector organisations are invited to submit ideas on how to make their neighbourhood safer, happier or healthier and support the city's vision of ageing, caring and living well. These ideas are reviewed by a neighbourhood panel, before then going to a 'Big Vote'. Residents will vote and the projects with the most votes will receive the funding. Projects not successful will be provided feedback.
Supporting ideas that make where we live safer, happier and healthier.
We want to hear your views on how to make this project a success!
