€1.33m community funding welcomed

The announcement of €1.33m for community centres and projects across the county was welcomed by Cllr Oliver Walsh. 12 locations across County Wexford are set to benefit from almost €1.334 million in funding under the 2018 Town and Village Renewal Scheme. Approved projects include community, tourism, employment initiatives and other measures aimed to help make small towns and villages a more attractive and more sustainable places in which to live and work. Under the scheme, the majority of funding is earmarked for towns and villages with a population of 5000 of less, with each county council invited to submit up to 12 applications to the Department of Rural and Community Development for consideration. Cllr Walsh said staff in the council’s community department deserve praise for successfully getting the money. ‘This is a very welcome boost for the county. It just shows the importance of having well prepared applications as we got the largest allocation in the country.’