GROUPS across Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge are being encouraged to share their ideas for community health projects. 

Sedgemoor District Council is now seeking applications to its Community Health Fund which has funding available to spend on health-focused projects across the district. 

Community groups, registered charities, leisure centres, housing providers, activity clubs, children's centres and workplaces amongst others are all being encouraged to come up with their own project ideas based on local health and wellbeing needs and then bid for up to £2,000 to support their project.

Applications for projects must be focused around one or more of the following themes: physical activity and exercise, healthy eating, cooking and growing,weight management orreducing loneliness.

The funding could be used to support a whole raft of projects for example new activity classes, clubs which support weight loss or reducing social isolation, teaching how to prepare healthy meals on a budget or general cookery skills.

Whilst match-funding is not strictly required projects that have some percentage of match funding in place will be favoured.

Previous successful projects have included the setup of ASA Swimfit sessions in three Sedgemoor swimming pools, a rural weight management programme, a healthy weight and fitness project in primary schools, community food growing as well as a series of history-themed health walks.

The closing date is November 11 at 5pm.

If you have any questions about the Community Health Fund please contact Jacqueline Strong (Health and Wellbeing Project Officer ) or Julie Cooper, Team Leader viacommunity.services@sedgemoor.gov.uk or 01278 435435.

To apply please visit  where application forms and criteria are available for download or call 01278 436420 to request postal or email copies of these documents.