ENVIRONMENTAL projects are urged to take advantage of £11,000 worth of grants available to those housed near Whittlesey's Glassmoor wind turbine development.
People who live within three miles of the site centre are invited to submit ideas that will enhance their local environment.
Three projects are already benefiting from the Fenland District Council fund.
Whittlesey primary schools are reaping th
e rewards from an education programme encouraging pupils to make changes in their lives to help protect the environment.
And Whittlesey Town Council has been awarded funds for the town's Lattersey Nature Reserve to encourage biodiversity and allow visitors to learn more about their natural world and local wildlife.
As well as surveying the wildlife on the reserve and installing information boards, the funds will pay for the installation of a seating area where local school groups can gather for educational activities and railings for the boardwalk areas to provide access for those less physically able.
Whittlesey Junior Football club has a grant to plant natural hedgerows around their new football pitches that are bringing derelict land back into community use.
The hedgerows will be made up of hawthorn, hazel, blackthorn and oak to provide wind protection for the sports pitches and an environmental haven for local wildlife.
Chairman of the Glassmoor Local Environment Fund committee Ian Walker said: "The projects funded previously demonstrate the opportunity for our communities to deliver environmental improvements and initiatives in the local area. We hope plenty of ideas will be submitted for the latest opportunity to access funding."
The latest opportunity for bids to be submitted is October 31.
To obtain a form, call 01354 622436 or e-mail
iedgington@fenland.gov.uk.
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