grant awards 2007
For the Trust's tenth year of Grant Aid Distribution there were two separate rounds of Grant Awards in Spring and Autumn. For the first time the Trust has worked closely with West Berkshire Council through the Local Strategic Partnership in West Berkshire to provide better informed and more efficient decision making about funding. All applications to both organisations for grant aid and funding were considered at joint meetings.
See the major funding page for major awards made by the Trust in 2007.
The following organisations were jointly funded by the Trust and the LSP during the spring distribution:
| The following applications for small grants were successful: | |
Autumn | |
Spring |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| BERKSHIRE YOUTH DANCE COMPANY | £1,000 | to allow the company to hire professional dancers who will help the company improve high standards |
| BOXFORD MASQUES | £2,500 | to produce the community play "Night & Day" in 2008 and rival the successes of 2000, 2004 & 2006. |
| HADCAF | £2,000 | to assist with start up costs, increased costs arising from increased fees from artists and hire of venues |
| NEWBURY CRAFTERS | £750 | to purchase a spinning wheel, weaving equipment, materials & hire a tutor |
| NEWBURY DRAMATIC SOCIETY | £500 | to pay for venue, royalties, transport, rehearsal facilities to continue |
| NEWBURY FRINGE FESTIVAL | £3,500 | for licensing, promotion, insurance and public protection items essential to safely stage a well attended public event |
| OPEN STUDIOS SCHEME | £3,000 | for Vista - a community art project with guide, 'Take up a new skill' - free workshops, and family learning with schools |
| WEST BERKSHIRE COUNCIL (LEARNING DISABILITY DAY SERVICE) | £6,000 | for the purchase of costumes, scenery, storage, mechanical/electrical equipment and professional input for the accessible theatre |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP - NEWBURY GROUP | £336 | to meet cost of rental accommodation for monthly meetings |
| NEWBURY COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE | £5,000 | to continue and develop the provision of accredited work-related training activities |
| NEWBURY FAMILY CONTACT CENTRE | £500 | for the NACC fee, heating, lighting, insurance, toys, training, communication with solicitors, parents and volunteers |
| NEWBURY FAMILY COUNSELLING SERVICE (NFCS) | £8,500 | to preserve the current service until a shared facility for facility for voluntary organisations is available |
| RELATE BERKSHIRE | £6,000 | to provide 120 counselling appointments to parents and young people and to supervise and train four counsellors |
| SAMARITANS OF NEWBURY | £4,000 | for running costs to maintain our service to the local community |
| WEST BERKSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU | £8,000 | to influence policy makers using real client evidence of unfair practice |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| BISHOPS GREEN YOUTH PROJECT | £1,000 | to promote responsible attitudes towards ownership and use of motor vehicles |
| CAREERS SPRINGBOARD WEST BERKSHIRE | £4,500 | to support unemployed managers and professionals in West Berkshire and the surrounding area |
| EXTENDED SCHOOLS THEALE PARTNERSHIP | £3,500 | for "Invite your Family to Dinner" after-school cooking club sessions in eight primary schools |
| WEST BERKSHIRE COUNCIL PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT | £3,000 | to fund the annual even to be held in November 2007 |
| WEST BERKSHIRE LIBRARIES | £1,500 | to fund events celebrating African literature and culture as part of the National Year of Reading |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY | £7,000 | to enable visually impaired people living in West Berkshire to access a range of life enhancing opportunities |
| ENGLEFIELD GARDEN CENTRE | £2,000 | to purchase gardening materials, access volunteers training opportunities and paid employment for people with disabilities |
| A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL | £3,500 | for funding towards a powered electric wheelchair |
