Anglian Water Thriving Communities

Anglian Water has established the Thriving Communities Fund to empower not for profit groups to improve the water environment and bring real social benefits to local communities. Over the next five years, they will be putting £5.8m of shareholder funds into projects across the region. The programme provides grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 to support projects across the entire Anglian Water region that are focused on the water environment whilst also delivering social benefits. Projects must primarily nurture, repair, protect or sustain the natural water environment, covering all natural and managed water systems and the ecosystems connected to them, including the sea. In addition to the main focus on the water environment, projects must also deliver social benefits for communities in the region, such as environmental and community wellbeing, health and wellbeing improvements, and education and skills development. The programme is managed by Cambridgeshire Community Foundation on behalf of Anglian Water.