Gloucestershire County Council provided the 500,000 pot,accepting bids between 5,000 and 50,000 from youth groupsacross the county. The bids were judged by a panel of county councilstaff with input from a group of young people. This year's fund willhelp to pay for an extension to a skate park, better facilities fordisabled young people and a range of refurbishments to youth clubs.
Stephen McMillan, cabinet member for young people's support, said: "Ihope this grant will make a real difference to these organisations. Weare dedicated to providing young people with a good choice of things todo and places to go."
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