Five community groups working to improve the lives of people living in Newtown have been given a cash boost by the town council. Newtown & District Civic Society, Rekindle Home – Small Steps Project, Friends of Cedewain, Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre, and Hope Church – Happy Holidays have each been rewarded a grant from the Newtown Community Fund. During the May the Community Grant Funded awarded just under £5,000 to local organisations. Cllr John Baker, Chair of the Resources Committee, said: “Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council is once again pleased to support organisations within Newtown who do so much for the people living in the area.