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6 February 2004
Community Fund has just announced its largest slice of funding to a fair share area in Kent
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Two groups in Thanet are celebrating grants worth over half a million pounds
The Thanet Community Development Company has been awarded £328,020 to help with two of its projects:
The grant, over thee years will pay for salaries of a full time open spaces community development worker, and a part time admin and technical support officer, recruitment, rent, running costs, publicity, training for staff and beneficiaries, travel, line management and accommodation overheads, stationary, photocopier usage and office equipment.
The grant, over three years will contribute towards the salaries of a full time business development worker, a trainee coordinator, an operations director, a finance manager, a finance assistant, an administrator and five part time trainee community support workers. It will also contribute towards the cost of recruitment, running costs, publicity, training, and office equipment.Phillippa Saray Community Fund’s regional manager says: 'Street Schemes will involve the local community in developing and implementing ideas to improve the area. By involving the community in this way, the project should result in facilities that are well used and looked after. 'And, the academy of learning is an example of how learning can play an important role in regeneration. It will help to improve people's skills, confidence and opportunities.' The other grant is to:
That brings the total funding in Thanet to £1,387,355 since the fair share initiative began. Fair Share is designed to ensure more lottery money reaches areas that havn’t had their fiar share. The other fair share area in the South East is Portsmouth. Notes to Editors
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