COMMUNITY groups in Worcestershire are being given the chance to get their hands on a slice of £50,000 to help promote ethical trading.
Fairtrade Fortnight runs from Monday, February 22, until Sunday, March 7, and groups are being urged to organise events to highlight its importance.
The Co-operative Group is offering £50,000 to community groups to ensure their Fairtrade events such as fashion shows, coffee mornings and wine tastings are a great success.
VOLUNTARY and community sector (VCS) groups which provide activities for older people in the county could get their hands on a slice of £30,000.
Here’s a great story of a community overcoming barriers to internet access.
A GROUNDBREAKING project which uses wireless technology to create a broadband hotspot in a Worcestershire village has won financial support to expand its service.
Martley Web Mesh has received £5,000 from the Nexus Grant Scheme to buy extra radio equipment.
For years, Martley and its surrounding hamlets had been unable to get high-speed internet connections in some areas due to their distance from the telephone exchanges, difficult landscape and a lack of investment in the ageing infrastructure.
Source : Worcester Evening News
