Carmarthenshire finds new partners
Pen has been put to paper creating a commitment to partnership working between Carmarthenshire County Council and partner funders who together deliver a range of community regeneration projects across the county.
A ‘memorandum of understanding’ has been signed by council Chief Executive Mark James and the management teams of Waste Recycling Environmental (WREN), CWM Environmental and the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
The aim of the partnership is to develop the existing working relationship between the partners, who each contribute funding to eligible community groups and regeneration projects in Carmarthenshire.
This agreement will now enable all eligible community groups or voluntary organisations within the county to apply for a source of community project funding no matter where they are situated.
Several objectives are in place, including working in partnership to make the best of funding opportunities for communities in the county.
Carmarthenshire County Council Chief Executive Mark James said: “The signing of this declaration cements the commitment to partnership working between the council and its partner funders.
“Through working together we can help to regenerate and enhance local communities, help businesses in our villages and towns prosper and to create leisure opportunities for all to enjoy.”
Peter Cox, Managing Director of WREN, added: “It is great to be working together in partnership with Carmarthenshire County Council, which has already demonstrated to WREN its desire to be proactive in community funding initiatives.
“We are always looking to strengthen these relationships.”
During the signing of the memorandum, the funding partners had the opportunity to see hot-off-the-press copies of a new brochure, which has been produced to make the grant support minefield more clear for community groups.
The brochure, widely available across the county, includes information on a range of additional schemes which communities and individuals can tap in to for funding.
They include a culture and arts fund, a community fund, social grants, leisure and sports grants and an old age pensioner grant.
Cllr Clive Scourfield, Executive Board Member for regeneration, said: “We are committed to helping people play an active role in the regeneration of their communities, and we are here to support, encourage, advise and assist.
“It’s very encouraging to see a partnership agreement in place, as it cements the commitment of all parties to the regeneration of our communities.”
Anyone requiring further information on any of the grants can contact the Community Bureau on 01269 590216 or email grants@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Pictured from left, John Rees, Managing Director of CWM Environmental; Mark James, Carmarthenshire County Council Chief Executive; Peter Cox, Managing Director of WREN; and Sian Richards, Operations Manager of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
A ‘memorandum of understanding’ has been signed by council Chief Executive Mark James and the management teams of Waste Recycling Environmental (WREN), CWM Environmental and the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
The aim of the partnership is to develop the existing working relationship between the partners, who each contribute funding to eligible community groups and regeneration projects in Carmarthenshire.
This agreement will now enable all eligible community groups or voluntary organisations within the county to apply for a source of community project funding no matter where they are situated.
Several objectives are in place, including working in partnership to make the best of funding opportunities for communities in the county.
Carmarthenshire County Council Chief Executive Mark James said: “The signing of this declaration cements the commitment to partnership working between the council and its partner funders.
“Through working together we can help to regenerate and enhance local communities, help businesses in our villages and towns prosper and to create leisure opportunities for all to enjoy.”
Peter Cox, Managing Director of WREN, added: “It is great to be working together in partnership with Carmarthenshire County Council, which has already demonstrated to WREN its desire to be proactive in community funding initiatives.
“We are always looking to strengthen these relationships.”
During the signing of the memorandum, the funding partners had the opportunity to see hot-off-the-press copies of a new brochure, which has been produced to make the grant support minefield more clear for community groups.
The brochure, widely available across the county, includes information on a range of additional schemes which communities and individuals can tap in to for funding.
They include a culture and arts fund, a community fund, social grants, leisure and sports grants and an old age pensioner grant.
Cllr Clive Scourfield, Executive Board Member for regeneration, said: “We are committed to helping people play an active role in the regeneration of their communities, and we are here to support, encourage, advise and assist.
“It’s very encouraging to see a partnership agreement in place, as it cements the commitment of all parties to the regeneration of our communities.”
Anyone requiring further information on any of the grants can contact the Community Bureau on 01269 590216 or email grants@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Pictured from left, John Rees, Managing Director of CWM Environmental; Mark James, Carmarthenshire County Council Chief Executive; Peter Cox, Managing Director of WREN; and Sian Richards, Operations Manager of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
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