Community Grants
Crowborough Town Council welcomes and values the work of local voluntary groups and organisations. The Council has a policy for making grants to groups and organisations which contribute to the welfare of the community by improving or supporting activities and/or facilities. Applicants must be able to demonstrate a clear need for financial support. Deadlines for submission are included in the Grant Awarding Policy document.
There are also opportunities for community groups to access grants from other organisations.
The following contacts/links may be of interest to you or your group:
Community Grants 2021-2022
| 2021/2022 | ||
| Applicant/Organisation | Purpose of Grant | Amount Granted |
| Clued-Up | Ongoing support for strategic services | £22,575.00 |
| Crowborough Bonfire and Carnival Society | To provide a day of celebration and entertainment whilst raising money for local good causes. | £1,500.00 |
| Crowborough and District Anglers Association | To give young people correct and responsible instruction in the sport of angling and to respoect and care for the flora and forna of the countryside. | £490.00 |
| RVS Darby and Joan Club | To provide food and treats for the elderly members every month at difficult times. | £1,000.00 |
| Tunbridge Wells and District Samaritans | To contribute in providing a safe, confidential and non judgemental space in which to help people at difficult times. | £500.00 |
| Wealden Citizens Advice Bureau | Ongoing support for strategic services | £22,575.00 |
COMMUNITY GRANT AWARDED 20/21
| VOLUNTARY GROUP/ORGANISATION | PURPOSE OF GRANT | AMOUNT AWARDED |
| Artytime | Youth club pilot in Jarvis Brook/Alderbrook area , help with funding the initial set up i.e. training and first aid training for volunteers | £3000.00 |
| Beacon Swimming Club | To purchase 6 backstroke wedges for use by swimmers. | £540.00 |
| Clued-Up | Ongoing support for strategic services | £21,500.00 |
| Crowborough Community Association | Replacement of old fluorescent and associated outdated lighting with LED light fittings reducing energy costs and carbon reduction | £2000.00 |
| Crowborough District Friends of Guiding | They have been forced to close off the Brownies end of the hall as squirrels have damaged it and are nesting in the roof therefore they would like to repair the roof inside and out and remove the trees that have caused the problem | £1500.00 |
| RVS Darby and Joan Club | Funding to contribute towards hall hire, monthly entertainment, coach hire, Christmas lunch and gift for 64 elderley local residents. | £1500.00 |
| The Society of Friends of Montargis | Funding to help subsidize the organisation with entertainment and expenses regarding the twinning | £750.00 |
| Wealden Citizens Advice Bureau | Ongoing support for strategic services | £21,500.00 |
COVID GRANTS AWARDED 20/21
| VOLUNTARY GROUP/ORGANISATION | PURPOSE OF GRANT | AMOUNT AWARDED |
| Beacon Swimming Club | Club income impacted – unable to run Easter/summer camps or club championships; unable to offer swim coaching; had to charge members reduced membership fee. Club will need to recommence pool hire when facilities re-open. | £500.00 |
| Crowborough Community Association | Grant to help with making the Community Centre Covid-secure (i.e.hand sanitation facilities/products, safe hand drying facilities for toilets, additional cleaning products, signage and additional waste disposal facilities) | £500.00 |
| Crowborough Cricket Club | Club income impacted – not taken any membership fees for current season; no income from match fees; no income from bar sales; no sponsorship for current season. Equipment maintenance costs still remain. | £500.00 |
| Crowborough Wolfe Bowling Club | Club income impacted – subscription reduced by half. Costs for rent of club, fuel for machinery, equipment maintenance/refurbishment costs, water charges and removal of green waste charges still remain. | £500.00 |
PREVIOUS FINANCIAL YEARS
COMMUNITY GRANT AWARDED 19/20
| VOLUNTARY GROUP/ORGANISATION | PURPOSE OF GRANT | AMOUNT AWARDED |
| Artytime | Community Family Day. The Artytime Scrap store will be open to the public getting community groups together to run stalls. The grant would pay for the children’s entertainer | £250.00 |
