Bucks Council fast-tracks £250,000 in response to coronavirus

Cabinet Member for Communities and Public Health, Gareth Williams, joined the Council leader to talk about how £250,000 from the £4 million budget for the Council's 16 planned local community boards has been fast-tracked in response to the Covid-19 crisis.

Mr Williams said: "Ideally, Covid would have come after we'd set up these community boards, but we've had to react pretty quickly to the emerging situation."

Gareth explained how more than £172,000 has already been given to support a wide range of initiatives by volunteers, town and parish councils responding to help communities through the difficult time.

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