Festival organisers give £115k to Cornish groups

A total of 40 Cornish organisations were given grants by the Boardmasters Foundation

More than £115,000 has been given to local groups by organisers of a Cornish surf and music festival.

The Boardmasters Foundation announced 40 organisations would benefit from money raised at last year's festival at Watergate Bay in Newquay.

Boardmasters chief executive Andrew Topham, said it was a "meaningful way to give back" to Cornwall's charities, schools and businesses.

Since 2017 Boardmasters has contributed nearly £500,000 to more than 100 organisations in Cornwall, the festival organisers said.

Organisations can apply for funding from the foundation in autumn

Mr Topham said: "We’re proud to call Cornwall our home, and we’re just as proud to be able to donate to charities, schools, businesses, and support incredible and often vital local causes."

This year grants have been given to The Schools Consent Project which works to eliminate anti-social behaviour in Newquay and the rest of the county.

Cornwall Pride, Adaptive Surfing, The Wave Project, Newquay Foodbank, Newquay Safe Spaces and Black Voices Cornwall also received grants.

This year’s donations were given to help fund independent creatives in Cornwall, and develop community spaces.

The funding would also be used to add facilities at Newquay train station, support community outreach programmes and provide surf therapy courses.

Applications for funds raised in this year's festival, which runs from 7-11 August, will open in autumn.