Egremont & St Bees

Grants Budget

This forum has a Grants budget, for 2010/2011, of £9,771.61  which is jointly funded by Cumbria County Council and Copeland Borough Council with a Youth Grants budget of £1,371.66

Grants Awarded at the forum in January 2011 were:

£400.00 to De Lucy Centre Age UK West Cumbria towards the cost of digital voice recording equipment and preservation items

£750.00 to Egremont Parish Church Hall Committee towards the cost of new chairs for the hall

£1,500.00 to St Bees First Responders Group towards the cost of training and safety equipment

£500.00 to Whitehaven Egremont & District Credit Union as part of a multi application towards the cost to market new financial products and existing services including drop-in sessions at local community centres

£657.00 to St Bees Village Events and Beach Group towards the cost of staging four village events 

£165.00 to Moor Row School to purchase posts for the new community netball club

£750.00 to Copeland Citizens Advice Bureau as part of a multi application towards the cost of equipment for advisers running outreach sessions and home visits in Copeland

Applications from St Bees Parent & Toddler Group and Cumbria Rungwe Community Link were withdrawn

Grants Awarded at the forum in November 2010 were:

£200.00 to Egremont Town Band towards the cost of a new Junior Band uniform

£137.00 to Hannah Crichton towards the cost to represent the county in National Squash competitions

£650.00 to Cleator Moor Amateur Boxing Club as part of a multi application towards the cost of 1 SO storage container for equipment and boxing ring

£1,200.00 to Youth Works Egremont Ltd towards the cost of installing a new computer server package

£260.00 to Bigrigg Village Hall towards the cost to replace crockery damaged when the hall was flooded

£350.00 to Friends of St Bees Village School towards the cost of taking a team to Twickenham representing the County,  to play rugby prior to an international match

Grants Awarded at the forum in September 2010 were:

£150.00 to Moor Row Jubilee Club  towards the cost of a three course lunch for members

£600.00 to St Bees History Group towards the cost to purchase a drop-dowm projection screen and six wooden lockers

£400.00 to St Bees Parish Council Events Sub-Committee towards the cost of holding a Village Fireworks Celebration

St Bees Parish Council Traffic Calming Sub-Committee -towards the cost to purchase a Speed Indicator Device for the village                                A final decision was deferred for further discussions with Cumbria Highways and the Police

Grants Awarded at the forum in June 2010 were: 

£1,000.00 to Egremont Rugby Union Club as part of a multi application towards the cost to build disabled toilets and disabled access and egress to and from the club

£250.00 to Copeland Amateur Swimming Club as part of a multi application towards the cost to replace the timing system, blocks, touch pads and scoreboard

£450.00 to Smithfield and Longcroft Tenants and Residents Association  towards the cost to run social events for residents of Smithfield and Longcroft

£424.00 to The Phoenix Youth Project (Moor Row)  towards start up costs for new youth club at Moor Row

£350.00 to Oald Cummerlan Castle Mount Residence Fund towards the cost of sensory equipment, games and craft materials

Application forms are available on-line or by telephoning the Cleator Moor office on 01946 505020