Community Grants 2023/24

Description

Amount  

01/11/2023

£500.00

To support the Glenholt Residents Christmas Lunch Club. Refreshments for Christmas dinner

£500.00

Dec-23

£250.00

Contribution to Care Leavers Service - Help Young People

£100.00

A contribution to the Trevi's Big Give

£150.00

Feb-24

£2,000.00

To Support the Mainstone Ambassador for Clean Our Patch with litter picking equipment such as hoops, bags and PPE for the volunteers of the Moor View Ward.

£500.00

To support Tor Bridge Primary School with the replenishment of new books and literature for their Book Vending Machine, which remains very popular with the children attending.

£500.00

This grant funding is to support Poole Community Farm and will cover the costs of additional mature fruit and nut trees, hand tools,
gloves, automatic rainwater irrigation system, and insulated compost bins.

£1,000.00

Mar-24

£250.00

To support Estover District Allotments & Gardens Association with a contribution towards materials and repairs to help promote gardening to the local community.

£250.00

Grand Total

£3,000.00

Community Grants 2022/23

Description

Amount  

Oct-22

£500.00

To support St Anne's Church Lunch Club, Glenholt, with a contribution towards Christmas lunch and raffle prizes, allowing vulnerable and elderly residents to enjoy a get together at what can be a lonely time of year.

£500.00

Jan-23

£242.50

To support the OWSI project working with the Peninsula Dental School to bring dental health education to primary schools within the Moor View Ward with a contribution towards to costs of books and other items.

£242.50

Feb-23

£1,700.00

To support Clean Our Patch with a contribution towards the costs of tools and supplies for litter pickers aiding their work throughout the community.

£300.00

To support the Glenholt Park Residents Association with a contribution towards the cost of organising a Coronation celebration within the community.

£600.00

To support the St Anne's Church Glenholt Seniors Lunch Club with a contribution towards the costs of organising a Coronation Party.

£300.00

To support Leigham Community Hall with a contribution towards essential repairs to the roof. The refurbishment of this would benefit multiply groups that attend the hall.

£500.00

Mar-23

£2,057.50

To support St Matthews CofE School with a contribution towards the equipment and planting needed for their Forest School to be fully enjoyed by all.

£500.00

To support the Elm Community Centre with a contribution towards the cost of refreshments, decorations, and other items to help organise their Coronation Party.

£300.00

To support Tor Bridge Primary School with a contribution towards the funding of Digital Learning Equipment to help students through their computing curriculum and times tables.

£300.00

To support the Mainstone Sports and Social Club with a contribution towards the costs of maintenance of toilets and the damaged roof.

£957.50

Grand Total

£4,500.00

Community Grants 2021/22

Description

Amount  

Sep-21

£1,000.00

To support the Winter tree planting programme with planting 20 trees across Moor View.

£1,000.00

Nov-21

£200.00

To support Plymouth Musical Activities Club (MAC) with a contribution towards their Christmas Carol Concert, Future Events and the Purchasing of Musical Instruments. This will benefit hundreds of children across Plymouth.

£200.00

Dec-21

£500.00

To support the Sports & Social Club and Community Centre at Mainstone with a contribution towards the purchasing of replacement braces for the repair and refurbishment of 8 sets of security doors. This will allow the club to remain open and continue to support the local community with small events and social evenings.

£500.00

Feb-22

£2,400.00

Following the tragic events in Leigham, Cllr Maddi Bridgeman & Cllr John Riley are allocating funding for a memorial for Bobbi-Anne McLeod. This is a contribution towards a Decorative bench, Magnolia tree, Memorial plaque, deer fencing and any associated works.

£1,300.00

To support the Glenholt Park Residents Association with a Jubilee Street Party. This funding will support with the purchase of refreshments and entertainment for all residents of the park to enjoy.

£600.00

To support Poole Farm Community Garden with a contribution towards covered seating areas, storage sheds, wheelchair accessible planters, raised beds, a hanging vegetable archway entrance and a pollinator friendly bed.