| WEST BERKS NEUROLOGICAL ALLIANCE | £1,500 | for a subsidy for a conference on 'the better management of pain' |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| COMMUNITY GARDENING CLUB | £4,000 | to build and fill raised beds and create firm access paths |
| GREENHAM & CROOKHAM CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS | £750 | to supply safety work jackets for volunteers |
| NEWBURY RINGING GROUP | £300 | to contribute towards the annual cost of purchasing bird rings for the various local projects |
| PANG, KENNET & LAMBOURN VALLEYS COUNTRYSIDE PROJECT (FWAG) | £5,000 | for a feasibility study of restoration works on the River Lambourn and interpretation/outreach for the local community |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| COMPTON BANANAZ/TEENSCENE | £1,500 | to provide residential outdoor pursuits weekend for 15 young people aged 12 and over |
| EAST ILSLEY RECREATION GROUND WORKING GROUP | £500 | to add to the current area, two football goal posts for older children |
| KENNET VALLEY WOODTURNERS | £750 | for the purchase of a small lathe and video equipment |
| NEWBURY & DISTRICT SEA CADETS UNIT 248 | £600 | to upgrade male and females showers as the current ones are outdated and inadequate |
| NEWBURY RIDING FOR THE DISABLED | £3,000 | to fund one of the ten weekly classes for one year |
| ST MARY'S MODEL RAILWAY CLUB | £150 | to build a stud wall across an existing room to convert it into storage space |
| THATCHAM TOWN HARRIERS FOOTBALL CLUB | £1,000 | to purchase portable pop up goals for training and pitch marking equipment for club use and local school |
| The following applications for small grants were successful: | |
Autumn | |
Spring |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| A CLASS ACT PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE COMPANY | £1,500 | to help finance a show in June 2007 at New Greenham Arts |
| ALDERMASTON NATIVITY PLAY COMMITTEE | £1,750 | to replace stage lighting equipment that is some 30 years old and becoming unreliable |
| ART ON THE PARK | £350 | to enable us to fund the August 2007 event - balance (if any) to remain for 2010 event |
| BERKSHIRE MAESTROS - NEWBURY MUSIC CENTRE | £3,150 | to enable children from low-income families to take part in our 2007 summer tour |
| EAST WOODHAY SILVER BAND | £2,900 | interim funding for a professional musical director to conduct and direct performance development activities |
| HADCAF | £2,000 | to assist with start up costs, increased costs arising from increased fees from artists and hire of venues |
| KATS | £2,500 | cost of set hire for 2007 production of Oklahoma! At the Corn Exchange, Newbury |
| KENNET OPERA | £3,500 | to support continued orchestral development and growth by paying for conductor and orchestra |
| KINGSCLERE SINGERS | £700 | to buy new music books to augment the repertoire |
| NEWBURY CHAMBER CHOIR | £1,000 | to ensure a good quality concert which highlights a Newbury Young Musician of the Year |
| NEWBURY FRINGE FESTIVAL | £2,500 | for licensing, promotion, insurance and public protection items essential to safely stage a well attended public event - more |
| NEWBURY NOMADS | £200 | for the cost of staging annual show and day to day running expenses |
| NEWBURY YOUNGSTARS | £1,500 | to assist with the cost of producing our summer show in July 2007 |
| NEWBURY YOUTH THEATRE | £950 | to help support the devising and tour of a new play for young people |
| OPEN STUDIOS SCHEME | £4.500 | for "Opening Doors" - a visual arts community project, full colour illustrated guide, exhibitions, free hands-on workshops, and education. |
| ST NICHOLAS CHURCH PCC GODSPELL PROJECT | £200 | for the production costs of 'Godspell' including music hire, lighting, sound equipment and costumes |
| THRIFT MUSIC THEATRE COMPANY | £4,000 | to provide assisted places for young people to attend residential learning experiences throughout 2007 |
| TIME SPANNER (PROJECTS) | £2,095 | to purchase a digital video camera and to create a promotional DVD & Pod-cast |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| 14-21 TIME TO TALK | £703 | to purchase a laptop computer |
