Small Grants Awarded
July 2010
Association of Northamptonshire Supplementary Schools £2,000 -
GRASSROOTS GRANTS
To provide training for volunteer teachers in First Aid, Child Protection, use of White Boards, Language Skills, Classroom Management and Developing Resources
Eastern Eagles Football Club £1,874 - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
To purchase new kit for 3 children's teams and goals
Kingsheath Just Good Friends £1,829 - ELDERS FUND
To provide physical exercise classes and speakers for their weekly meetings
K R Collective £1,890 - CONSTANCE TRAVIS TRUST
To cover the cost of editing and design time for film project funded by Awards for All
Make It! Community Group £1,150 - COMMUNITY YOUTH FUND
To engage the local community in art/craft activities at the Umbrella Fair and Braunston Arts Festival
Northampton Craft Union £1,990 - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
To help set up and attend events to demonstrate their crafts and inspire others
Northampton Nets Basketball Club £2,000 - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
To help fund start up and entry of 4 youth teams into a local venue and national leagues
Playhouse Theatre Company £2,000 - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
To replace the suspended ceiling in the theatre auditorium incorporating new house lights
Seahouses £2,000 - VULNERABLE FAMILIES FUND
To develop a series of creative workshops for families and children on basic sewing
The Stitchers of Eastfields £1,320 - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
To cover tutor costs for a year to continue this sewing skills group
Weekley and Warkton Cricket Club £2,000 - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
To purchase waterproof covers to protect the playing surface
June 2010
The Alliance for Black Children £2,000 - CONSTANCE TRAVIS TRUST
To enable the group in partnership with Synergy Forum Northampton, to bring together various African groups in Wellingborough to celebrate Africa Day
Camp Hill Youth Club £894 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To run a youth club for 10 to 15 year-olds by hiring the community centre once a week and providing activities
Kettering Hope Not Hate £2,000 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To provide a range of activities relating to tolerance, inclusion, understanding and racial harmony
Maidford Village Hall £1,990 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To provide a concrete storage building at the rear of the Village Hall
Musicality Twirlstars £900 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To purchase uniforms, batons and pom poms
Northampton Global Mela Association £1,990 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To bring community representatives together to collaborate in running the Mela Global Stage at the Umbrella Fair
Northamptonshire Somali Women and Girls Association £2,000 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To provide swimming lessons to Muslim women in Northampton
Saxon Spires Patient Participation Group (SSPPG) £1,600 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To continue to run 'Tai Chi for Health and Wellbeing' classes for the benefit of patients at Brixworth and Guilsborough surgeries
May 2010
8th Rushden Scouts £1,800 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To purchase the International Scout Uniform required for a trip to the 28 Croton on the Point, New York Boy Scouts
Dale Hodgins £150 - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
An Inline Skater Hockey who has started training with the GB squad at junior level
Earls Barton Music £2,000 - CONSTANCE TRAVIS TRUST
To purchase better lighting equipment
Friends of Great Addington Primary School £1,300 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To provide interactive and cultural activities for the Great Addington Summer Fete
Kfed - Federation of School Council for Kettering £2,000 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To provide 2 weeks' holiday activities for underprivileged young people
New Ark Foundation £2,000 - CONSTANCE TRAVIS TRUST
To provide workshops and performance during the Festival of Wellbeing at the Guildhall in June 2010
South Northants BS-AC £2,000 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To pay for pool hire to allow training of divers and local groups and individuals to try the sport
West Haddon Cricket Club £750 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To purchase a replacement cricket cover
April 2010
S & L Ladies Football Club £1,455 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To improve training by purchasing equipment and enable volunteers to undertake coaching qualifications
Potterspury Youth Group £1,100 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To organise a holiday club during the summer school holidays
Northamptonshire Somali Forum £1,933 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To put on a Somali independence week festival to celebrate through music, dance and workshops, the history of Somalia
New Pastures Community and Youth Work £2,000 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To pay for 12 months' rent of a secure lock-up to store equipment for activities at various locations
Ise Lodge Residents Association £900 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To remove a large ash tree situated cloase to the rear of the Community Centre
Holiday at Home £2,000 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To run social days for 25 older people including afternoon trips out during a week of holiday time
Guilsborough Bowls Club £1,924 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To purchase a new lawnmower as the current one is 22 years old and maintenance costs are increasing
Film Northants £1,500 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To run a festival screening which requires professional support, a photographer and waiting staff
EIMAN £2,000 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To engage with muslim women and help them improve their lives
