Crawley community projects granted thousands in grant cash
Crawley Borough Council has pledged £2,979 to Crawley Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) new minibus appeal and £3,873 to Seymour School’s bicycle shelter project on the Crowdfund Crawley site.
The pledge from the council’s Neighbourhood Improvement Fund helped Crawley Open DofE Centre reach its £15,419 target.
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Hide AdThe project also had pledges from West Sussex County Council, Tesco Bags of Help and Courage-Dyer Trust Crawley.
Seymour School’s bicycle shelter project’s campaign still needs £3,509.
It hopes to install a bike shelter for the increasing number of pupils who commute to school by bicycle.
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Hide AdCouncillor Peter Smith, Cabinet member for Planning and Economic Development, said: “Crowdfund Crawley has been an incredibly successful initiative, helping to support a wide range of community projects across the borough achieve their goals.
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Hide Ad“In its first year, 11 projects have successfully reached their funding targets, raising a total of £59,640 from 175 backers.”
Four more crowdfunding projects achieved their goals in February:
Broadfield Arts Festival, Community Choral Events, Keep us Hiking and Discover Crawley Together raised a total of £21,347.
Discover Crawley Together is continuing to fund for its family learning events project.