Community Grants

Community Grants Programme

Over £175,000 has been given to projects that benefit our residents in the first year alone! 61 projects benefited over 5,400 Affinity Sutton residents.

What would you like to see happening in your area?

Here are just a few examples of the projects that have been supported:

• Involving young people in positive activities like the Phoenix Snak Shak who requested funding for a drop-in centre for young people in Selsey
• Supporting children and their families like the Burgess Hill Boys' Club who were funded for a support group for young parents.
• Estate regeneration and environmental initiatives like Middlesbrough Environment City Trust that is developing a community food growing area for Affinity Sutton residents
• Helping health and wellbeing like the Rugby Tenants Association who are providing sports sessions on the Admirals Estate.
• Promoting community safety like Friends of Meadowside that wanted to install a safety fence around play area which backs onto a road to bring the site into wider use.
• Activities to bring communities together like the Bethnal Green Tenants and Residents Association who ran summer activities for children, young people and their families during the summer with a fete and culminating in a seaside visit.
• Promoting equality and diversity in communities like the Borehamwood & Elstree Twin Town Association who ran a Barn Dance with an international flavour for local residents.

Deadline for applications Friday 14 September 2012

We hope to announce more funding rounds from summer 2012.

Got an idea but need help to bring it forward?

We can run free bid-writing workshops to help groups applying to the Affinity Sutton Community Grants and other funding streams. See In Your Area for local dates or contact the Neighbourhood Investment Team to register your interest.

Not in a constituted group?

Whilst applications are only accepted  by constituted groups or organisations  we are also happy to hear from individuals who have community ideas. Contact your local Neighbourhood Investment team for support, information or advice.