Ribble Valley villages to compete for cash

9:32am Thursday 14th June 2012 in Ribble Valley news Photograph of the Author By Jessica Cree, Education reporter

RIBBLE Valley villages, such as Downham, Grindleton, and Whalley, are to get the chance to bid for a share of £100,000 of council taxpayers’ cash to improve local services.

They will be able to submit applications for small projects to improve local people’s lives under a new scheme approved this week.

The Village Amenities Grant Fund was approved by Ribble Valley councillors this week and will allow parish councils and community groups to make competitive bids for the money for one-off projects and pump priming.

The scheme, based on a similar one in 2007, is aimed to ‘protect and enhance the existing environmental quality of our area’.

The borough’s policy and finance committee anticipated ‘a strong demand’ for the grants when it approved the scheme.

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10:13am Thu 14 Jun 12

fabinribblevalley says...

In all due respect and taking into account these so called HARD TIMES. How far is that meager amount going to go. The total lack of services will need another three notes on the end to even make a dent in what is needed.
In all due respect and taking into account these so called HARD TIMES. How far is that meager amount going to go. The total lack of services will need another three notes on the end to even make a dent in what is needed. fabinribblevalley

8:50am Fri 15 Jun 12

Steve Rush says...

With all the new development planned in Whalley they will soon lose village status and become a town. I suggest they get their bid in quickly before its too late!!!
With all the new development planned in Whalley they will soon lose village status and become a town. I suggest they get their bid in quickly before its too late!!! Steve Rush

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