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Published:
August 9, 2008
New
Highbridge action group given a double funding boost
 A
group of community-minded residents in Highbridge who have launched
a new police-backed Local Action Team to tackle problems in the
town have this week been handed a funding boost.
Burnham-On-Sea.com
was first to report
last month how more than 20 local people, including police officers,
had gathered in the town's Morland Community Hall to form the
new group, which will deal with problems including litter, dog
fouling, traffic issues and anti-social behaviour.
Chris
Fry, the Local Action Team (LAT) Co-ordinator for Avon and Somerset
Constabulary, handed over a cheque for £250 on Thursday
evening (August 7th) to help with the start-up costs of the group.
And
more funding is on the way after Burnham and Highbridge Town Council
agreed this week it would also give £250 towards the group.
"We are over the moon that the Town Council has decided to
give us the grant to help us to help the children of Highbridge.
We want to open a drop-in centre for the children to keep them
off the streets. This takes a lot of money," LAT Chairman
Trish Hart told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
"The grant from the Town Council will also be paying for
some two hour sessions twice a week with the sports centre. They
will be coming out to the Morland Hall and giving the children
fun."
"The money from Chris Fry will go towards insurance, any
barbecue costs we need to make, and the setting up and running
of the drop-in centre," she added.
"As
well as money, this will take time. We will not be able to open
the drop-in centre for the children this summer, unfortunately,
as we are trying to get the insurance set up, so hopefully we
will be able to open it up at half term."
"We
are also going to run a competition for the children to design
a logo for the LAT so we will be spending money on gift vouchers
etc for the winners."
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