Every Community Council in Wrexham is being awarded £44,117.64 to spend on improving our villages. This is the ‘Pride in Place’ Impact Fund, a UK Government initiative through which money is being given to every local authority in Wales.
Some authorities are keeping the money to spend themselves, but Wrexham County Borough Council has decided to give the money directly to communities via the Community Councils, so that local people can help decide what is needed most.
We cannot simply spend the money on anything we want. There is a set of criteria which must be followed when considering ideas and projects. The funding cannot be used for salaries, potholes, or the ongoing upkeep of existing things.
Community Councils are being asked to gather ideas and suggestions from local residents and use the funding to make improvements that have come directly from the community. The money can be used on one project or across several different improvements — it is up to each community to decide.
So, what do you think? What can we do to make our villages more pleasant places to live in?
