COMMUNITY groups are set to receive a major funding boost.
More than £300,000 will be distributed to seven community organisations across Lewisham, thanks to annual handouts from the London Borough Grants Committee (LBGC).
Among the organisations to benefit is community action group Voluntary Action Lewisham, which will receive £74,000.
The Heart and Soul theatre group, based at the Albany Theatre, Douglas Way, Deptford, is set to receive £24,781 to fund its work with young people.
All 32 London boroughs make financial contributions to the LBGC, which then redistributes the cash to voluntary organisations.
This year Lewisham Council gave £881,726.
The grants are due to be rubber-stamped by Lewisham Mayor Steve Bullock and his cabinet at a meeting tonight.
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