Sutton Bridge projects worth £15,000 win backing

Funding worth £15,000 will be dished out to three projects aimed at improving Sutton Bridge.

New park apparatus for children, a community amateur dramatics group and a CCTV upgrade were granted cash at a Mutual Gain event on Saturday.

Residents were invited to pitch for ideas on how to improve the village following a 'World Cafe' brainstorm session last year - with Lincs Police stumping up the £15,000 cash pot.

On Saturday, the winning ideas were chosen by a vote at the Curlew Centre.

The groups to get cash are:

• Project Play £10,000 for the play equipment
• Sutton Bridge Players £4,000 to fund the drama group
• Curlew Centre £1,000 for a CCTV upgrade

Each applicant should update the community on their progress over the next year, with the money needing to be spent within the next 12 months.

Inspector Nick Waters of the South Holland Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “It’s good to see 18 months of hard work come to fruition.

“The time and effort put into the applications and presentations at the participatory budgeting event was outstanding.

“Everybody looks forward to seeing how the projects develop over the next 12 months and the benefits they bring to the Sutton Bridge community.”

South Holland District Councillor Chris Brewis said: “I thought it was absolutely first class – to get people to do their presentations on the day was great and special.

“It was a very, very positive day.

“I was so pleased to see so many young people and it shows that different people coming from different groups can work together.

“It was very positive and has built some bridges and knocked down some barriers.”