Community groups and schools in north Oxfordshire have received more than £15,000 in grants from the National Lottery Awards for All scheme.

Awards for All officer Phil Stevens said: "We're delighted groups are continuing to benefit from lottery funding at a very local level. Awards for All can fund environmental, educational and arts projects, and health, sports, community and heritage initiatives."

Banbury School will get £4,981 for an out-of-hours trampolining club which will be open to other schools.

The town's St John's Primary School has been awarded £2,151 to create a consortium of girls' football clubs, leading to inter-school festivals and an inter-school league.

Steeple Aston Players will receive £3,150. The group is planning an historical performance to celebrate the return of the Steeple Aston cope from the Victoria and Albert Museum to the village church.

A cope is a long, loose cloak worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions.

Cherwell Youth Dance Company will get £4,990 to pay for a two-part project.

For more details about Awards for All visit the website at www.awardsforall.org.uk or call 0845 600 2040 to order an application form.