Brixworth Carnival Committee £1,000 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To cover the costs of the Carnival Programme, entertainment licence and first aid
BigPinkHeartEvents Limited £2,000 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To deliver a 16 week pilot project to HMP Wellingborough entitled Respect Theatre Workshops
1st Irthlingborough Scout Group £1,920 - GRASSROOTS GRANT
To purchase a trailer for the movement of equipment to enable the group to ensure equipment can be transported safely to each camp
Hayden Antrobus £195 - ARTS AND MUSIC FUND
For a photographic exhibition alongside Raunds Community Festival
Northampton Amateur Operatic Company £2,000 - CONSTANCE TRAVIS TRUST
To produce a musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, to encourage young people to take part in the orchestra section
Umbrella Fair Organisation £1,995 - CONSTANCE TRAVIS TRUST
To organise advance publicity and promotional activities for the festival
Royal and Derngate £2,000 - VULNERABLE FAMILIES FUND
To support the engagement and workshop activity of the Epiphany project
Hayley Stephenson £250 - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
Northamptonshire Interclub Taekwondo Champion
Jordan Parker £250 - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
Number One ranked Tennis player in the county
March 2010
Ave Polonia Community Association £2000 - To establish an IAG service for people from Eastern European communities - CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST
Baobab Venture £2000 - To provide training for the management committee and volunteers - CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST
Bardic Chair Northampton £1996 Third year of Bardic Picnic an event promoting performance poetry and the Arts in Northampton with the nomination of a Bard - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Brackley and District Running Club £1240 To hold a 10 kilometre Road Race on the day of the Brackley Carnival in June 2010 - GRASSROOTS GRANTS - plus additional award of £237 from CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST FOR promotional logos and T-Shirts
Harringworth Village Hall Trustees £1800 To purchase portable staging for use in the village hall - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Long Buckby Children's Recreation Ground £1575 To repeat 2009's event and improve on it to raise the profile of the Recreation Ground within the village - CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST
Moulton Fields FC £1978 Inflatable mini goals and storage units required - CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST
Northampton Urban Farm Project £2000 Oak Apple Day celebration 29 May - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Northamptonshire County Archery Society £1947 To purchase a Laptop Computer, Video Camera and Tripod to run a coaching analysis software package called Dartfish - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Northamptonshire Ex-Boxers Association £2000 To host an interactive event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Northamptonshire EBA - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Oundle Music Trust £1000 - To provide 'A Conversation with the Trees' educational participatory project for children - ARTS AND MUSIC FUND
Oundle Town Cricket Club £2000 To replace existing site screens at the cricket ground - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Springs Family Centre £1100 To enable children and young people to watch films and comment on them free of charge - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Westfield Table Tennis Club £2000 To run holiday sessions at Weavers Leisure Centre GRASSROOTS GRANTS
William Knibb Community Forum £2000 To bring a wide range of community groups and the wider community together through a multi-cultural festival
GRASSROOTS GRANTS
February 2010
Kettering & District Amateur Radio Society £1,650 To improve facilities available for the teaching of young people and families to attain their Radio Amateurs Licence - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Barton Seagrave Cricket Club £2,000 To purchase 2 Sightscreens to replace fabric ones - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Churches Together in Northampton £920 To provide hospitality, including a meal for members of other faiths - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
FOGS (Friends of Grendon School) £2,000 To create a Summer Carnival Parade - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Good Companions £1,980 To continue to provide tea dances twice a month - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Late Developers Photographic Group £2,000 To learn about, explore and photograph landscapes and areas of interest in Corby - CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST
Oyster Northants £2,000 To produce brochures and newsletters and maintain the website - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
South Northants Disability Sports Club £1,594 To run a structured swimming programme - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
January 2010
Cameron Yuill £250 Tennis player selected to play in National Clay Court events - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
Dermot Bailey £400 Wheelchair tennis player who has competed for Great Britain - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS -
The Doubles & Warwick Fitness Club £1,610 To fund a tutor for weekly sessions of chair based exercises for elderly residents of the sheltered housing schemes - CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST
Jamie Caller £400 Judo player who has competed for England at junior level - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
Jay Richardson £400 BMX Biker ranked 2 in East Anglia in his age group - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
Jodie Caller £400 Judo player who is National Champion in her age group - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
Northampton Lesbian Line £2,000 To provide a Wednesday crop-in centre and telephone support line - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Raunds Community Music Festival £1,895 To develop ‘Dance Integrate’ project for young people - NCC COMMUNITY YOUTH FUND
