Sawtry Parish Council won a community empowerment award earlier this year for building a shelter for young people. The council built the shelter despite stiff opposition from older residents.
In last month's local government white paper Strong and Prosperous Communities, the Government announced its intent to reward high-performing parish councils such as Sawtry, by giving them the "power of wellbeing": the freedom to take any action they think will best meet the needs of their community.
Dick Tuplin, chairman of Sawtry Parish Council, says: "If the county council was to give us the budget that it currently holds for youth work in the parish, I think the parish council would be able to make much better provision than the county council does."
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