COMMUNITY projects across Essex and Hertfordshire have received a share of more than £80,000 in new funding from Stansted Airport.
Groups were awarded £82,945 in the latest round of grants from the Stansted Airport Community Fund, which supports projects making a positive impact in communities surrounding the airport.
Maggie Sutton, chairwoman of the Community Fund, said: "We’re proud to support such a wide range of projects that make a real difference.
"From improving village halls to funding vital equipment for emergency responders, these grants help keep our communities thriving."
The Essex Wildlife Trust and Sheering Parish Council each received £25,000 from the Flagship Fund, the largest award in this round of funding.
The trust will use the funding to improve an access path at Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve, while Sheering Parish Council will replace the village hall roof.
Alongside these, 15 smaller projects received a share of £33,000 through community grants.
Saffron Walden Community First Responders received £4,550 for new kit bags and a training defibrillator.
Radwinter Bowls Club was awarded £2,000 to replace its pavilion roof covering, and Dunmow Rovers Youth Football Club received £650 for line marking equipment.
Other recipients include Debden Village Hall, which received £1,200 for new carpets, and Boomerang’s Pet Foodbank, which was awarded £2,640 for storage shelving.
Additional grants went to Essex Boys and Girls Clubs for technology, craft and sports gear, Little Walden Village Hall and Clavering Bowls Club for accessibility improvements, St Michael and All Angels for a ceiling refurbishment and Littlebury Village Hall for a new bar area.
Bec Sheppard, head of fundraising at Essex Wildlife Trust, said: "Thanks to London Stansted Airport Flagship Award.
"Essex Wildlife Trust is delighted and very much looking forward to delivering this project.
"Such tremendous news for Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve, its visitors, and its wildlife."
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Siobhan Perrin, clerk at Sheering Parish Council, said: "We are overjoyed to have been awarded funding to repair our dilapidated roof.
"The village hall is the heart of our rural community, a place where people meet, learn, celebrate and support one another."
The Stansted Airport Community Fund operates independently and has supported hundreds of projects in the area since its launch.
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