North Lincolnshire Council has released special community funding to help pay for D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations next year.
June 6, 2024 will be eight decades on since allied forces successfully landed on the beaches of Normandy, in the largest naval, air and land invasion to ever be assembled in history. It was the beginning of allied operations that ultimately helped bring the Second World War to an end.
Community groups, town and parish councils and voluntary organisations can apply for up to £250 support to help them commemorate the 80th anniversary. Cllr Richard Hannigan, cabinet member for adults and health said: “We are extremely proud to be able to allocate specific funding to our communities to commemorate this monumental anniversary.
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“It is essential that we continue to mark these major past events and remember the significance of D-Day in the history of the war and enable people to honour the sacrifices made all those years ago.” Groups will be able to apply for funding for their large or small community events up and until noon on Monday, January 22.
People are advised to email communitygrants@northlincs.gov.uk for an application form. Completed application forms need to be returned by email or by post to Governance and Communities, Church Square House, Scunthorpe, DN15 6NL.
At the time of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, veterans from northern Lincolnshire shared their stories with Grimsby Live of the D-Day campaign and their part in the war. These included Scunthorpe man Terry Holmes, who landed on Gold Beach, Normandy, as part of the Lincolnshire Regiment on June 10. Terry was 19 years old at the time and was a stretcher bearer and provider of first aid. He sadly passed away in June 2022.
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Recent Community Funding recipients
North Lincolnshire Council issues out regular community funding rounds on a more or less monthly basis. There can be grants of up to £500 to support individuals who demonstrate excellence in sport, art or culture. However, most funding goes to parish and town councils and other organisations with social aims.
Barton Short Mat Bowls were granted £2,890 for mats in late September, for example. Burton Upon Stather Parish Council received a tranche of funding in August for a new boiler system, pull up gym bars and £14,180 for the installation of speeding signs.
The most recent community fund grant was for £15,830 cash to help fund a refurbishment to Owston Ferry Coronation Hall. The last specific community funding grants before the D-Day commemorations were for King’s Coronation celebrations.
Original artice: https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/all-about/scunthorpe
