Norfolk’s market towns invited to apply for grants to attract more visitors

 The area I represent on the County Council covers 12 villages but towns like North Walsham and Cromer are really important to local life. If you are involved in a group based in nearby town and have a new idea to bring people to the town, why not look at getting a grant to support it?

Projects that are aimed at increasing sales and footfall in market towns will be able to apply for grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 through an initiative being rolled out across the whole of Norfolk.

Organisations and businesses are being invited to apply for the Love Your Market Town fund’s Pride of Place grants to fund ideas designed to encourage people to visit and shop in their local towns more frequently. The scheme is supported by Norfolk County Council and the district councils and applicants have until 31 August to submit their ideas.

Once ideas have been submitted, they will be reviewed by an independent panel and applicants notified of the outcome by Tuesday 30 September.

Applications are welcome from any local groups or business, but any activity must be a brand-new idea and should support multiple areas or services within a Norfolk market town. There is no limit to the kind of activities that can be funded but the idea must have a link to creating interest or increasing footfall in town centres.

For more information, and to express interest in bidding for a grant, please visit Love Your Market Town grant – Pride of Place funding – New Anglia Growth Hub