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.