Action Grants Awarded To Over 900 Projects And More Grants On The Way

Published on Wednesday 9 September 2020

Almost £1million has been awarded by Derbyshire County Council through their Action Grants scheme over the past two years.

The cash has been a boost to the activities of community groups, sports clubs, charities and parish councils across the county. At the final tally the county council has awarded Action Grants totalling nearly £905,000 to 906 projects across Derbyshire in eight rounds. In the final round 77 groups have been awarded grants totalling £220,000 across the four categories of youth activity, community activity, physical activity and sport and community safety.

The grants are supporting activities like tackling anti-social behaviour and scams, sports training and facilities, theatre groups, choirs, music events, allotments, developing apps, art workshops, adventure activities for youth groups, counselling support, building refurbishment, equipment for community buildings, toddler groups, green schemes, clubs for older people and activities to support disabled people.

If grants were given for events planned to take place in 2020 but postponed because of the Covid-19 crisis the money can be used next year instead.

Derbyshire County Council Leader Councillor Barry Lewis said: “There’s excellent work going on in our local communities and our Action Grants have helped to give some financial support to many of the activities.

“Even modest amounts of cash have made an appreciable difference to some of the groups and I have witnessed for myself how the money has helped.

“People of all ages are benefiting from the work of these groups and I’d like to thank the staff and volunteers who put in so much time and effort to run these schemes.”

“We are continuing to give grant support with our recently launched Youth Activity Grants which I’d encourage residents and businesses to apply for.”

There is £220,000 available in Youth Activity Grants between now and the end of the year or until all the money has been allocated. There is more information at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/YAG

The list of the Action Grants approved in the eighth and final round is given below. Full details of all the recipients from all rounds are available at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/action along with videos of some of the successful applicants.

Derbyshire County Council Action Grant recipients – Round Eight

Amber Valley and Erewash

Group name	Activity	Type of Action Grant	Amount received
South Wingfield Local History Group	Devising a Heritage Trail for South Wingfield to provide visitors and residents with an interesting insight into the area’s historical past	Community Activity	£3556
Green Space Development Smalley Pastures - Erewash	Develop flower beds to act as an attractive, natural barrier to subtly protect the children’s play area and provide colour to the estate as well	Community Safety	£461
Codnor Boys Coyotes U7’s Football team	To fund football kit and training	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
Belper Hammers Volleyball Club	To fund new equipment and promotion of the club	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
West Hallam White Rose Cricket Club	Refurbishment of facilities	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
Fritchley Community Association	To fund sports equipment	Physical Activity and Sport	£474.81
Alfreton Swimming Club	To fund safeguarding training and post Covid19 support	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
R J Weston Duffield Charity	Pedometers and walking poles	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
Crich Patient Participation Group	To fund multi sports equipment	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
Belper United Junior Football Club	New kit for team and equipment	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
Belper United Football Club	Coaching sessions for promoting club	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
Melbourne Cricket Club	Practice nets	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
Codnor Cricket Club	Purchase of two new sightscreens for the ground	Physical Activity and Sport	£2,640
Ripley School of Boxing	Level 1 coach education and equipment	Physical Activity and Sport	£2,866.00
Ripley & Alfreton Tennis Club	Disabled access	Physical Activity and Sport	£5,000
Breadsall Cricket Club	Clubhouse development	Physical Activity and Sport	£4,825.06
Hope Long Eaton	Cycle maintenance training and equipment	Physical Activity and Sport	£4,500
Heage Scouts	Hands on learning sessions including cookery, maintenance and sewing by both hand and machine to help recycle clothes	Youth	£405
Sawley Youth Club	Funding for air hockey tables and a Nike premier league football	Youth	£488.98
6th Ilkeston Guides	Purchase of an additional tent and WIFI dongle	Youth	£500
Farm on the Bus	Handmade Revolution – printing and dyeing workshops for young people in the community	Youth	£489
The Hive	For equipment to set up a new music project in Belper and Amber Valley	Youth	£8,000

