THE Vale of Glamorgan Council has approved more than £150,000 pounds of funding for community projects across the Vale.

The Strong Communities Grant fund offers grants to community groups, voluntary organisations, and town and community councils.

Money from the grant can be put towards the cost initiatives within the Vale that help support the council’s vision of "Strong Communities with a bright future".

Cllr Bronwen Brooks, Vale of Glamorgan Council cabinet member for sustainable places, said: “The Council is committed to building Strong Communities with a Bright Future and we hope this funding will do exactly that.

“It will be used towards financing projects that will enrich the local area and people that live there.

“Across both funding streams, a total of 33 applications have been successful and I can’t wait to see the difference this money makes.”

In total more than £150,000 worth of funding has been approved for 21 projects following the recent round of applications. Motion Control Dance, based in Barry YMCA received more than £10,000 to pay for a new tutor.

Running in parallel to the main fund is the Small Grant Fund, which awards up to £3,000 for smaller-scale schemes.

A total of 11 applications were successful in accessing monies through this route, including Barry Athletic Football Club, which was awarded close to the maximum amount to pay for a shipping container to store equipment.