The Clubmoor area of Liverpool is set to receive a £1 million boost from the Big Lottery Fund.
The area has been chosen to receive the cash as part of the Fund’s new initiative called the Big Local Trust, which targets areas that have previously received little or no Lottery funding.
Councillor Joe Anderson Leader of Liverpool City Council said: “This is great news for Clubmoor, particularly in an era of unprecedented cuts in public expenditure.
“It will give local individuals or groups the opportunity to make a difference to their area that will hopefully have long-lasting benefits to the community. It will also complement the existing community grants the city council offers.”
The money will be used to fund local projects over a ten year period, starting towards the end of 2011. A local committee will be set up to administer the funds, made up of a wide range of interests and skills.
Fifty areas nationally and nine areas across the North West are to receive Big Local Trust funds.
More information about the nature of the projects which will be funded will be released in 2011.
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