Taunton Deane Borough Council has recently awarded grants totalling £20,355 to 23 groups based in the Taunton Deane area. Administered by Somerset Community Foundation, the fund supports local charities, community groups and social enterprises, based within the Borough, for projects, capital purchases or core costs.

Profits generated from Burnham and Weston Energy CIC’s 36,000-panel community solar array at Wick Farm, between Lympsham and Brean, will be made available for projects that will help local communities or community organisations become more sustainable. Burnham and Weston Energy Sunshine Fund has been set up by Burnham and Weston Energy CIC and is managed by Somerset Community Foundation. Grants of up to £2,500 are available for projects covering an area stretching up the Somerset coastline from Burnham-on-Sea to Weston-super-Mare, and inland to Mark and Winscombe.