| Cheshire West and Chester Council has launched another funding round on the Cheshire West Crowd, providing an opportunity for community projects to bring their ideas to life. The Cheshire West Crowd, run by the Council in partnership with Spacehive, empowers everyone to put forward community-led projects and attract funding to make the borough more vibrant, resilient and connected. Since the Cheshire West Crowd first launched, 95 community projects have collectively raised nearly £1.6 million from almost 5,000 backers, including the Council. Regular information sessions will be delivered by the Council’s Communities team, providing an opportunity for you to have an informal chat about any ideas you have and get advice to take your crowdfunding campaign forward. Details below: Chester Chester Upton Library, Wealstone Lane, Upton, Chester, CH2 1HB – Wednesday 2 August, 10.30am to 11.30am Upton Library, Wealstone Lane, Upton, Chester, CH2 1HB – Wednesday 16 August, 11.30am to 1pm Great Boughton Library, Green Lane, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5LB – Thursday 7 September, 2pm to 3pm Great Boughton Library, Green Lane, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5LB – Thursday 14 September, 5.30pm to 7pm Ellesmere Port Ellesmere Port Let’s Talk Market Stall, Ellesmere Port Market – Thursday 27 July, 10am to 12noon Ellesmere Port Library,Civic Way, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BG – Thursday 10 August, 10am to noon Little Sutton Library,Chester Road, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 1QQ– Thursday 17 August, 11am to 1pm Let’s Talk Market Stall, Ellesmere Port Market – Thursday 7 September, 10am to 12noon Ellesmere Port Library, Civic Way, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BG – Thursday 21 September, 10am to noon Northwich and Winsford Northwich and Winsford Winsford Lifestyle Centre,The Drumber, Winsford CW7 1AD – Thursday 10 August, 11am to noon Wharton Library, Willow Square, Wharton, Winsford, CW7 3HP – Thursday 17 August, 11am to noon Northwich Library, London Road, Northwich, CW9 8AB – Thursday 17 August, 2pm to 4pm Winnington Community Hub, 41 Walker Road, Northwich, CW8 4UD– Thursday 24 August, 2pm to 4pm New Images Chatter Box Café, Nixon Drive, Winsford, CW7 2HG – Tuesday 5 September, 11am to noon Rural Rural Neston Library, Parkgate Road, Town Centre, Neston, CH64 9XE – Tuesday 1 August, 10.30am to noon Tattenhall Library, Park Primary School Tattenhall, Chester, CH3 9AH – Tuesday 1 August, 2pm to 4pm Elton Community Centre Café, School Lane, Elton, CH2 4PU – Wednesday 2 August, 11.30am to 1pm Helsby Library, Lower Robin Hood Lane, Frodsham, WA6 0BW – Tuesday 15 August, 4.30pm to 6.30pm Tattenhall Library, Park Primary School Tattenhall, Chester, CH3 9AH – Thursday 7 September, 10.30am to 12.30pm Frodsham Library, Princeway, Frodsham, WA6 6RX – Wednesday 13 September, 4pm to 6pm You can simply turn up to any of these community drop-in sessions to access support with the Cheshire West Crowd. If you need to contact any of the Communities teams beforehand, please use the following email contact details. Chester – chesterlocality@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Ellesmere Port – ellesmereportlocality@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Northwich and Winsford – northwichwinsfordlocality@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Rural – rurallocality@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk The deadline to submit projects and pitch for Council funding on the Cheshire West Crowd is Wednesday 27 September 2023, with projects needing to hit their crowdfunding target during December 2023. • Create your own project For more information about the Cheshire West Crowd and how you could get involved, visit: spacehive.com/movement/cwc |