How would you spend our £10,000 Locality Fund?

We’re pleased to announce that once again we have Locality Funding of £10,000 to spend on improvements or activities in Lee Green ward and we would like to invite you to take part in the consultation process which runs until Sunday 27th September. Applications or suggestions for how to spend this money should directly benefit the local neighbourhood. All funding must be allocated and spent by the 31st March 2010, and the project be completely delivered by 30th November 2010.

To give you an idea of the kind of thing we are looking for, in previous years funding has been spent on projects including:
• a community board at Hither Green station
• match funding for the sculpture in Manor Park
• installing litter bins and planters at Leegate
• start-up funding for the Friends of Hither Green Triangle and Manor Park User Group
• outdoor classroom seating at Brindishe school
• local poetry events and workshops
• Lee Manor Society Local History Board
• Good Shepherd Youth Club Folding Pool Table
• Picnic bench for Manor House Gardens User Group
• Community notice board at Hither Green station
• FUSS Staplehurst Road Christmas Lights & plants

Funding cannot be used to employ staff although ‘one off’ costs for personnel who will be directly responsible for delivering the improvement, i.e. artists, are allowed, and money can be added to funding that has already been identified for a particular activity. No applications can be accepted after midnight on Sunday September 27th, 2009.

We’ll be consulting the local assembly on the proposals we’ve received at the Assembly meeting on the evening of Monday 28th September. Whilst the deadline for suggestions is midnight on the 27th, the sooner you can get your application or suggestions in the better. Obviously we can’t guarantee that every application or suggestion we receive will be included.

We’ll ask the Ward Assembly for their views on the suggestions we receive, but the decision of your ward councillors is final, and we’ll contact everyone who has submitted a suggestion or application with a list of this year’s successful applications. This will also be published here on Leepedia, on Cllr Robson's website, and in E-Focus.

Please email your suggestions to me, or write to us at the Town Hall, Catford, London, SE6 4RU. It would help greatly if when making an application you could give details of cost and supplier. If you don’t know this, then please do get your application in sooner rather than later so we have time to investigate…!

We look forward to receiving your ideas!