Constance Travis Endowment Fund for Northamptonshire
April 2023
The Core at Corby Cube - £3,000
The grant will be used to support the continuation of the bursary scheme
SNVB - £2,964.70
The grant will be used to support the SNVB Awards 2023
United African Association - £3,000
The grant will be used to provide food parcels to those who are faced with the worst food poverty in the community
Towcester Midsummer Music Festival - £3,000
The grant will be used to support the Towcester Midsummer Music Festival 2023
Oundle Fringe Festival - £500
The grant will be used to support the Oundle Fringe Festival
Candocare Co-operative CIC - £3,000
The grant will be used to support the continuation of their Day Care for older, disabled and vulnerable people in East Northamptonshire
Amalgamation Community - £3,000
The grant will be used providing weekly food parcels to members of the community who are struggling finacially
Pattishall Park Events - £3,000
The grant will be used to host the community festival
March 2023
Albanian Cultural Association - £2,163
The grant will be used to fund a Spring Day Albanian traditional food event
Power of the Mind Networks - £3,000
The grant will be used to run online cookery sessions in collaboration with Spring Charity
Friends of West Glebe Park - £3,000
The grant will be used to fund Active Families Fun Day 2023
African Youth Arise - £2,750
The grant will be used to fund workshops for BAME youth covering a range of topics including organisation, growth mindset, personal branding, public speaking, career development, financial literacy, storytelling, drugs and county lines awareness, and young people-led workshops
Dementia Sings Out - £3,000
The grant will be used to support the dementia choir
Northamptonshire Sport - £1,539.19
The grant will be used to support the Sport Ability Sports Day
Action for Happiness Northamptonshire Hub - £3,000
The grant will be used to fund interim costs for an Action for Happiness Coordinator
February 2023
Ability Northants - £3,000
THe grant will be used for a digital enhancement project and marketing
Nene Male Ensemble - £2,500
The grant will be used to support the development of Nene Male Ensemble Choir
Spring Charity - £1,200
The grant will be used for tabletop stoves and hand food mixers for cookery sessions that will provide a long-term, sustainable approach to addressing food poverty
January 2023
Hummingbird Drama Productions Ltd - £3,000
The grant will be used to run a series of theatre workshops with the drama club at The Hope Centre, and in secondary schools, developing skills, confidence and creativity around the theme of homelessness
Moulton Community CIO - £3,000
The grant will be used to develop and enhance the health and wellbeing service
Northants Litter Wombles - £2,150
The grant will be used to support the Weavers Academy Partnership in receiving training to deliver the CLEAN presentation
United African Association - £3,000
The grant will be used to continue to support the African Food Parcel project
Manna House Trust - £3,000
The grant will be used to support the waiting list reduction project
Outside in Theatre - £3,000
The grant will be used to create a new and exciting Teddy Toolbox activity for families to access online. The activities will be fun, creative and inspiring, giving participants new ideas for activities to do together indoors and outdoors
December 2022
White Cobra Theatricals CIC - £5,000
The grant will be used to fund production of Treasure Island
Rockin' Roadrunner - £5,000
The grant will be used to fund two creatives to run and deliver four creative workshops for SEN users in day centres in Northamptonshire, the body of work will be exhibited at 2023's Rockin' Roadrunner Disabilities Festival
One Voice Choir - £3,500
The grant will be to continue to provide weekly term time choir sessions for the community of foster carers, adoptive families and their active support networks, and children's key works
Weston Favell Centre Foodbank - £4,992.16
The grant will be used for art wellbeing sessions for food bank guests
The Eloquent Fold - £3,000
The grant will be used for a project comprised of a series of one-off activities and will engage with participants who lack access to regular opportunities for creativity and wellbeing support
Rush2The Den Tots and Adults - £3,000
The grant will be used to fund crafty fingers activities
Hartwell Community Centre - £3,000
The grant will be used to open the community centre on selected days and provide a heated area, with free tea, coffee and biscuits, and access to TV, magazines and board games
Shine Development Concept CIC - £2,835
The grant will be used to support a BAME Youth Mentorship
November 2022
United African Association - £3,000
The grant will be used to fund an African Food Parcel project
Daventry Area Community Transport (DACT) - £2,590
The grant will be used to support our MIDAS minibus training and DAT training, which enables those trained to have nationally recognised accreditation
Castle Hill United Reformed Church
The grant will be used to tackle food and fuel poverty by providing food hampers and Christmas gifts to those in need
Ability Northants - £3,000
The grant will be used to provide IT equipment to be able to recruit another member of the team
The Northampton Labour Club Ltd T/A The Lab - £2,999.20
The grant will be used for 'The Knowledge Gap', a fortnightly event which will enable informal cross-generational learning
October 2022
Albanian Cultural Association - £2,946
The grant will be used to support the Albanian Culture Exhibition
Milap Dostiyo Wellingborough Group - £2,987.50
The grant will be used for open access to wellbeing activities in Wellingborough for older and disabled Asian men and women
The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation - £3,000
The grant will be used to fund a paid role of managing/running a TMDF Social Club
Sound Foundations Early Intervention & Psychotherapy Hub CIC - £3,000
The grant will be used for training support for current team and as a recruitment incentive of skilled Parent Infant Therapists in the county
September 2022
Northampton Bangladeshi Association - £3,000
The grant will be used to recruit a part-time Information, Advice and Guidance Officer
The Shack Food Project
The grant will be used to supply food parcels to families in need
July 2022
Northampton Street Pastors - £3000
The grant will be used to pay towards an administrator to continue to coordinate the street pastors who patrol the streets of Northampton on Saturday nights
Serve Rushden - £2931
The grant will be used for Digital Dodgers project offers a group environment to provide support for older people who wish to participate, train and learn some basic IT skills.
