grant awards 2003
For the Trust's sixth year of Grant Aid Distribution £70,000 was made available for grants from £50 to £10,000.
The following applications were successful:
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| HADCAF | £1,000 | to help towards the costs of staging the festival |
| NEWBURY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY | £1,000 | to provide out of pocket expenses to company members |
| NEWBURY NOMADS | £150 | to cover the costs of staging the annual show and day to day running expenses |
| NEWBURY SPRING FESTIVAL | £2,500 | to support the festival's Young Artists Platform, Masterclasses and complimentary ticket scheme for 2004 / 5 - more |
| NEWBURY YOUNGSTARS | £1,000 | to cover the costs of hiring New Greenham Arts for 4 performances of 'Bugsy Malone' and to cover all technical charges made by the Corn Exchange |
| NEWBURY YOUTH THEATRE | £1,200 | to help support production costs for 3 groups |
| ONE AND ONE | £1,000 | to produce a quality musical and education package for a local tour |
| OPEN STUDIOS SCHEME | £2,225 | to fund personal development opportunities for young people to work with artists and the artists' Directory for 85 venues |
| THATCHAM FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS | £250 | to promote the Festival |
| TIME SPANNER | £880 | to run a series of workshops |
| WATERSHIP BRASS | £950 | to purchase 2 timpani (kettle drums) and 1 xylophone to augment the band's percussion section |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| 1ST COMPTON SCOUT
& GUIDE HQ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
£1,000 | to replace worn out floor covering damaged by recent flooding |
| 1ST THATCHAM BOYS BRIGADE | £400 | for a camping expedition, water activities and a DoE expedition / Skill Award |
| AIR TRAINING CORPS 211 (NEWBURY) SQUADRON | £1,000 | to purchase radio equipment to enable cadets to communicate whilst stewarding charity events |
| ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY,
WEST BERKSHIRE BRANCH |
£2,000 | to set up social support groups for ex-carers of people with dementia |
| BEENHAM WOLVES AFTER SCHOOL & HOLIDAY CLUB | £1,000 | to purchase new equipment to help increase attendance |
| BISHOP'S GREEN YOUTH PROJECT | £1,210 | to innovate a programme of science & technology, leisure, sports and arts during school holidays |
| CHURCH OF ST GEORGE THE MARTYR PCC | £800 | to provide a toilet mainly for the use of passing homeless wayfarers |
| COMMUNITY FURNITURE PROJECT | £3,500 | for warehousing costs of checking and displaying low cost furniture for local families in need |
| COMPTON VILLAGE HALL | £1,000 | to replace tables, chairs and storage trolleys |
| CRUISE WEST BERKSHIRE | £1,000 | for room hire costs |
| GREENHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £500 | for a floor cleaning machine |
| GREENHAM YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PROJECT | £2,500 | to fund two youth workers |
| HAMSTEAD PARK MEMORIAL STONE COMMITTEE | £1,000 | to establish a memorial stone for American paratroopers stationed here during WWII |
| HERMITAGE TODDLER GROUP | £250 | for arts and crafts materials and assorted play equipment |
| KINTBURY CORONATION VILLAGE HALL CHARITY | £2,500 | to upgrade the hall, including ceiling replacement |
| MOTHER & TODDLER GROUP - UNITED REFORM CHURCH |
£150 | for activity equipment and publicity |
| NEWBURY & DISTRICT SEA CADETS | £775 | to renew tow hitching, winching and boating equipment |
| NEWBURY DISTRICT GIRLGUIDING UK | £600 | for camp equipment to enable young leaders to attend a world camp |
| NEWBURY FRINGE 2004 | £1,000 | for public protection items essential to staging a safe public event |
| NEWBURY LIONS CLUB | £1,000 | to give emergency services calling on premises vital medical and background information on occupants quickly |
| PEASEMORE COMMITTEE | £2,500 | to strengthen the local community by making the village hall functional, available and attractive to all |
| READIBUS - WEST BERKS DIAL-A-RIDE | £1,000 | to enable service provision to increase to meet demand - more |
| SAMARITANS OF NEWBURY | £1,500 | for increased running costs relating to enhanced training and publicity |
| STANLEY ASSOCIATION | £500 | to purchase and install a high security bicycle storage facility |
| TINY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL | £250 | to continue running a lunch club for one hour at the end of each pre-school session |
| TURNING POINT - BERKSHIRE | £1,000 | to provide drug and alcohol awareness training courses to the residents of West Berkshire |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| BUSY BEES PLAYGROUP | £500 | for specialist pre-school tables and chairs |
| COMPTON PLAYGROUP | £800 | to help with the development and improvements of the playgroup |
| CRABTREE PRE-SCHOOL | £500 | for outdoor play equipment |
| ECCHINSWELL & SYDMONTON PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIRS | £1,000 | for specialist tuition, transport, choir uniforms and consumables |
| NEWBURY MOTOR PROJECT | £2,500 | to improve the employability of disapplied / disaffected students by providing vocational education for them |
| NEWBURY UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A) | £500 | to support cost of accommodation for groups with increasing numbers |
| OLD BLUECOAT SCHOOL, THATCHAM | £1,000 | to insure, maintain and run the Grade 1 listed 'Old Bluecoat School' - more |
| ST JOHN AMBULANCE (HUNGERFORD DIVISION) | £1,000 | to continue education and training within the youth volunteer section |
| SUNFLOWERS PRESCHOOL | £600 | for wooden fencing to provide an outdoor play area |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION (JDRF) | £1,000 | to help with the cost of staging the JDRF Newbury Walk - more |
| NEWBURY SCHOOLS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION | £500 | for the hire of indoor and outdoor facilities, transport to fixtures and competition costs for senior school age |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY (NEWBURY & DISTRICT BRANCH) |
£500 | to provide transport for members attending meetings, outings and hydrotherapy sessions |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
No awards were made in this category for 2003
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| 1ST THATCHAM BROWNIES | £1,000 | for kitbags, first aid kit container and trailer |
| BOXFORD VILLAGE HALL & RECREATIONAL GROUND | £1,000 | to coat the roof of the pavilion to stop it leaking and extend its life |
| CHIEVELEY RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION | £500 | for the hire of a room and materials for children's art classes (5-15 year olds) |
| THE WILLOWS PRIMARY SCHOOL, GREENHAM | £1,500 | to introduce and provide a basketball court and professional coaching for the children and community |
| KENNET AMATEUR THEATRICAL SOCIETY (KATS) | £1,000 | towards the cost of musicians for a production of 'The Slipper and the Rose' |
| KENNET VALLEY GUILD WEAVERS, SPINNERS & DYERS | £1,000 | to cover expenses for a 25th Anniversay Exhibition and residential workshop |
| NEWBURY ATHLETIC CLUB | £4,000 | to replace existing jumps run-up with a new all weather surface and to upgrade the pits perimeter |
| NEWBURY GROUP PONY DRIVING FOR THE DISABLED | £210 | to pay for tuition for another able bodied driver to pass the RDA examination - more |
| TIME OUT | £850 | to pay rent and insurance on premises |
| TUESDAY CLUB HUNGERFORD | £1,500 | to provide a holiday for the more severely disabled |
| WEST BERKSHIRE CHILDREN'S FUND | £3,700 | to reinstate a defunct children's play area with new play equipment |
| WEST BERKSHIRE MENCAP | £1,250 | to fund a summer playscheme for children with special needs |
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