Melksham Services - Grants
GRANT AID
Melksham Town Council allocates part of its annual budget to donate money back into the locality through grants. The purpose of these grants is to bring real improvements to the local community and the lives of the people living there.
The grant application process for 2010-2011 is now closed and grants awarded this year will be announced at a presentation evening on Tuesday 19th October 2010.
For more information on Melksham Town Council grants or funding in general please contact Maggie Giddings at the Town Hall on 01225 704187.
Below are details of local organisations that received grants last year.
Grants to Local Organisations for the Period 2009-2010
| Organisation: | Project Summary: | Amount Awarded: |
|---|---|---|
| LARGE | ||
| West Wiltshire Interfaith Group | To fund 2 events 1 - Community event, the other Empowering Women of Melksham | £450 |
| Historical Association | Funding requested to continue funding the use of the Roundhouse | £1,300 |
| Melksham Park Youth Football Club | To help fund new kit | £500 |
| Infozone: The Homework Club | To help towards staff costs | |
| Methuen Safe Play Area | Enhance bike track | |
| Melksham Forest Community Activity Centre | Help towards costs involved in building a new community centre | £2,500 |
| Citizens Advice Bureau | To help towards costs of CAB cover in Melksham for 1.5 days per week | £500 |
| Melksham Tourist Information Centre | To maintain the provision of a range of services within the town | £3,500 |
| Melksham Amateur Swimming Club | Costs involved in training coaches and teachers | £650 |
| Melksham Christmas Lights Group | To help towards costs of purchasing new Christmas Lights | £4,500 |
| Open House (Queensway Chapel) | To provide 40 page information booklet free of charge to Senior Citizens | NO |
| Melksham United Church | To help towards structural changes to provide maximum use of building for community | £400 |
| Melksham Party in the Park | Help towards costs of putting on the event | |
| 2385 sqn Air Cadets | Computer support for Cadet Instruction Flight Simulator | £300 |
| SMALL | ||
| French Twinning | Improving links between organisations in Melksham and Avon | £100 |
| Spencer Melksham Bowls Club | Help towards costs of bowling green maintenance | NO |
| Victim Support | Promote the interests of and provide services to support victims of crime | £100 |
| West Wilts Special Needs Activity Scheme | Provide a 2 week play and activity scheme for children aged 0-19 years | £250 |
| Melksham Country Dancers | Help towards costs of Childrens Day of Dance | £250* |
| HELP Counselling Services | Proivde free or low cost counselling to people in West Wiltshire | £200 |
| Wiltshire MIND | Hire of Melksham Town Hall | £400 |
| Relate | To provide counselling for those who need it | £200 |
| Melksham & Corsham Gateway Club | Running costs of minibus | £300 |
| Beanacre Cricket Club | Costs of Planning Application | £250 |
| Melksham Volleyball Club | Help towards hire costs of courts and transport | £250 |
| Rachel Fowler Centre | Help towards costs of recovering chairs and refurbishment of meeting room | £250 |
| Craft Chat & Coffee | Replace old chairs for participants | NO |
| PHAB | Transport costs and purchase of items when holding craft evenings | £150 |
| 1st Bowerhill Scout Group | To provide storage container for equipment | NO |
| Stepping Stones Opportunity Group | Help with running Costs | £150 |
| Splitz | Costs towards volunteer expenses | £200 |
| Melksham Charities | To help towards costs of refurbishing/rebuilding several almhouses | NO |
| Stepping Stones Opportunity Group | To provide osteopathy therapy | NO |
| Carers Support | To meet monthly costs of carers group | £250 |
| Group Five | Help towards maintenance and running costs of vehicle and general operating costs of charity | £300 |
| West Wilts Young Musicians | To purchase two drum kits and two sets of cymbals | £50 |
| The Wiltshire School of Gymnastics | To replace pre school play equipment | NO |
| Melksham Climate Friendly Group | Purchase of plants and tools | £50 |
| 2nd Melksham Rainbow Guides | Purchase new cupboard, costs of trip, costs of centenary launch | £200 |
| The Trident Club | To help with running costs | £200 |
| Wiltshire Scrapstore and Resource Centre | To produce family activity packs to be handed out free of charge at Christmas Fayre | £100 |
| The Happy Circle Day Centre | Help towards transport costs | £100 |
| 5th Melksham Guides | Costs towards centenary celebrations | £250 |
| Family Mediation | £300 towards providing service in Melksham. £200 to contribute to new service with children | £250 |
| Wiltshire Music Centre Trust Ltd | Help towards providing a range of educational, community and creative services. | NO |
| Melksham Girlguiding | Help towards renovation costs of the Scout Hut | £250 |
| Melksham Gardeners Society | To help towards costs of putting on events | £150 |
| Bath & District Samaritans | Need to train more volunteers to replace leavers, and additional training needs | £200 |
| ROOM HIRE | ||
| Melksham Country Dancers | For Childrens Day of Dance in the Assembly Hall | *included in above |
| Total | £20,000 |
