Thirty-three organisations have been allocated a share of £1.8m of funding during the previous financial year, new figures reveal.

In Copeland Community Fund's final grants panel of the year, three youth organisations and a parish council were successful in securing funding for their projects, including Distington Club for Young People, which received £12,854 to continue to youth provision in the village.

West Cumbria Domestic Violence received £87,779 for the Freedom Project.

John Rowlands, chair of the Copeland Community Fund Board, said: “The fund is delighted to be able to support such wide range organisations each year. £1.8m is a significant amount of funding that will help local projects meet their objectives. 

"We are incredibly fortunate that the fund has the flexibility so that youth organisations can return if necessary to fill a void in funding and continue the work they do with the younger members of our community. 

"The fund wish all the projects every success to turn their dreams into a reality and look forward to seeing more projects apply to the fund in the coming year."