Community groups in Renfrewshire reminded to apply for Winter Connections cash

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Community groups and organisations have been reminded to apply for Winter Connections cash as temperatures prepare to plummet in the coming weeks and months.The warm spaces initiative – a network of places where people can connect with others – is in its third year and has been backed by £75,000 in Renfrewshire Council funding.

The fund opened last month and applicants can bid for up to £2,000 to cover costs relating to energy, provision of food, staffing or cleaning.

Councillor Graeme Clark, vice chair of the Fairer Renfrewshire sub-committee, has encouraged groups and organisations to consider putting their name forward.

He told the Paisley Daily Express this week: "We've had really good applications from groups in the past and it's been a very effective way of helping people in the community. "I would encourage anyone thinking about it to submit an application, whether they have before or they are new, and particularly if they are in areas we've not been in before – although we've got quite a wide coverage from the analysis."The programme deals with two issues.