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19/08/2015

Community Groups Urged To Apply For £1m SEPD Fund

Community groups in East Berkshire are being urged to apply for grants from Southern Electric Power Distribution's (SEPD) £1m Resilient Communities Fund.

The fund was set up to help towns and villages be better prepared for emergency situations and extreme weather events.

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Almost £20,000 has been handed out to organisations to date in East Berkshire.

Stuart Hogarth, Director of Distribution for SEPD, said: "We had a great selection of applications for our initial round of grants with groups requesting small sums to buy first aid kits and two-way radios, up to thousands of pounds for emergency generators and upgrading kitchen appliances in community buildings. We even pledged £20,000 of seed funding for a £2.5m flood defence scheme in Berkshire."

The deadline for applications is 25 September.

(LM)

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