Bolsover, Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire

Group name	Activity	Type of Action Grant	Amount received
Heath Safer Communities Group	Expanding the activities of their community clean-up initiative that was launched in June 2019 – getting more volunteers, better publicity and expanding into surrounding villages	Community Activity	£2130
BLASTCIC (Bolsover)	Project to develop a BIKE CLUB, by running “build a bike sessions” in Shirebrook for local young people. It has been co-designed with local young people	Community Safety	£408
Bolsover Boxing Club	Enabling young people to exercise at home by developing and delivering You Tube tutorials which can be accessed online and when possible at the Club in socially distanced open air sessions	Community Safety	£500
Worth Charity UK – Chesterfield	Worth provides aftercare for victims of domestic abuse. The grant will be used to buy a printer to produce leaflets and posters about Worth. The printer will also be used by the art and writing group to print their work for an exhibition raising awareness of domestic abuse	Community Safety	£500
Lighthouse Homes – Brimington	To provide private professional counselling services for residents of Lighthouse. The home provides accommodation for those who are homeless and may be struggling with mental health and substance misuse issues	Community Safety	£5,000
Engineered Training 7 Shop Community Interest Company - Chesterfield	Providing specialist help to young people who are not in employment, education or training so they gain skills and qualifications	Community Safety	£9,824
Riding for Smiles	Specialist riding for pupils at schools	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
Pilsley Community Football Club	Training and training equipment	Physical Activity and Sport	£499.88
Eckington Bowling Club	To fund equipment and publicity materials	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
Tibshelf Community Football Club Mini Kickers	Training coach education and equipment	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
Shirebrook Neighbourly Allotment Group (SNAG)	Sports equipment	Physical Activity and Sport	£493
Bolsover Boxing Club	To fund new equipment and promotion of new ways of exercising	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
Glapwell Gladiators FC	To fund training equipment and course	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
Killamarsh Dynamos under 9’s football team 2020/21	Equipment for club	Physical Activity and Sport	£500
Ichthus Canoe Club Chesterfield	Purchase and upgrade safety equipment	Physical Activity and Sport	£3,950
Willow Tree Family Farm	Sports equipment	Physical Activity and Sport	£4,960.43
Hasland Community Football Club	Clubhouse development	Physical Activity and Sport	£3,829.35
Holmesfield Cricket Club	Provision of a new purpose built two lane enclosed cricket net and surface	Physical Activity and Sport	£10,000
The Community Youth Players	Towards setting up costs of a youth theatre group	Youth	£488.60
BLAST Community Interest Company	Providing support and activities for the community of Shirebrook	Youth	£480
Shirebrook Neighbourly Allotment Group	Fitness training sessions	Youth	£477
Bolsover Boxing Club	Equipment to support women’s boxing project	Youth	£500
Glapwell Gladiators Football Club	Equipment	Youth	£500
Coal Aston Cricket Club	Sports hall hire and coaching	Youth	£500
The Hub @Gladstone Buildings	Improvements to existing building and to purchase equipment to start a new group for young people	Youth	£5,999

High Peak and Derbyshire Dales

Group name	Activity	Type of Action Grant	Amount received
Wellpaca Woods	The Wellpaca Project based in Winster will be a long-term community group that offers local people a chance to improve their mental wellbeing through animal therapy and forest school activities	Community Activity	£4428
Derbyshire Dales CVS	Supporting physical and mental health by giving people the confidence to find health information and access local activities online. This will reduce isolation, enabling them to get to know the local organisation and join in activities face-to-face at a later date	Community Activity	£10,000
New Mills PTA Scoot for Life	To purchase scooters for after school clubs	Physical activity and sport	£499.88
Tintwistle Athletics Club	To fund goal posts	Physical activity and sport	£493
New Mills Tennis Club	To buy smart accessible lock	Physical activity and sport	£500
Glossop North End Community Club t/a Glossop North End Juniors & Ladies	Pitch redevelopment	Physical activity and sport	£500
Adventure Queens Derbyshire	Hiking skills workshop	Physical activity and sport	£500
Buxton Hockey Club	Training coaches and new equipment	Physical activity and sport	£900
Street Active Sports	Activity camps during holidays	Physical activity and sport	£4,600
Aim High Coaching CIC	Range of family health and fitness activities	Physical activity and sport	£9,800
Chapel en le Frith Methodist Church	To develop a community garden and make it accessible.	Physical activity and sport	£10,000
Ashbourne Cricket Club	To purchase two level 2 coaching places and equipment	Physical activity and sport	£500
Matlock Bath Development Association CIC	To fund marketing materials	Physical activity and sport	£475
Tansley Juniors FC	New pitch marking and goal posts	Physical activity and sport	£3,149.96
Winster Outdoor Fitness Group	To fund outdoor gym	Physical activity and sport	£10,000
2nd Matlock Guides	To purchase new tents	Youth	£500
Matlock Bath Development Association CIC	Design and printing of activity sheets for their Green Man Trail	Youth	£475

South Derbyshire

Group name	Activity	Type of Action Grant	Amount received
South Derbyshire Road Runners	To fund run leader training	Physical activity and sport	£420
Findern Parish Council	To fund pump track for bikes/skate park	Physical activity and sport	£10,000
Repton Joint Organisation for Guides and Scouts	Improving the acoustics of their building	Youth	£3,728.88

Countywide/projects covering more than one district

Group name	Activity	Type of Action Grant	Amount received
24 Fit C.I.C.	To buy equipment for online classes	Physical activity and sport	£500
Derbyshire Autism Services (DAS)	To fund training and activity for physical activity for autistic people	Physical activity and sport	£9,644
Safe and Sound Group - Erewash and South Derbyshire Outreach Pilot – South Derbyshire and Erewash	Developing a pilot outreach project in South Derbyshire and Erewash to reach vulnerable children and young people at risk of exploitation in these areas	Community Safety	£8,980
Crich Patient Participation Group	Support of the Crich Nature and Heritage Trail with free standing Information board for scouts and equipment for art work.	Youth	£500
Brassington Guides and Rangers	Stationery materials, equipment and resources for post-COVID lockdown support group.	Youth	£492
Adverse Camber	Mentoring, support and staffing for their ‘Sky Full of Stories’ project aimed at looked after young people	Youth	£4,500
Derbyshire Duke of Edinburgh Award Group	Provision of resources for their virtual Duke of Edinburgh award scheme.	Youth	£6,487
Big Theatre	Writing, recording, editing and distribution of a radio play written for and performed by young people in the summer holidays 2020	Youth	£8,200
Parenting Additional Needs	Funding of youth clubs for children with additional needs.	Youth	£9,080.44

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