Community First Grant Panel Are you a resident of the Ashley ward? Do you want to be one of eight Community First Panellists who decides how to spend over £50,000 in Ashley between now and 2015? Can you commit approx 15 – 20 hours per year, over the next two years, to set-up and be part of a grant panel? If you answered yes to these three questions please get in touch. I am helping to organise a new Community First Grant Panel for Ashley ward and I’m looking for eight residents to participate. You do not need any previous experience; only passion for the area you live in! The Community First Panel is a government led initiative with funds being managed by the Community Development Foundation. The funds are not Bristol City Council funds. To learn more please give me a call on 0117 903 9932. The first round of grants will be open during February 2012 (very soon!) and the panel will meet to review them in March. Please feel free to share this information with anyone you feel may be interested in this opportunity. There are only 8 available slots for this panel, which will be filled on a “first come first serve” basis. An initial grant panel-planning meeting is being held on Tuesday the 31st of January from 6:30pm at St Agnes Lodge. During this meeting the panellists will determine exactly how the panel will operate and the priorities for the grant funds. If you would like to participate in the panel please get in touch with me as soon as possible to “confirm” your spot. Thank you in advance for your time and interest. I hope to hear from you soon!
Kind Regards, Diane Dodd Projects Manager
St Agnes Lodge, Thomas Street, St Pauls, BRISTOL, BS2 9LJ Tel. 0117 903 9934 Email: SPU@bristol.gov.uk Web: www.stpaulsunlimited.org.uk