A potential £1.5million funding boost for rural communities in west Norfolk has been announced and the council needs the public’s help to decide how it could spend the money if secured.

The money comes from the Government’s Rural England Prosperity Fund and can be used in a variety of ways that address some of the specific challenges rural communities face.

We have put together short surveys for our residents and businesses to find out what they think would make the most difference to them. Once we have this information we will use it to build a proposal that is based on their priorities.”

The fund can be used to support capital projects for small businesses and communities, in particular where those projects have a wider benefit to the local economy.

Short surveys for residents and businesses open on Friday 14 October and will be live until midnight on 30 October. The surveys can be accessed through the following link: www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/repf.