Roger Weir £400 Canoeist who is member of GB Junior Sprint Team - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
Step By Step £2,000 To provide activities, events, exercise, education and information for muslim women and their families - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
November 09
4th Wellingborough (All Saints) Scout Group £1,000.00 Towards the cost of purchasing new tents and camping equipment - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Francis Giffen Memorial Hall £1,293.00 To provide 2 garden benches as requested by elderly people - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
FOYS (Friends of Yardley School) £2,000.00 To hold ‘A Christmas Wish’ community event to celebrate the work of the school and wider community - NCC COMMUNITY YOUTH FUND
Northampton Hope Centre £1,920.00 To take 7 service users to an outdoor education centre for 3 days of team-building and confidence–building activities - LET YOURSELF GROW FUND
ROACH – Rule Out Adolescent Cannabis Harm £1,775.50 To put on a pilot project in Northamptonshire schools about the long term psychiatric harm caused by cannabis - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
South Northants BS-AC £1,993.36 To upgrade the capacity and safety of the club boat - NCC COMMUNITY YOUTH FUND
Speakeasy Theatre Company £1,300.00 To deliver a series of workshops to young people aged 11 to 19 from special schools - NCC COMMUNITY YOUTH FUND
Springs Family Centre £1,500.00 To continue to offer free use of a recording studio to the local community - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Union of Somali Women £1,000.00 To hold a Community Annual Festival Day for Somalian women and children - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Jessica Anderson £750.00 Aged 11 Jessica is European Indoor Champion 2009 at Children 1 Level at Skiing - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
Christopher Doran £250.00 Member of English Junior Table Tennis Team for 2 years - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
October 09
Brackley Golden Girls £1,903 To increase membership by helping with transport and organising visits - ELDERS FUND (Norman Taylor Trust)
Daventry Senior Citizens Tuesday Dance Group £975 To provide activities including a Christmas Meal and Summer Buffet with transport - ELDERS FUND (Norman Taylor Trust)
Dostiyo Asian Women & Girls Organisation £2,000 To provide recreational and educational activities for Asian Women on Friday mornings - EMDA
Earls Barton Bowls & Tennis Club £1,475 To purchase specialist equipment to coach younger children in tennis - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Emmanuel Youth Project £2,000 To provide a free drop-in style weekly youth group in a deprived area - NCC COMMUNITY YOUTH FUND
HART £850 To provide equipment and training for chair based exercise classes for older people - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Lighthouse Mission Northampton £2,000 To run a 5 week project on musical production and recording for young people - NCC COMMUNITY YOUTH FUND
Need to Know Shop £2,000 To provide school holiday activities for children in Kings Heath - NCC COMMUNITY YOUTH FUND
The Phoenix Youth Centre £2,000 To hold a celebration event to mark the 40th anniversary of the facility - NCC COMMUNITY YOUTH FUND
Towcester Toy Library £2,000 To increase and widen membership by replacing old and used toys and equipment - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
James Howes £350 England Under 19 Cricketer - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
Northampton Inter Faith Forum £1,640 To put on a week of activities for the first Inter Faith Week - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
September 09
Corby Eagles Football Club £735 To provide equipment for an adult football team - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Earls Barton Sports Association £1,673 For a safety audit of the facility and to fund safety and energy saving work - EMDA
Higham Ferrers World War One History Group £400 To purchase 2 sets of exhibition/display stands and carry bags - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
NN10 Community Voices £1,965 To set up the new group and enable them to rehearse weekly to prepare songs for public performance - COMIC RELIEF
Oundle DFAS (Decorative and Fine Arts Society) £1,765 To purchase a digital projector, laptop and related software to be used for monthly talks and study days - ELDERS FUND (NORMAN TAYLOR TRUST)
Paige Walker £750 In the GB team for the World Kickboxing championships - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
August 09
The Castle Wellingborough £2,000 To deliver a programme celebrating Black History Month in October 2009 - EMDA
Grange Park Church £1,253 ‘Kidzone’ – 3 days of activities in last week of school summer holidays - NCC COMMUNITY YOUTH FUND
The Gretton Village Hall £500 To replace a free-standing urn with an auto-fill wall-mounted boiler - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Indian Hindu Welfare Organisation (Northampton) £1,950 To hold workshops as part of the 9th annual Diwali Light celebrations in Northampton - COMIC RELIEF
MDF The Bipolar Organisation’s Northampton Self Help Group £2,000 To purchase a laptop with mobile broadband and a printer to improve the running of the group - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Oyster Northants £2,000 To launch the group at an event on 5 September 2009 in Northampton - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Potterspury Youth Club £1,998 To design on computer and work on a garden border at the village hall - GRASSROOTS GRANTS
Ben Green £750 Competed for Great Britain and England in Swimming - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
Charlotte Bell £750 Represented Great Britain and England in Swimming - NORTHAPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
Emily Starr £750 Represented England Under 19s at Cricket - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMPIONS
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