| 1ST HUNGERFORD SCOUT GROUP | £3,500 | to replace the 20 year old Scout Hut roof and fire door |
| BROMFORD CHARITABLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION | £2,500 | to provide basic furniture to furnish two emergency accomodation flats within our Mental Health Scheme in Newbury |
| CHIEVELEY VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION CENTRE | £8,000 | for repairs to Children's Playground built 12 years ago |
| CROFT HALL, HUNGERFORD | £6.500 | to improve hall utilisation by installing efficient inverter (heating & cooling) air conditioning units |
| CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE WEST BERKSHIRE | £1,000 | for room rental - used for counselling, training, executive meetings,library and records |
| GREENHAM YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PROJECT | £3,000 | for funding for a Volunteer for one year: food, travel, pocket money and our Trainee Youth Worker |
| HOME-START NORTH WEST HAMPSHIRE (FORMERLY CLERE) | £5,000 | to set up and sustain activities to benefit parents & young children in Bishops Green |
| HUNGERFORD RUGBY CLUB | £4,000 | for improvement to the ground to provide access for everybody including disabled, infirm, old and young - more |
| MORRELL ROOM MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE | £750 | for a 106 year old building - to replace windows that have become dangerous |
| NEWBURY FAMILY CONTACT CENTRE | £1,000 | for NACCC fee, heating & lighting, insurance, toys, training, communication with solicitors, parents & volunteers |
| NEWBURY UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE U3A | £1,000 | to contribute to increasing cost of outside venues as groups grow larger |
| SAMARITANS OF NEWBURY | £5,000 | for running costs to maintain our service to the local community |
| ST CASSIAN'S CENTRE, KINTBURY | £2,000 | to complete the replacement of mattresses in the accommodation area |
| TACT HOME COUNTIES | £2,000 | to purchase a variety of gardening equipment for the market garden social enterprise - more |
| THATCHAM ALLOTMENT GARDENING CLUB | £203 | for a community notice board for the Henley allotments in Thatcham - more |
| THATCHAM OLD BLUECOAT SCHOOL CHARITY | £2,500 | to turn this building into a modern resource for the community |
| VOLUNTEER CENTRE WEST BERKSHIRE | £2,500 | to support a volunteer recruitment fair, cost of printing, design, advertising, equipment hire, postage |
| WASH COMMON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £2,500 | for replacing existing kitchen fixtures at Wash Common Community Centre - more |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| BERKSHIRE RIGS GROUP | £2,000 | to raise public awareness of Berkshire Earth heritage by producing three trails and website information |
| BISHOPS GREEN YOUTH PROJECT | £1,000 | to provide training for volunteer residents with the aim of establishing a Youth football team |
| HORRIS HILL SCHOOL | £600 | for the Radio-Carbon dating of archaeological samples |
| NEWBURY MOTOR PROJECT | £8,000 | to allow Newbury Motor Project to subsidise each placement, thereby making this proven scheme affordable for referrers |
| PARENTING MATTERS | £1,300 | to provide support to families of children attending Newbury Dingley Therapy Centre who have complex developmental disabilities |
| RESOLVE - WEST BERKSHIRE MEDIATION SERVICE | £3,000 | towards the costs of support, supervision and training of the mediators who deliver the service |
| WEST BERKS DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION SATURDAY SCHOOL | £1,800 | to provide 5 new laptops which will enhance the "learning experience", and 3 portable printers |
| WHITCHURCH SILK MILL | £5,000 | to restore our historic textile machinery so that we can introduce a Weaving Workshops Project |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY WEST BERKSHIRE BRANCH | £4,000 | to sponsor a newsletter and support the cost of office premises for staff and volunteers |
| DOWN'S SYNDROME RESEARCH FOUNDATION | £958 | to provide 350 free copies of Bright Beginnings guide for new parents of a child with Downs Syndrome |
| MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY SERVICE | £220 | to provide relevant and up-to-date publications for all advocates - paid and volunteers |
| NEWBURY & DISTRICT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY | £9,950 | to help with funding to purchase a replacement disabled passenger vehicle (Mini-Bus) |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY - NEWBURY & DISTRICT BRANCH | £2,500 | to continue the "taster sessions" monthly from October 07 - April 08 |
| PATIENT INFORMATION POINT (PIP) | £3,000 | to ensure there is a core of information in surgeries aimed at the local community |
| ST JOHN AMBULANCE BERKSHIRE | £6,000 | to help fund the purchase of a small mobile treatment unit |
| WEST BERKS NEUROLOGICAL ALLIANCE | £1,000 | for pre-conference costs which includes advertising, printing and postage |
| WEST BERKSHIRE DISABILITY ALLIANCE | £5,400 | for revenue funding for the next three years at £2,000 per year |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE & OXFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST (BBOWT) | £4,800 | to collate ecological data to inform the feasibility of a WB Living Landscape Initiative |
| BUCKLEBURY HEATHLAND CONSERVATION GROUP | £2,700 | for a project to restore heathland and rare species to Bucklebury Common and encourage community action |
| GREENHAM & CROOKHAM CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS | £190 | to provide specialist handsaws to clear dense scrub and undergrowth |
| NEWBURY RINGING GROUP | £200 | to contribute to the annual cost of purchasing bird rings for the various local projects |
| NEWTOWN COMMON MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE | £3,200 | for the removal of rhododendron invasion from pine woodland |
| AN ORNITHOLOGIST | £1,392 | for the purchase of specialist equipment to continue a long-term bird ringing study on Greenham Common |
| PANG, KENNET & LAMBOURN VALLEYS COUNTRYSIDE PROJECT (FWAG) | £3,500 | for increasing environmental awareness in Dunstan Park, Thatcham |
| RSPB | £5,000 | for the conservation of threatended countryside bird species through targeted habitiat creation and land management advice - more |
| the arts | community groups |
education | health | nature and conservation |
recreation and leisure |
| 1ST BURGHCLERE BROWNIES AND GUIDES | £1,000 | to purchase a large outside shed & associated shelving for storage of Brownie & Guide equipment |
| 211 (NEWBURY) SQUADRON ATC | £1,500 | for a HF Radio Transceiver for Radio Training and communications to Squadrons and youth organisations worldwide - more |
| ALL SAINTS HANDBELL RINGERS | £1,000 | to restore 37 handbells and provide ancillary equipment eg. tables |
| BAUGHURST SCOUT AND GUIDE GROUP | £2,000 | to purchase camping equipment |
| BEECH HILL ALLOTMENTS TRUST | £1,000 | to replace failing village playground equipment with new equipment meeting required British Standards |
| EAST ILSLEY RECREATION GROUND WORKING GROUP | £6,000 | to create and improve current activity area with safe and creative equipment - more |
| GREENHAM LADIES FOOTBALL CLUB | £1,500 | for the hire of training facilities, 1 or 2 weekday evenings |
| HEADLEY 60'S FRIENDSHIP CLUB | £650 | to subsidise outings and monthly coach pick up costs and general expenses |
| NEWBURY & DISTRICT CROSSROADS YOUNG CARERS PROJECT | £3,000 | to give timeout for young carers by taking part in drama workshops/productions during 2007 |
| NEWBURY RIDING FOR THE DISABLED | £3,138 | to fund one weekly class for one year |
| NEWBURY SCHOOLS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION | £800 | for the hiring of indoor and outdoor facilities, transport to fixtures and competition costs. Replacement of kit |
| TEAM KENNET | £6,000 | for athletics equipment, clubhouse setup and coach training for the new Crookham Common Athletics Track |
| THATCHAM FILM CLUB | £750 | to purchase black blinds for Frank Hutchins Community Centre |
| TUESDAY CLUB HUNGERFORD | £2,000 | to provide holidays for the more severely disabled members of our club |
| WEST BERKSHIRE MENCAP | £3,000 | to partly fund the 2007 summer play scheme for children with special needs |
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