Community groups vying for share of Lottery cash

Two Peterborough Community Groups are vying to win up to £70,000 of National Lottery Funding in this year’s The People’s Projects.

The National Lottery CommunityFund,ITV,UTVandthe SundayMail(inScotland)have teamed up to give the public a chancetodecidehowNational Lottery funding should be put to good use in their local area.

All five will have the opportunity to showcase their work on ITV Anglia West, as they go head-to-head in a public vote in this year’s The People’s Projects to help them make an extraordinary difference to their community.

In the Anglia region, there are two Peterborough-based causes up for the funding:

Little Miracles: The project aims to reduce isolation by providing a safe space which is inclusivetochildrenwithdisabilities and their families from their base at The Spinney on Hartwell Way. The funding will help people create new friendships, learn new skills and benefit from the group’s family support and mental health services.

Up The Garden Bath: The project aims to educate the local community on recycling and sustainability by upcycling waste, such as bathtubs, intogardenplanters.Thefunding will bring communities together to transform unkempt areas,improvingpeople’sskills and mental and physical wellbeing, whilst boosting pride in their local area.

The three projects with the most public votes will receive grants of up to £70,000. The runnersupwillbeofferedupto £10,000 towards their project.

Voting opens at 9am on Monday May 15 and closes at noon on Friday May 26. Visit www.thepeoplesprojects.org. uk to vote.