Monmouthshire is an eligible area for the Big Lottery’s Coastal Communities Fund, which is about promoting sustainable economic growth and jobs.  Details at https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/uk-wide/coastal-communities.  There is a briefing event at the Aberavon Beach Hotel, Port Talbot on 5 March.  Expreesions of interest by 18 March.  Contact rhian.richards@biglotteryfund.org.uk.