WNDC Stronger Communities Fund

West Northamptonshire Development Corporation

Stronger Communities fund

June 2010

Abbey Centre Baptist Church   £10,000

To refurbish the kitchen including new flooring, recladded walls, cupboards and work surfaces and cookers

Community Landscape Archaeology Survey (CLASP)   £5,000

To purchase a Dual Senor Gradiometer to enhance CLASP's ability to characterise the archaeological landscape

Daventry Town Bowls Club   £6,000

To purchase a new automatic watering system

Fiori Musicali   £10,000

For the development of a new interactive website

Helmdon Acorns Pre-School   £10,000

To purchase new kitchen units and a tree-house for the children

Long Buckby Sportsfield Committee   £10,700

To purchase new mower and tractor

Moulton Players   £10,000

To make repairs to the theatre complex which is a former Methodist Chapel, a Grade 2 listed building

Northampton Junior Rugby League Football Club   £4,100

To start 3 new teams and assist with costs of first aid and rent

Synergy Forum Northampton   £9,997.92

To purchase fishing and outdoor equipment, traditional music and dance equipment, camera, IT and DJ'ing equipment and desk and 2 chairs

Umbrella Fair Organisation   £10,000

To purchase a second-hand marquee for use at the festival each year

West Haddon Pre-School   £10,000

Towards the cost of moving into a purpose built pre-school in the primary school grounds

Weston Action Group   £9,000

For the installation of new play equipment including Alpine Crossing, Stepping Stone Gorge and High Stepping Posts

Rugby and Northampton Athletics Club   £10,000

To provide age and ability appropriate equipment to support athletes to train and compete

March 2010

Banbury Sailing Club    £10,000   

To purchase 3 training boats to increase the number of people racing

Friends of Northampton Racecourse    £10,000   - to buy play equipment, matting and for the installation of the equipment

Grange Park Cricket Club    £3,500 -   

To purchase a heavy ride on roller so a safe wicket to play on can be prepared

Northampton Carnival Arts Consortium    £6,000   

To provide a work-base/office to manage the delivery of Northampton Carnival and associated projects

Northampton Society of Model Engineers    £7,650    To improve access to the site and its facilities to cater for increasing visitor numbers

Performing Room     £10,000    To purchase recording and studio equipment so the studio can be used as a community resource

St. David’s Allotment Association    £10,000   - developing and funding of the orchard and for a new play and sports area at the site

February 2010

Long Buckby Community Centre    £10,000   

To refurbish the Old Snooker Hall on the first floor of the Centre for it to be brought into community use

Abington Lawn Tennis Club (ALTC)    £8,932   

To improve club facilities by purchasing, installing and furnishing a tennis cabin

Daventry Area Community Transport    £15,000   

To replace an old minibus to maintain and develop transport services throughout Daventry district

Daventry Choral Society    £5,876   

To purchase a digital piano and concomitant equipment (dollies, cover, stool and 30 music stands)

The Film Lab    £7,980   

To purchase editing kit and improved camera and recording equipment instead of borrowing

Friends of Castle Primary    £10,000   

To  fit out a ‘Qube’, a small eco building in the school grounds

K R Collective    £4,725   

To purchase film making and editing equipment for community film making

Newnham Village Hall Management Committee    £5,000   

Reduced amount and refer to Grassroots for remaining £5,000 requested for rectifying the damp problem

Northampton and Wellingborough Sea Cadets    £7,000   

To purchase canoeing and kayaking equipment to develop Paddlesport activities

Northampton Canoe and Kayak Club    £10,000   

To purchase and upgrade equipment to provide a wider range of boats and provide more coaching courses

Pattishall Parish Hall Association    £5,000   

To refurbish the kitchen by replacing all kitchen units, worktops, sinks and cooker

Stitch ‘n’ Bitch    £5,000   

To provide equipment for the larger premises the group is using

November 2009

Bridge Substance Misuse Programme    £18,960.00   

To equip a gym for people with drugs, alcohol or mental health problems.

ChessPoint Services    £2,370.00   

To purchase equipment to expand activities into coaching, tournaments and national leagues.

Northampton Banshees Korfball Club    £2,714.67   

To provide equipment to help the club start up – for training, coaching and playing matches.

Old Village Hall Charity    £7,750.00   

To provide equipment to establish a film club for regular theatrical productions presented by Northants Touring Arts.

Sikh Community Centre and Youth Club    £7,600.00   

To purchase equipment and resources requested by young people attending the 2 youth clubs to keep them occupied during the winter months.

September 2009

Bugbrooke Sports and Community Centre    £10,000.00   

To provide a multi-use games area to encourage children and young people to engage in positive physical activity.

Fernie Fields Sports and Social Club    £6,000.00   

To improve security at Fernie Fields as part of an ongoing development project by erecting a boundary fence.

Inspiration FM    £20,000.00   

To purchase new radio broadcast studio equipment to carry out a 5 year community radio broadcasting license.

Kairos Centre    £20,002.61   

To equip the Centre’s kitchen to be used by visiting groups and agencies and allow it to host a café to attract local residents.

Talking With Hands  £7,999.00   

To purchase equipment to enable a wide range of activities to take place for young people with hearing difficulties to help them develop positively.