A PROJECT for mental health groups in Holywell is among those tackling climate change thanks to National Lottery good causes money.

KIM Inspire in Holywell have been awarded a grant of £10,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund to modernise lighting, electric car hook-up, gardening project, and carbon footprint training.

The grant is part of a pilot in Wales to support existing National Lottery projects to take action in their communities to tackle the climate emergency.

Last year The National Lottery Community Fund announced that it is committing £100 million over 10 years to support communities across the UK to tackle climate change.

The grant has been made possible thanks to National Lottery players’ ticket purchases.

Community groups received support from Renew Wales and Sustainable Communities Wales to identify what climate change action they should take and what positive impact this could have.

Welcoming the grant was Andy Matthews, director of operations at KIM Inspire.

He said: “This funding has helped KIM modernise our community building and reduce our carbon footprint in a number of key areas. Furthermore, our volunteer co-ordinator, Hannah Luhde-Thompson, will be providing additional training to the community on how people can make small changes in their lives to make a big difference to our local community and the planet as a whole.”