FUNDING is on offer for community groups to help them maintain and enhance the county's green spaces.

Herefordshire Council has re-launched its Public Green Spaces Community Grant Scheme which offers a small fund of up to £750.

It will help groups across the county to bring ideas and projects to life for maintaining and enhancing public green spaces.

The scheme particularly aims to support projects which bring unused green spaces into community use and have community involvement and impact.

It does not normally support the purchase of fixed structures such as benches.

Councillor Paul Rone, Cabinet member for transport and roads, said: "We wish to encourage communities to do more for themselves and one way is to form a community group to maintain and improve a local green space.

"This not only helps the council to spend less money but also brings green spaces back into use and creates a sense of community pride and spirit by bringing communities together."

The closing date for applications is Wednesday, May 25 at 5pm.

For more information, including a successful project case study and how to make an application, visit herefordshire.gov.uk/grants