Grants for sports, arts, leisure and community groups

Epping Forest District Council awards grants to organisations involved in providing community work, cultural and / or sport activities.

The organisations eligible for financial assistance to enable them to deliver successful services within the Epping Forest district, include the following: local voluntary and community groups, sports clubs, arts and culture groups, trusts, friendly societies, social enterprises and community interest groups.

An amount of money is set aside each year and priority is given to those groups delivering council objectives and targets.

Key priority areas encompass the following:
• children and young people
• safer communities, domestic violence
• environmental projects - protection of local heritage and improvement of local environment
• elderly, disadvantaged and / or disabled
• improving quality of life; healthy and active lifestyle
• encouraging residents to participate in sports, leisure and cultural activities
• community activities; use of local facilities
• supporting community development and involvement

For further information, regarding voluntary and community grants, telephone 01992 564484.

For information and application form download the pdf below:

• Grants for sports, arts, leisure and community groups (pdf 806 MB)

• Grant aid for groups funding matrix (pdf 78 KB)

Organisations who received funding

A list of the organisations who received grant aid funding in 2010 / 2011.

The following community groups received long term grants through the grant aid scheme:
1. Alzheimer's Society - £1,272
2. Crossroads - £4,529
3. Epping Forest District Swimming Club - £3,764
4. Home-Start, Epping Forest - £3,041
5. Loughton Voluntary Care Association - £2,490
6. North Weald Airfield Museum - £2,265
7. Ongar Voluntary Care - £1,272
8. Rural Community Council for Essex - £1,272
9. Safe and Sound formally FreeFall - £4,529
10. Samaritans - £2,265
11. Theatre Resource (now known as Zinc) - £4,529
12. Victim Support - £3,982
13. Waltham Abbey Youth 2000 - £4,529

Epping Forest District Citizen’s Advice Bureau and Voluntary Action Epping Forest (including provision for the Volunteer Bureau) received the following funding:
• Epping Forest District Citizen’s Advice Bureau - £113,840
• Voluntary Action Epping Forest - £39,120

The following community and leisure groups received major one off grants:
1. Broxbourne Rowing Club - £1,500
2. Epping Cricket Club - £550
3. Epping Forest Riders Association - £2,500
4. Essex Arrows Baseball Club - £5,000
5. Harlow Playhouse - £5,000
6. Hertfordshire Boat Rescue - £1,000
7. High Ongar Tuesday Club - £250
8. Integration Support Services - £2,000
9. K H Plants - £2,000
10. Lambourne End Centre - £3,000
11. Lopping Hall - £5,000
12. Loughton Club - £500
13. Loughton Potato Grounds - £1,000
14. North Weald Village Hall Management Committee - £3,000
15. Queen’s Hall Charity - £1,000
16. Safe and Sound - £5,040
17. Toot Hill Village Hall - £5,000
18. Vitalise - £2,000
19. Waltham Abbey Tennis Club - £5,000
20. West Essex Alcohol and Drugs Service - £3,000

Useful information

The Funding Advice and Information Resource (FAIR) Team offer free advice and support to all voluntary and community organisations within the Epping Forest district.

The leisure bursary scheme for sports and the arts is available for 13 to 25 year olds who live in the Epping Forest district.

For more information:

• Voluntary Action Epping Forest website

• Email fair@vaef.org.uk

• Telephone 01992 564515 01992 564282