More organisations are set to benefit from the first round of funding from Dorset Council’s Community and Culture Project Fund.
Launched in April this year, the fund offers grants of between £1,000 – £5,000 for arts, museums, heritage, community, physical and play activities to help make a difference to people living in Dorset’s communities.
Earlier in the summer it was announced that 15 arts and leisure projects were successful in their application to the fund.
Now a further 10 community projects can also be announced as successful applicants:
| Community Organisation | Description of Project | Amount Awarded £’s | Area of benefit |
| Chesil Sailability | Purchase of Life Jackets | 1,000 | Weymouth and Portland
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| Cycling Without Age | New Trishaw for Bridport Project
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5,000 | West Dorset |
| Dorchester Family Support | Summer Food Programme for children in Dorchester receiving free school meals. | 1,500 | West Dorset |
| Dorset Parent Carer Council | Virtual Teenager 2 Adult Event for Young People with special educational need. | 2,080 | Dorset Council wide |
| In Jolly Good Company | Jolly Days Project in Wimborne St Giles & Shaftesbury
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4,000 | East and North Dorset |
| Island Community Action | Portland shed: Connecting and creating together project
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2,160 | Weymouth and Portland |
| MyTime Young Carers | Memory Making Weekend Retreats for Young People | 5,000 | Dorset Council wide |
| Stour Provost | Broadband WIFI and audio visual equipment | 2,524 | North Dorset |
| The Nest Weymouth CIC | The Nest Café project | 5,000
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Weymouth and Portland |
| The Vale Pantry | Healthy Eating Recipe bags project | 1,500 | North Dorset
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In total £32,684 has been awarded across 10 community focussed projects.
Cllr Jill Haynes, Dorset Council Portfolio Holder for Customer and Community Services, said:
“I’m very pleased the council can offer these small grants, despite continued pressure on our budgets.
“We’ve chosen to give these projects a boost because we recognise they will make a real difference to communities in Dorset, and help the council meet the priorities that have been set out in the Dorset Council Plan 2020-2024.”
Round 2 opens soon
£65,000 will be up for grabs when the second round of the Community and Culture Project Fund will open on 1 November 2021.
Applicants can email communities@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk if they wish to discuss eligibility.
Find information about the Community and Culture Project Fund.
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