Grant Aid
The Arts & Grants committee is responsible for a budget of over £30,000 which is used to support organisations working for the benefit of the people of Didcot, and also for the Town Council's own arts and entertainment projects.
In Didcot we are fortunate in having a wide variety of community groups and charities which contribute to the life of the town and as a Council are very aware of the hard work done by volunteers to help make our town a better place to live and do our best to provide financial assistance where needed.
Didcot Town Council Grant has grant aided £31,392 in 2008, not including the groups who have been grant aided by Didcot Arts Forum. Grants are paid for projects and activities which can be shown to benefit Didcot people, but we are unable (by law) to grant aid individuals.
Some of the group’s who have received grant in 2009 include:
- Didcot Baptist Church received £200 to go towards the cost of providing a food bank for the people in crisis in the local area.
- Didcot Branch of the Royal British Legion was given £330 to be spent on a year's room hire at the Civic Hall for branch meetings.
- Didcot Ladies Afternoon Group received £150 to hire a room at the Civic Hall so they can meet up once a week.
- Didcot Runners was given £150 towards the Didcot 2 and 5 mile fun run.
- TRAIN which needed funding for the Detached Youth Worker received £3,200 to be put towards the costs needed.
- Didcot Cricket Club was given £500 to go towards the cost of providing playing facilities for Didcot CC development team.
- Ladygrove Youth Club received £1,580 to put towards the ongoing running of the Youth Club and for the purchasing of a new table tennis table.
- South Oxfordshire Ryder-Cheshire Volunteers was given £500 to go towards the 16s swim club for the physically impaired.
- King Alfred Drive Community Centre needed funding for ongoing running costs of the Drive Community Centre. They received £1,995 to go towards the overall payment.
Apply for Grant Aid
If your organisation would like to apply for grant aid from Didcot Town Council an application form is available in pdf format and may also be obtained from the Information Centre, by telephoning 01235 812637 or by email to council@didcot.gov.uk. Please read thegrant aid policy (word doc), before applying.
A booklet produced by Oxfordshire County Council giving information on other sources of grants can be found here (pdf). There is also a grassroots grants scheme run by the Oxfordshire Community Foundation further details of which can be found on this letter (pdf).
