Charities looking for a £1,000 funding boost have an extra chance to apply as the Packet has extended the deadline for it's Vodafone Community Connection Awards competition.

Anyone wanting to nominate a deserving local cause to win the award, and the £1,000 prize that goes with it, now has until Friday, June 24 to enter.

Readers are being asked to nominate a group with a specific project that could use £1,000 in funding, be it a sports club in need of new kit, cooking equipment for a group supporting the young, elderly, or those with disabilities, or gardening tools for a local community group.

Tracey Emmett, Vodafone store manager in Falmouth, said: “We’re delighted to team up with the Falmouth Packet to offer a Vodafone Community Connection Award in Falmouth. We’re keen to play our part as members of the local community and we know there are some really deserving causes out there, working hard to make a difference – we hope they will put themselves forward.”

Vodafone understands that getting people involved in local activities and clubs is no easy task, but it can really help make a difference, and it wants to help fund schemes that have a real, positive impact in the local area.

To be eligible for the scheme an application: must be for a local registered charity that makes a significant impact on the local community, cannot be a personal or individual plight, or a government funded organisation, must be for a specific project or purpose, rather than just to cover operating costs, must be stand-alone rather than form any part of a larger contribution or bigger appeal.

To enter your choice of local charity, email editorial@packetseries.co.uk with Vodafone Community Connection Award as the subject line, or write to The Falmouth Packet, 5 Falmouth Business Park, Bickland Water Road, Falmouth, TR11 4SZ.

Explain what the money would be used for and why the charity deserves to be chosen, and include a name, address and daytime telephone number.

The closing date for entries is now June 24, and the winning charity will receive their cheque at a photo-call at the Vodafone store in Falmouth.