ELEVEN community groups and organisations across Cornwall have received more than £17,300 between them in grants this summer.

The funding has come from the Cornish Lithium Community Fund which supports the work of clubs, charities and activity groups who seek to make a positive difference in the areas where the company’s projects are located.

A total of £17,310 has been awarded from the fund which was established in collaboration with the Cornwall Community Foundation.

The groups and organisations receiving the money are: ClayTAWC, Crofthandy Village Hall, Georgia’s Voice, Imerys Bowling Club, Imerys Singers, MHA Communities Cornwall, Mount Hawke Youth Group, St Day Old Church CIC, St Day Youth & Sports Association, Sunrise Cornwall and Porthtowan Surf Life-Saving Club.

ClayTAWC is a hub in St Dennis that plays a role in uniting its community through a range of recreational clubs, educational courses and workshops, and social groups. It will use the grant to take on the production of a monthly magazine.

Crofthandy Village Hall provides a venue for community events, recreational activities and local support groups near St Day. The funding will enable the hall committee to build a secure container to store equipment.

Georgia’s Voice works to prevent suicide among young women in Cornwall. The charity is opening a new support hub in Barncoose near Redruth.

Imerys Bowling Club, based in Bugle, will use its grant to buy new equipment. while Imerys Singers, a ladies choir from the St Stephen-in-Brannel area in the Clay Country, will be spending its funding in a number of ways.

MHA (Methodist Homes) Communities Cornwall supports older people to live later life well and runs friendship groups across Cornwall to reduce loneliness and social isolation. The funding will go towards a new group in the Tolgus area.

Mount Hawke Youth Group will be spending its grant on updating social areas at the Mount Hawke Skatepark.

St Day Old Church CIC will spend the funding it is receiving on its historic building, while St Day Youth & Sports Association will put its grant towards an eco-friendly building it is creating.

Sunrise Cornwall, which provides support to those affected by a loved one’s suicide, will use its grant for events in Chacewater, St Day, Carharrack, St Agnes and Redruth.

Porthtowan Surf Life-Saving Club will be spending its funding on a new inshore rescue boat and training.

Groups can find out about potential grants by visiting www.cornwallcommunityfoundation.com/introduction-to-grants and applications to the Cornish Lithium Community Fund can be made through the Cornwall Community Foundation portal.

The autumn 2024 Cornish Lithium Community Fund opens on Monday, August 19, and the application deadline is Thursday, October 10. A panel will then meet to review the applications that have been submitted.