Nearly 40 organisations across Pembrokeshire have secured funding through the community element of the county’s Second Home Council Tax, supporting projects that aim to improve local communities and wellbeing.
The Enhancing Pembrokeshire scheme, which is funded through the second home premium, has distributed more than £5 million since it was introduced.
Among the latest projects to benefit are Blue Horizons CIC, which will enhance its inclusive surf therapy programme, improvements to Clynderwen Playing Field, the Fishguard Folk Festival and Forget Me Not Chorus, a singing and wellbeing project for care homes.
Funding has also been awarded to Poppit Sands Surf Lifesaving Club, Walwyn’s Castle Village Hall and The Sammy-sized Gap, a countywide training project supporting people bereaved by suicide.
The latest funding round attracted more than 100 expressions of interest, with 37 organisations receiving grants of up to £15,000 for projects that directly support their local communities.
Pembrokeshire County Council has confirmed that another round of funding will open soon and is encouraging community groups to consider applying. In the meantime, further information is available by contacting [email protected].
Cabinet Members for Communities, Councillors Aaron Carey and Sam Skyrme-Blackhall, welcomed the latest funding awards and encouraged more groups to come forward with projects in future rounds.
“Enhancing Pembrokeshire funding supports an increasingly wide range of projects across the county and there will be many more that will benefit in the future. If you are working with or for your local community, please consider putting in an expression of interest in the next round.
“It is fantastic to see the variety of ways our residents work together to benefit their local areas, and this community element of second home premiums is an important part of supporting that,” they added.
