The finalists for the Grab a Grant competition are:

BRAINTREE GRANT

1st Braintree Scouts

Funding for new kitchen

Vote number 0484

Black Notley Scouts and Guides

Help to finish the hall

Vote number 0485

Braintree and Bocking Community Association

Funding for youth centre

Vote number 0486

Braintree and District Crossroads

Extending service for young carers

Vote number 0487

Kings Community Church

Funding for youth café

Vote number 0488

Salvation Army

Funding for new kitchen

Vote number 0489

HALSTEAD GRANT

Brambley Hedge Nursery Trust

Funding for works to nursery

Vote number 0490

Halstead Day Centre

Funding towards running costs

Vote number 0491

Heart of the Valley CFR

Funding for CFR health scheme

Vote number 0492

Helions Bumpstead Village Hall

Funding for work to hall

Vote number 0493

Home Start

Funding for 50 per cent of staffing costs

Vote number 0494

St Margaret’s Preparatory School

Community art project

Vote number 0495

WITHAM GRANT

1st Witham Scouts

Help to finish stage three of their project

Vote number 0496

Hatfield Peverel Youth Action Group

Sports facilities

Vote number 0497

Silver End Seedlings Pre-School

Outside play area

Vote number 0498

Southview School

Garden/orchard

Vote number 0499

Witham Junior Rugby Club

Floodlights and toilet improvements

Vote number 0500

Witham Lunch Club

Funding for extending capacity of the lunch club

Vote number 0501

£20,000 GRANT

Farleigh Hospice

Funding for running costs

Vote number 0502

Hatfield Peverel Youth Action Group

Sports facilities

Vote number 0503

Heart of the Valley CFR

Funding for CFR health scheme

Vote number 0504

MillRace IT

IT training and workshops

Vote number 0505

North Hinckford Church Project

Leaflet and publicity to widen use of church

Vote number 0506

Parc

Funding for works to help finish new building

Vote number 0507

HOW TO VOTE

By text

Send a text to 80360,starting your message with HG, then leave a space, then type GRANT and the vote number of the organisation you are voting for.

You must include your name and address.

Text messages are free, but your normal operator text charge applies. Service provided by Newsquest Media Group

By phone

Call 0901 221 followed by the four-digit vote number of the organisation you are voting for.

Calls cost 25p per call from BT landlines. Calls from mobiles and some other networks may cost more.

Telephone voting lines open on November 5 and close at 5pm on December 12. Service provided by Newsquest Media Group

By e-mail

Send an-email to hgnews@nqe.com

with the vote number of the organisation you are voting for.

Please include your name and address, and remember that you can only vote for one bid in each category