Residents invited to join Crowd with ideas
SEFTON Council has launched a new round of funding to back ideas which will put local people at the heart of the efforts to create more vibrant, resilient and connected communities.
The funding opportunity is part of Sefton Crowd, an initiative that aims to give anyone who lives locally with ideas about how to improve their area the opportunity to gain funding via the UK’s leading civic crowdfunding platform Spacehive.
The aim is simple - to fund and deliver exciting and innovative ideas to improve Sefton, put forward by the local community, for the local community.
The council has allocated a dedicated fund of £50,000 for projects taking part in the programme.
So far, more than 750 residents, businesses and other organisations have come together alongside the council to get behind 17 ideas, with more than £90,000 raised across Sefton.
From wildflower meadows to virtual music festivals, Sefton Crowd is helping people bring their ideas to life.
Sefton Crowd forms part of a new approach to civic planning by Sefton
Council which sees crowdfunding as a key channel to involve communities and local organisations in regeneration.
Cllr Trish Hardy, Sefton Council’s cabinet member for communities and housing, said: “We’re ready to support projects that answer our call for ideas which put local people at the heart of the efforts to help Sefton recover from the pandemic.
“I’m also calling on companies and foundations to join us in offering support - whether funding or in-kind - to the ideas people post on the platform so we can work together to make them a real success.
“The more people that get involved in Sefton Crowd the more amazing places we can create together.”
And it’s not just the council offering funding to local projects. The Community Investment
Fund could pledge up to £1,000. It aims to empower local people to deliver sought after projects that improve their local green space or the public realm, enhance the local environment, and boost the wellbeing of local people.
If you are interested in taking part in the next funding round of Sefton Crowd, as a funder or to fund your own project, please visit www. spacehive.com/ movement/seftoncrowd or email info@spacehive. com.