CONGRATULATIONS TO MARTOCK LOCAL HISTORY GROUP ON AWARD - HEATH

12.00.00am GMT Mon 29th Oct 2007

David Heath, MP for Somerton and Frome, has congratulated the Martock Local History Group on being awarded £4,373 by the Awards for All Programme, which is supported by the Arts Council England, the Big Lottery Fund, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Sport England. Grants of between £300 and £10,000 are awarded 'for people to take part in art, sport, heritage and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.'

Martock Local History Group will use the award to involve the community in researching and recording the local history of the area.

Commenting David said:

"Somerset has a rich and varied history to be explored, and I'm delighted that the Awards for All Programme have allocated funds to allow even more local people to research their pasts. We can learn a lot about Somerset today from the many events which have shaped our county over the years.

I am sure that the money will allow this exciting project to involve even more people from across the Martock area."