Dumfries and Galloway Council launches £80,000 Amazing Summer fund

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A fund of £80,000 has been launched to give kids and young people a summer to remember. The council is calling on third-sector organisations to apply for cash after the success of the Amazing Summer fund in recent years.

Grants are available to help groups deliver free activities to children and young people aged five to 16 during the summer holidays.

Councillor Ian Blake, chairman of the council’s communities committee, said: “By providing young people across our region with the opportunity to take part in a programme of exciting summer opportunities, it will encourage them to broaden their horizons, and build their confidence while having fun with their friends. “The programme of activities is being co-produced with local children and young people to ensure that they get the activities that they enjoy, and they will also be a key part of the decision-making panel.” To receive funding, projects should enhance equity by widening opportunities for children from low-income families to play, socialise, get active and access a range of activities that broaden their experiences, supplement their learning and deliver positive outcomes and integrating food provision wherever possible, and be focussed on children and young people within our priority groups.

Grants from £500 up to £7,500 are available and applications must be submitted by 12 noon on June 6. Application forms can be found at www.dumgal.gov.uk/grants