Funding is there but how well are you doing, ask councillors

But the councillors who made the decision want the organisations who get their backing to tell them how well the funding has worked for them.

On Wednesday the Anti Poverty Fairer Fife fund backed the K-Art project to give Kelty Main Street a new look to the tune of £18,751 while Fife Gingerbread received upwards of £10,000 towards their projects in the Cowdenbeath-Lochgelly area.

Meanwhile the Cardenden Community Futures programme was backed by £10,000 from the Ward budget while the Cleaner Tidier Fife project was given £15,000 for each of the Cowdenbeath and Kelty and Lochgelly, Benarty and Cardenden Wards while the Driving4Success initiative to help young drivers in the area received £6,850. In addition the Easter and Summer Playschemes throughout the area received £30,000.

But the committee feels that they do not get enough information on how projects progress from the funding.

Said Councillor Alex Campbell: "There have been a few groups in Kelty who have received funding and we never hear how successful these have been.

"I would certainly like to see more information provided on how the money has been spent."

Councillor Mary Lockhart added: "There is no doubt that the money put into projects helps them succeed but it would be good to find out exactly how successful these may have been.

Councillor Darren Watt went on: "A lot of these organisations do a lot of great work and really they should be singing from the roof tops telling people about it".

Committee convener, Councillor Linda Erskine summed the feeling up: "There are some superb voluntary groups in our communities who are doing a great job but they really do need to tell us how they are doing.

"I think it is only fair that these groups are asked to give us that sort of information when they have asked for support."

The committee agreed that groups getting support should make more information available on how the money has been used.