Grassington Community Grant

Playground  Television UK Ltd. have been donating to a village fund each time they have come to film All Creatures Great and Small. They hoped this would be used to benefit the local community and show their appreciation for the opportunity to film in the village. There is approximately £15k in the fund.  This money will be available by application to the Grant Committee which is made up of representatives of the GPC, Hub, GDI, YDNPA and Chamber of Trade with Councillor Foster acting as Chair. It is important to us that the money is given out in an open and fair manner and we need you to help in two ways:

  • Firstly, we would like two people from the village community to join us on the decision-making panel which will meet 4 times a year. This is open to any Grassington resident and if you are interested, please put your details in a sealed envelope with ‘Grant Panel’ written on the front and hand it in at the HUB.  The deadline is August 14th.
  • We then need everyone to think about how the money should be spent to enrich the community of Grassington. Time to put your thinking caps on and come up with some ideas.

Applications are welcome from everyone in the village and the paperwork will be available from the Hub/Discover Grassington website from August 1st. Get in quick as when the money has gone it’s gone! Help will be given if needed to fill in the forms so please do not feel it is hard to make an application.

If you have any queries, please contact: hazel 07974959539 / hazel.drew1@btinternet.com

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Download Grassington Community Grant Application Form

 Aim:  

To distribute the monies received from Playground  Television UK Ltd. in a fair and transparent manner for the good of the community of Grassington and its residents.

 

 Membership:

Chair of the Grassington Forum 

Member of the Parish Council 

Member of the Grassington Chamber of Trade

Representative from the Grassington Devonshire Institute 

Representative from the Yorkshire Dales National Parks Association

Representative from Grassington Hub 

Two representatives from the community

 

It should be noted that members are appointed in an individual capacity and do not represent the views or decisions of the organisations or bodies with which they are associated.

 

Meetings:  

The Grant Panel will meet once a quarter starting in September 2026.  Dates for meetings will be displayed on notice boards, The Hub, in the Post Office and on discovergrassington.co.uk.

The Grant  Panel will continue to meet until all available funding has been allocated.

 

Communication:  

A list of allocated funds will be published after each meeting once applicants have been contacted with the date of the next applications.

  Requests for funding:

  • Requests are invited from individuals, clubs and organisations who benefit the Grassington community and can be used for a wide variety of things. For example: for a village event, to purchase something for the village or to improve the village.
  • Requests will not be considered for running costs, maintenance and upkeep, or for the benefit of an individual but should enhance what is being offered to the community. 
  • A Request for Funding form must be completed for all applications with details of the request along with estimates (as appropriate). Help is available to fill in the form if needed.
  • All requests must be submitted prior to any expenditure taking place, i.e. not retrospectively.
  • All requests must be submitted a minimum of two weeks prior to the Grant Panel meeting.   Any late submissions will be taken forward to the next meeting. Deadline for the first submission is September 10th.
  • In the first instance only one request can be made by each individual, club or organisation.
  • If appropriate, applicants may be directed to other opportunities for funding.
  • The maximum request for funding will be £500.  Requests above this may be considered by exception

Allocation of Funds

  • Members of the Grant Panel must declare any interest in an application being made and will not hold a vote on this application.
  • The Grant Panel will review each application in turn and determine whether applications are fully funded or partially funded.
  • The Grant Panel will aim to provide funding for a cross section of requests to try and  ensure a wide range of projects, age groups and interests are supported to benefit a wide cross section of the community.  
  • Where insufficient information has been provided, the applicant will be informed of the additional information required and will be able to resubmit to a future Grant Panel.
  • Where members cannot agree on the allocation, the Chair will have the final decision.
  • Recipients are required to spend the allocated funds within three months of receiving confirmation of the funding allocation unless there is a dated event.  Recipients are to forward confirmation/invoices of the spend that has taken place.
  • The decision of the Grant Panel is final.
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