£500.00

Mar-22

£100.00

To support the children and young people of MKC Heroes who have been raising money to pay for a memorial bench to commemorate the life and service of Peter Ogburn, one of their founders and an active supporter until his death.

£100.00

Grand Total

£4,200.00

Community Grants 2020/21

Description

Amount  

Jun-20

£600.00

To support Adrenalin Devon Junior Minor League Crowdfunder that provides football opportunities for young people aged 6 - 18 years in the City of Plymouth.

£500.00

To support Trevi House with items required for Covid-19 related equipment and resources for their work they do with vulnerable women in the city.

£100.00

Nov-20

£200.00

To support Glenholt Residents Association with their Lunch Club, facilitated by St Anne's Church, The Parishes of Bickleigh & Shaugh Prior. To provide Christmas care/food parcels to vulnerable, lonely members of the club which will provide them which a little Christmas cheer.

£200.00

Dec-20

£250.00

To support Devon Young who are Plymouth based with contributing towards IT equipment to enable them to improve their ability to deliver services remotely during the Covid19 pandemic. This will provide young people who are not in education or employment. These young people already face barriers that restrict their ability to access work or training. Young Devon need to improve their facilities to engage with young people remotely; where face to
face meetings are not possible due to Covid19.

£250.00

Feb-21

£2,450.00

To support St Matthews CofE Primary & Nursery Academy with their "Tree Planting Project". This contribution will enable a mixture of locally sourced trees to be planted which will look good as well as provide shade for the children. Edible fruit and nut trees will also be sourced to encourage the children to learn about foraging and will also be of benefit to wildlife such as bees, insects, and small birds.

£650.00

To support Tor Bridge Academy Trust with students who are being home schooled due to the Covid Pandemic. This grant funding will enable the school to purchase additional educational materials such as pens, pencils, paper, books, literature, IT equipment etc. and continue supporting students for the foreseeable future.

£650.00

To support Leigham Primary School with their tree project. Due to Ash Dieback disease, the school is losing 52 trees. This grant will enable The School Tree Project to replace the lost trees with locally sourced trees, and will incorporate some edible fruit and nut trees in line with foraging projects and in support of wildlife, including bees, birds and insects.

£650.00

To support Tor Bridge Primary School with the IT equipment, software and reading material needed to create a Virtual Library, which is going to be devised by a team of staff during the halfterm. The Virtual Library will allow children to access a variety of different texts anytime, anywhere. The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to highlight that many of their pupils and families do not always have easy access to books and texts that can be enjoyed by both their children and the whole family. The Virtual Library will be developed by including recordings of the staff team reading carefully selected titles that support the curriculum and the pupil's mental health and well-being.

£250.00

To support Cann Bridge School with bespoke shelving, furniture and a range of reading materials. Cann Bridge School is a special school for pupils aged 3-19 who have severe learning difficulties. The Library Project entails the development of a small library which will support reading across the school and pupils with very complex needs. This project will enable them to develop the children’s skills in using a library. The Community Grant would allow the school to move this project on and the work could be carried out during the Easter break and so cause no disruption to the pupils.

£250.00

Mar-21

£300.00

To support Clean our Patch with a contribution towards litter picking equipment. This will provide the volunteer's of the Moor View Ward with litter picking kits, such as hoops, bags and PPE to enable them to support the environment and Community.

£300.00

Grand Total

£3,800.00

Community Grants 2019/20

Description

Amount

Oct - 19

New furniture for the Mainstone Community Centre, which has just undergone a refurbishing programme

£500.00

Leigham Rock Solid - A youth club aimed at children aged 5-8 providing a space for them to have fun and play with friends at the end of a long week at school. It is run by Plymouth Vineyard Church in partnership with other local churches. They are seeking finding for play equipment, games and a soft-seating area.

£300.00

This grant will provide a Christmas Lunch to senior residents of Glenholt, proviidng them with a hot lunch and the opportunity to socialise over the Festive period.

£300.00

Nov - 19

The North Plymouth Food Bank is a partnership between North Plymouth Community Church and Trussell Trust, which is part of a network of Food Banks trying to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. The funding will provide equipment such as plastic containers, table cloths, leaflet stands, tin openers, a large fridge freezer and more! All of which will enable them to continue to support people throughout the city.

