£3,450 available for sport in Axmouth

East Devon District Council is inviting all residents of Axmouth Parish, plus voluntary and community groups and other local organisations, to send their ideas to Axmouth Parish Council on how £3,450 can be spent on sport in the area.

All the funds available have been accumulated by the district council from recent housing developments in the parish of Axmouth (Section 106 money). EDDC has a nationally acclaimed policy of involving residents in deciding how this money is spent.

Axmouth Parish Council is urging individuals as well as voluntary and community groups and other organisations, especially sports and recreation groups, to submit proposals for projects they would like to undertake. The ideas can include all sorts of outdoor sports from an outdoor gym or cycle way to works to provide a cricket or football pitch.

Proposals must be for:
• New outdoor sports facilities or to improve existing outdoor sports facilities.
• Permanently sited sports facilities and equipment. For example football goals, courts or training areas, so not for movable equipment like cricket bats, kayaks or tennis rackets.
• Sports facilities or equipment open and accessible to the community. A small fee may be charged for use of the facilities, but it must be affordable.

Funding cannot be spent on buildings, indoor facilities, professional sports grounds or golf courses. If you are not sure if your project would be eligible you can find out by contacting East Devon District Council’s Section 106 Officer on (01395) 571549. Your proposal could just be an idea - it does not need to be a worked up project.

All proposals must be submitted to Axmouth Parish Council by 14th July 2014 at the latest. Please send your name, the name of your group (if you have one), your contact details, information on what your proposal is and an estimate of how much funding you want to apply for if you have one. This could be as minimal as a descriptive paragraph. We can then contact you for further information if we need to.

Please send the information to Axmouth Parish Council by e-mail at clerk@axmouth.eastdevon.gov.uk or you can post it or hand it in to Becki Davey, Axmouth Parish Clerk, 2 Wessiters, Seaton, EX12 2PJ.

Once the Parish Council has received the proposals they will work with EDDC to make sure the ideas are eligible, affordable and possible. Residents will be given a chance to look at all the ideas that can happen and vote on them. The ones that gain the most votes are where the money will be spent.