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A community band in the former Kent coalfield area is to benefit from a grant of £10,000.

The cash, which will buy instruments for the Snowdown Colliery Welfare Band, is from Bridging The Gap, a Coalfield Regeneration Trust funding initiative administered in partnership with Dover District Council.

The group offers funding between £500 and £10,000 to groups hoping to expand, improve or offer new services to people living in the former coalfield areas.

Further funding is available for voluntary and community organisations in the coalfield areas, and local groups are invited to apply.

For more information about Bridging the Gap funding, please contact Una Mills, DDC Regeneration Officer – Small Projects, on 01304 872066.