Council set aside £40,000 for community groups

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Kettering Borough Council have set aside £40,000 in an attempt to help improve the local community.

The Council have agreed to donate money mainly through a 'matched funding' scheme to groups who prove they are making a positive impact on the community.

Councillor for the All Saints, Michael Brown said: "If they [those applying for funding] can demonstrate they are a legitimate community group that does work on behalf of the community, then we're willing to match fund up to £2,500."

All Saints Parish Church was one of the firsts to benefit from the Council's funding.

£2,500 was given to the Church in order to fix the heating system that had broke over the winter.

Cllr Brown admitted he was 'proud' of the funding given to the Church, before adding that there was 'big agenda' in his area.

He said, "There's certainly things in my ward i'd like to work on." 

He later added that he'd like some more work to happen at the Rockingham Road Pleasure Park.

By Tom McCartin

EDIT - All Saints Parish Church funding was 'from a different pot'.