| Clued-Up | Ongoing support for strategic services | £21,500.00 |
| Crowborough Arts | To replace the poster holders with vandal proof frames, put up by Crowborough Arts as part of the Station Project. Welcoming Visitors to Crowborough and decorating the station wall. | £289.00 |
| Crowborough Bonfire & Carnival Society | Entertainment for Carnival Day 2019 | £1,500.00 |
| Crowborough District Anglers Association | To provide 3 qualified coaches for young anglers during Junior Fishing Day | £475.00 |
| Crowborough Tennis and Squash Club | Outreach program | £1,000.00 |
| Crowborough Darby and Joan Club | Monthly hall rental, entertainment, coach hire for outings, Summer & Christmas lunch projects. | £1,500.00 |
| Home-Start East Sussex | Core costs for 2 early intervention services, home visits and support for domestic abuse | £2,000.00 |
| Rotherfield St Martins | Transportation for Crowborough members/participants to meetings and activities | £580.00 |
| Society of the Friends of Montargis | To assist in entertaining visitors from twinned town of Montargis during the annual visit | £500.00 |
| Tunbridge Wells and District Samaritans | Annual running costs | £500.00 |
| Wealden Citizens Advice Bureau | Ongoing support for strategic services | £21,500.00 |
COMMUNITY GRANT AWARDED 18/19
| VOLUNTARY GROUP/ORGANISATION | PURPOSE OF GRANT | AMOUNT AWARDED |
| Artytime | A cross-curricular inter-generational project to develop literacy; bringing together older and younger people |
£250.00 |
| Clued-Up | Ongoing support for strategic services | £21,500.00 |
| Crowborough & District Anglers Association | To provide three qualified coaches for young anglers during Junior Fishing Day 2018 | £325.00 |
| Home Start East Sussex | To run a Freedom [from domestic abuse] Course, or to offer home-visiting support to one family | £500.00 |
| Tunbridge Wells & District Samaritans | Annual running costs | £500.00 |
| Crowborough Jitsu Club | To provide equipment, syllabus booklets and help with courses and gradings | £500.00 |
| Rotherfield St Martin | Transportation for Crowborough members/participants to meetings and activities | £550.00 |
| Now Charity Group Ltd | Provision of emergency support packs for Crowborough residents | £650.00 |
| Crowborough Community Association | To purchase and install ambient green ‘mood’ lighting | £750.00 |
| Ditch The Slippers | Hall rental for activities (singing and skittles) | £1,000.00 |
| Care For The Carers | Programme of activities for carers in Crowborough | £1,000.00 |
| Crowborough Bonfire & Carnival Society | Entertainment for Carnival Day 2018 | £1,000.00 |
| RVS Crowborough Darby & Joan Club | Monthly meetings with entertainment, Summer Afternoon Tea event and Christmas Lunch Project | £1,400.00 |
| Crowborough Community First Responders | For the deployment of two public-access defibrillators in Crowborough | £1,500.00 |
| Crowborough Tennis & Squash Club | To provide a safe environment for the enjoyment of social and competitive sports(namely tennis and squash) for all ages and abilities and to promote healthy living, the funding is to help expand to more residents and those on a low income | £500.00 |
| Jarvis Brook Memorial Hall | To maintain the building and facilities, to benefit numerous clubs/associations, assistance to resurface the hall floor | £500.00 |
| Family Support Work | Supply qualified and practical and emotional support through regular contact and home visits. Help with funding trips out and a Christmas party | £850.00 |
| Rotherfield Friendship Club | For older people to meet in a safe environment for tea and a chat and to take them out and about. Help provide the annual Christmas Tea with raffle and entertainment | £160.00 |
| Crowborough District Friends of Guiding | Refurbish the girl guiding hall externally and the hall floor | £1,000.00 |
| Wealden Citizens Advice Bureau | Ongoing support for strategic services | £21,500.00 |
COMMUNITY GRANT AWARDED 17/18
| VOLUNTARY GROUP/ORGANISATION | PURPOSE OF GRANT | AMOUNT AWARDED |
| Alderbrook Community Association | Annual Fun Day 2017 | £300.00 |
| Alderbrook Community Association | New Sign, Garden Clear/Planting for Community Hub | £500.00 |
