Good causes have extra time to get into the spirit and pick up a windfall

Groups in Renfrewshire have an extra two weeks to enter the the Clydsedale Bank’s Spirit of the Community awards 2018.

As well as giving groups more time to enter, organisers will now present one of the successful organisations with a Special Recognition award, worth an additional £5,000.

The deadline for applications has now been extended until Tuesday, April 3.

Now in its sixth year, the 2018 awards will take the total donated to community groups across the UK to more than £1 million.

The bank makes donations to recognise and support community projects wthat are going the extra mile.

Registered charities and not-for- profit organisations are invited to enter their projects into the awards scheme under one of three categories: projects which help people to have a healthy relationship with money; projects which help people to improve their local environment, and projects which help people into employment.

Debbie Crosbie, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks chief operating officer and chair of the Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank Foundation, told the Paisley Daily Express: “We want to maximise the opportunity for registered charities and not-for- profit community groups to apply for awards which could make a real difference to their local communities.”

For more information about the awards, or to enter, visit www. cbonline.co.uk/foundation or go any Clydesdale Bank branch for an application form.