Crewe Town Council has announced the latest successful submissions from the Community Grant Scheme. The Council allocates funding and grants up to £2,500 to community organisations for projects and activities that directly benefit the community within the Crewe Town Boundary.
An impressive fourteen grants were approved from the latest round of applications. The grants will be awarded to a range of community groups, including allotments, choirs, activity clubs and support organisations. The awards will go towards regeneration, events for Crewe, sport development, combating social isolation, improving facilities and tailored support for families with young children and lone parents.
The Crewe Town Council Community Grant Scheme is open for applications throughout the year, with quarterly submission deadlines for applications to be considered by the Community Plan committee.
The next deadline for applications is Sunday 8th May 2022 at midnight.
For further information and to download the application form, community organisations can visit the following webpage:
https://www.crewetowncouncil.gov.uk/grants/
The details of the grants are as follows:
Ruby’s Fund
Amount awarded: £1,300
Project name: Butterfly Group – Community Play Project
Project aims: to help new families overcome isolation and bring them together with a regular parent and toddler play group.
Liberty Dance Troupe
Amount awarded: £2,500
Project name: Liberty Dance Troupe (season 2022)
Project aims: to subsidise costs to parents that need transport to competitions each week and to help pay towards costumes for the new season.
Grove Singers
www.facebook.com/crewegrovesingers
Amount awarded: £1,500
Project name: Mixed voice community choir – ‘Another 25 years’
Project aims: the continuation of the choir within the community.
Crewe Flyers
Amount awarded: £2,500
Project name: ‘Rising Stars’ swimming club – Aged 8-20
Project aims: to enable coaching sessions and new equipment.
YMCA
Amount awarded: £2,315.92
Project name: New Holiday Villages
Project aims: to run two additional Holiday Villages in the Easter and May Half Term breaks to enable families who are unable to go away on holiday to spend time together in a positive and fun environment.
Crewe Town Allotment Federation
www.facebook.com/Crewe-Town-Allotment-Federation-886225261400114/
Amount awarded: £2,490
Project name: Allotment Community Project – Site(s) improvements
Project aims: improving sites and providing materials and equipment.
Crewe & District Military Vehicle Club
Amount awarded: £1,420
Project name: Armed Forces Day event at Queens Park
Project aims: to support the Armed Forces Day event in Queens Park.
Ruskin Road Allotments
www.facebook.com/rrallotments/
Amount awarded: £2,500
Project name: Communal Flexible Events Space
Project aims: to provide a secure safe space where the extended community can enjoy the allotment.
Crewe Male Voice Choir
Amount awarded: £288
Project name: Fundraising concert
Project aims: to pay for a soloist, accompanist, tickets and programmes for a fundraising concert.
Healthbox
Amount awarded: £2,500
Project name: Summer Refresh 2022 – Sherbourne Estate Community Project
Project aims: to improve the current facilities at their bungalow on the estate and enable gardening club trips and family activities.
British Red Cross
Amount awarded: £2,500
Project name: Crewe Mobility Aids delivery service
Project aims: to enable access to a wheelchair delivery service which can prevent or reduce the need for further care.
Friends of Crewe South 1 Alleyways
Amount awarded: £2,450
Project name: Regeneration Project
Project aims: to improve the aesthetic appearance of the streets and alleyways of Crewe South which are currently littered with bins, bags and fly-tipping.
South Cheshire Clasp
Amount awarded: £2,199
Project name: ‘Here to Listen’ Specialist support for lone parents
Project aims: to support lone parents who would benefit from having someone to talk to, through weekly check-in calls.
Creative Crewe
Amount awarded: £1,000
Project name: Creative Crewe 22
Project aims: to deliver five local community events in Crewe throughout 2022.
