Hundreds of voluntary and community groups in Cornwall have been given grants worth £214,716 from Cornwall Council’s Community Chest scheme during the 2016/17 grant scheme.

With grants still being processed as we approach the end of the financial year, it is expected that the final total will be nearly £245,000.

Every year each of Cornwall Council’s 123 councillors has a total fund of £2,000 to support projects run by not for profit groups in their local area.  This year they have handed out 751 grants that have benefited a wide range of people and activities, from community facilities and environmental projects to schemes promoting healthy living, music and sport.