Basketball Northants Association- £2723.48
The grant will be used for a community Festival to be held on the newly refurbished Basketball courts on Northampton Racecourse
Baby Basics Northampton- £3000
The grant will be to pay for the service of a Company / Individual with access to their own vehicle, to complete delivery and collection tasks of starter packs for Baby Basics across the county
The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation- £3000
The grant will be to invest into equipment that can be used for many years to come such as a greenhouse, iPad and Karaoke machine to make improvements to the wellbeing of our local residents
Northampton Town Centre Bid - £2800
The grant will be used to fund a 60s celebration in the Town Centre
Ability Northants - £2150
The grant will be used to provide a team building/ family social afternoon, as a thank you to the team for their efforts and to fund staff uniform and badges
World Conker Championships- £3000
The grant will be used to support the running costs for the 2022 World Conker Championships
Oakley Vale Community Centre - £3000
The grant will be used to purchase a coffee machine channelled into a free lunchtime meal to help with some difficult lifestyle choices that many are experiencing
Brixworth Community Church - £1670
The grant will be used for a Summer Holiday Club and Family Fun Day
Nene Valley Care Trust (NCVT) - £3000
The grant will be used to maintain and improve its vital services to young people in Northamptonshire who are leaving care
Daventry Area Community Transport (DACT) - £3000
The grant will be used to run a recruitment campaign with a view to recruiting new volunteers to help us meet the demand
Daventry Contact - £3000
This grant will be used for relief of poverty by provision of free furniture
Revolution Zero CIC - £3000
This grant will be used for Bags of Good food aid parcels for the most at risk and vulnerable families throughout school holidays
Northants Village Cinema - £3000
The grant will be used to run a rural cinema scheme across Northamptonshire
Weston Favell Centre Foodbank - £3000
This grant will be used to fund Food Bank Manager costs
Oakfield (Easton Maudit) Ltd - £3000
The grant will be used for a Community Garden Project, which will enable individual residents to learn and develop their skills in social interaction, communicating with members of the public and raising their self-esteem and confidence to be more active members of the village community
Support Northamptonshire - £2993.50
The grant will be used for Digital Inclusion and tackling inequalities
The Never Alone Project- £3000
The grant will be used to offer peer support groups for the parents and carers of bereaved children
Home-Start Kettering - £3000
The grant would be used to cover the employment costs of a family support worker for 8 hours a week for 26 weeks
The Lewis Foundation- £2304
The grant will be used to make a positive difference by giving 640 packs to adult cancer patients in Northamptonshire to help support people them through their cancer journey
April 2022
Northampton Music 365 - £3000
The grant will be used to fund a Volunteer co-ordinator to pay Northamptonshire based musicians and performers for the Northampton Music Festival 2022
Supporters of St Edmund’s Hardingstone - £3000
The grant will be used to create a community mural and unveil the mural at a community jubilee event
Friends of West Glebe Park- £3000
The grant will be used for Active Communities Family Funday 2022 - the event will provide 'come and try' activity, play, sport and health and wellbeing sessions for the residents of Corby and the surrounding areas.
United African Association- £3220
The grant will be used to purchase instruments, equipment, tools and uniforms for our African drumming and dance group called the Dancing Drums
Friends of NLive Radio- £4505
The grant will be used to run a summer course aimed at 14 to 18 year olds all around radio drama, and provide a qualification for those taking part.
Pattishall Park Events - £5000
The grant will be used to provide a festival of live music and culture for all generations of a rural community