£400.00

Jan – 20

A group of students from Tor Bridge High School have been fund raising tirelessly to raise funds to take part in an Expedition. They are Post 16 students and want to take part in the 4 day and 3 night expedition in April 2020, which is taking place on the Brecon Beacons. The funding will be split between the 5 students and this will contribute towards:
• Travel costs
• Training and support given by the outdoor activity provider (Dynamic
Adventures in Totnes, who are an approved and experienced outdoor
activity provider who also ensure the correct risk assessments are
carried out). This will also include the cost of the expedition assessor to
enable the expedition to be correctly verified.
• Basic food and equipment during the expedition.
• Campsite fees

£300.00

Mar - 20

The provision of 2 benches with plaques stating ‘Happy to Chat’. They are benches with small signs saying, “This is a Happy To Chat Bench” so if you sit here, you are happy to chat" and are used to combat social isolation.

£500.00

We would like to plant 5 (mature not saplings) edible fruit and nut trees around the proximity of the 'Happy to Chat' benches. The location requested is on the green at Pattison Close and Pattison Drive, opposite Hurrabrook Gardens. These benches will be really beneficial to the community and residents in the area.

£125.00

Children's Books Vending Machine: Teachers at Tor Bridge Primary School are looking to convert an old Vending Machine into a Book Vending machine where the pupils can earn coins to purchase books each term. It is very unique and creative idea which will teach the children the value of money and also encourage their reading and love of books.

£800.00

Funding for Year 5 & 6 STEM projects at Leigham Primary School, including a Space Exploration and Engineering Workshop.

£250.00

To contribute towards a Sensory Gardens for students of Laira Green Primary School

£25.00

Grand Total

£3,500.00

Community Grants Scheme 2018/19

Description

Amount

Jul-18

Dash of Silver Male Cancer Awareness Charity. This charity provides Dash Care Packs to patients undergoing treatment, they also run a cancer support group Dashnet to help patients undergoing treatment for cancer. This donation will benefit the whole of the City helping towards giving patients the best possible care that they deserve

£100.00

The funding will support Young Enterprise students that enter summer competitions, trade fairs and an awards evening.  The monies will contribute towards the cost of the fairs and trophies.

£250.00

Dec-18

To contribute towards the StART Workshop Crowd Funder that bring Refugee Awareness at Plumer House,

£500.00

To replace the disability ramp for better access at The Worship Centre, Estover, that supports local Community groups.

£1,200.00

Jan-19

To purchase a Defibrillator for the residents of Glenholt which will be located at the shops in St Anne's Road,

£500.00

Feb-19

Purchase and installation of 2 park benches in Estover (Miller Way Park)

£394.00

Mar-19

To contribute toward the "Tea with a Twist" event that is a regular intergenerational, social dance.    

£128.00

The Volunteer Police Cadets to help fund 2 educational trips - One will be to the Memorial Arboretum (Police Memorial to fallen officers) and a trip to London to visit the Old Bailey and New Scotland Yard.

£300.00

Mental Health First Aid Courses for the Urban Studios

£128.00

Grand Total

£3,500.00

Community Grants Scheme 2017/18

Description

Amount

Sep-17

Plymouth Storm - Promotion of Wheelchair Basketball

£500.00

Dec-17

To provide a new bench and base in Mainstone park for residents

£600.00

Jan-18

Donation for Crowdfund for Street Factory to open a Community venue

£300.00

To fund the Estover Youth Group with their project at Poole Farm

£300.00

Facilities in Mainstone Community Centre are in desperate need of refurbishment

£500.00

Leigham Community Hall  refurbishment

£500.00

Supporting the Elm Centre to provide lunches for lonely residents to meet and socialise

£200.00

Contribution towards Jeremiah's Journey

£100.00

Feb-18

Crowdfunder donation towards the restoration of the Reuben  Lenkiewicz's Crowdfunding Page to The Restoration of the Barbican Mural

£500.00

Grand Total

£3,500.00