Small grants up for grabs for the Winchester Town area
Winchester City Council’s Town Forum is looking to award small grants to organisations that provide activities within the Town area of Winchester. The small one-off grants are intended to benefit residents in the five unparished areas of the Town by enabling them to purchase items of equipment, or to fund specific activities.
On Wednesday 20 September, Cllr Jamie Scott and Cllr Ian Tait saw the direct impact of the Town Forum grant funding when they visited Clausentum Fen, which received Town Forum funding in August 2017. The grant helped to fund the Clausentum Fen Conservation Group’s environmental project, which encouraged the local community to undertake voluntary work together.
Cllr Jamie Scott, Chair of the Town Forum Grants Panel said;
It is with great pleasure that we are able to offer small grant funding again this year. The grants have proven invaluable to recipients and have previously funded a wide range of activities. If your organisation could benefit, please get in touch.
Marcus Swalwell, Chair of the Clausentum Fen Conservation Group explained how their grant has helped their organisation;
Fen Conservation got off to a flying start thanks in part to support from a Winchester City Council Town Forum grant. Our community has collaborated to create an ambitious plan which has already reversed 50 years of overgrowth on a special chalk stream fed meadow. We hope to build on these partnerships, to bring the wonders of native species wildlife to the edge of Winchester city.
The deadline to apply for a Town Forum grant is noon on 7 November and further details can be found on the City Council’s website here:
http://www.winchester.gov.uk/community/grants/town-forum-small-grants/
If you require any further information about funding for Voluntary and Community organisations, please contact Hayley Shattock, 01962 848 269 or email: grants@winchester.gov.uk
