Local MP, Gordon Prentice, has welcomed the report of the Lancashire Environmental Fund detailing the projects which have been supported through the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF).

Speaking from Westminster, the MP said “Over £100,000 has been allocated from the LCF to projects in Pendle over the last two years, including Linden Road Community Centre; Blacko Recreation Ground; Higherford Mill; and woodland planting in Earby.

“The LCF uses a proportion of the tax on landfill operators for environmental and community projects located near landfill sites. In Lancashire it has already supported over 600 projects with a total of nearly £17 million.”

The MP added: “Even though a wide range of not-for-profit organisations can receive money from the LCF, it is not a widely known source of funding. I am pressing Ministers to ensure the scheme continues in the long term."

Note to Editors:
In the past two years the Lancashire Environmental Fund has supported the following through the Landfill Communities Fund:
Phase 3 Higherford Mill, Barrowford £50,000
Blacko Recreation Ground refurbishment £25,000
Linden Road Community Centre environmental improvements £12,417
Matfield Farm, Earby, New Woodland for Lancashire £20,586