Some 26 Sid Valley organisations will net a share of nearly £15,000 of community cash.

The groups all applied for support from Sidmouth Town Council, which decided on its grants last week.

The £14,680 total is the most that the council has awarded in some time. Last year’s total was £10,600.

Cheques will be presented at the council’s annual assembly in the coming months.

The recipients are:

? Sidmouth in Bloom – £1,500.

?Sidmouth Science Festival – £1,500.

? 1st Sid Vale Scouts – £1,000.

? Sidmouth Arboretum – £1,000.

? Sidmouth Help Link – £1,000.

? Sidmouth Regatta – £1,000.

? Sidmouth Surf Lifesaving Club – £1,000.

? Sidmouth Drill Hall Hub community interest company – £750.

? Sidmouth Sailing Club – £750.

? Sidmouth and East Devon Walking Festival – £600.

? Friends of the Byes – £500.

? Kennaway House – £500.

? Sid Valley Memory Café – £500.

? Sidbury Millennium Green Trust – £500.

? Sidmouth Carnival – £500.

?Sidmouth Choral Society – £400.

? Apple Tree Preschool – £250.

? Byes Preschool – £250.

? Sidmouth Day Care Nursery – £250.

? Sidmouth Decorative and Fine Arts Society – £250.

? Sidmouth Literary Festival – £150.

? Sidmouth Parish Church – £140.

? Health and Local Food for Families – £100.

? Sid Valley Horticultural Society – £100.

? Sidmouth Hot Cross Bun Fund – £100.

? Sidford Short Mat Bowling Club – £90.