| Crowborough Arts | Advertising and publicity for Open studios event | £300.00 |
| Crowborough Bonfire & Carnival Society | Entertainment for Carnival Day | £1,500.00 |
| Crowborough Heritage Group | Purchase of Crowborough artefacts | £100.00 |
| RVS Crowborough Darby & Joan Club | Hall rental for monthly meetings with lunch and entertainment, plus mini bus/coach hire and Christmas lunch project | £2,000.00 |
| Samaritans (Tunbridge Wells Branch) | Annual running costs | £250.00 |
| Sussex High Weald Dementia Group | Free of charge outings/events for dementia sufferers | £1,750.00 |
| Community Festival Association | Launch event for Crowborough Festival | £1,500.00 |
| Crowborough Tennis & Squash Club | Junior coaching programme within local primary schools | £3,000.00 |
| Brighter Crowborough | To purchase second hand mower/strimmer equipment, high-visibility jackets and public liability insurance | £300.00 |
COMMUNITY GRANT AWARDED 16/17
| VOLUNTARY GROUP/ORGANISATION | PURPOSE OF GRANT | AMOUNT AWARDED |
| RVS Crowborough Darby & Joan | Hall rental for monthly meetings with lunch and entertainment, plus Christmas lunch project | £1,700.00 |
| Crowborough Wolfe Bowling Club | Acquisition and installation of steel container for club equipment | £3,250.00 |
| St Johns Pre School | A computer for the pre school | £725.00 |
| Crowborough Arts | Advertising and publicity for Open Studios | £300.00 |
| Beacon Swimming Club | 40th Anniversary celebrations for Beacon swimming club, hosting of 35th Anniversary Gala with Montargis | £2,500.00 |
| Ditch the Slippers | Support for current weekly activity mornings for older people and funding for new arts/crafts mornings | £1,200.00 |
| Crowborough & District Anglers Association | To provide 3 qualified coaches for young anglers during Junior Fish Day 2016 | £305.00 |
| Crowborough Bonfire & Carnival Society | Entertainment for Carnival Day | £1,500.00 |
| Home Start East Sussex | Community based support for four Crowborough families | £1,580.00 |
| Jarvis Brook Community Centre | Funday | £500.00 |
COMMUNITY GRANT AWARDED 15/16
| VOLUNTARY GROUP/ORGANISATION | PURPOSE OF GRANT | AMOUNT AWARDED |
| 1st Crowborough Scouts | Renew and extend the range of camping equipment. Maintenance of scout head quarters | £5,190.00 |
| Age Concern Crowborough & Rotherfield 55+ | Hall rental for a weekly lunch club to support senior residents | £1,170.00 |
| Crowborough Arts | Publicity material for Open Studios event | £625.00 |
| Crowborough Bonfire & Carnival Society | Help with the cost of carnival day | £1,500.00 |
| Home Start East Sussex | To support a Crowborough family and train two volunteers | £1,513.00 |
| Jarvis Brook Community Hub | Notice Board | £714.00 |
| Crowborough Players | Boundary microphones | £203.00 |
COMMUNITY GRANT AWARDED 14/15
| VOLUNTARY GROUP/ORGANISATION | PURPOSE OF GRANT | AMOUNT AWARDED |
| Crowborough Royal British Legion | To provide a reception for 70th Anniversary of 5th July 1944 | £1,000.00 |
| Crowborough Bonfire & Carnival Society | Help with cost of Crowborough Carnival | £1,500.00 |
| Crowborough ESDA Club | Social trips for disabled people | £400.00 |
| Home Start | To support a Crowborough family | £1,500.00 |
| Crowborough Netball | Provision of full court sessions | £1,000.00 |
| Mediation Plus | Mediation service for residents of Crowborough | Paid in two instalments, £700.00 & £500.00 |
| Rotherfield Friendship Club | Social trips | £750.00 |
| RVS Crowborough Darby & Joan Club | Hall rental, speakers, Christmas meal, transport for trips | £1,500.00 |
| Crowborough Royal British Legion | Funding for War Memorial railing | £340.00 |
| Crowborough & District Anglers Association | Juniors fishing grant | £305.00 |
Wealden Community Grants Programme for Community Groups or Voluntary Oganisations.
Contact the Partnerships and Funding Support Officer
Tel: 01323 443520
Email communitygrants@wealden.gov.uk
Website www.wealden.gov.uk
Provides business grants and loans plus grants for community groups. It can also undertake a funding search for East Sussex-based organisations and quality check your funding application.
Contact the External Funding Officer
Tel: 01273 336616
Website www.eastsussex.gov.uk