THREE community groups near Chard have been shortlisted for cash help from the Lloyds Bank Community Fund.

StreetSpace South Somerset, Read Easy and Membury Playing Field Committee now rely on votes from members of the public.

You can vote online, by SMS text message, by visiting a local Lloyds Bank branch and, for the first time, using Twitter.

The number of votes cast in each community will determine how Community Fund awards are allocated.

In each community the good cause with the most votes will receive a £3,000 award with the second-placed group receiving £2,000, the third-placed group receiving £1,000 and the fourthplaced group receiving £500.