Aylesbury Town Council Grants

benefit of people in Aylesbury? If so, you may be able to apply for a grant from Aylesbury Town Council. We award grants that will benefit the town and its communities. Grants can be awarded to fund projects or activities as well as projects working in Aylesbury to improve public wellbeing.

There are also grants to support young sports people representing their sport at a national or international level to help them achieve their potential.

Our grant scheme supports many worthwhile charities and organisations. The funds given really do make a difference to the community of Aylesbury and the residents that need the support that these fantastic organisations provide.

We awarded Poppy Baybutt a sports grant for £500 towards expenses to continue training for the Winter Nationals and the 2022 Championships. Poppy is a British Championship qualifier competitive swimmer from Maxwell Swim Club.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Aylesbury Cricket Club were unable to take part in the cricket season which had a huge impact on funds generated for the club. We awarded £2,000 to the cricket club to go towards funding the club’s postpandemic running costs. The club is an integral part of the local community, developing and promoting cricket for all.

We awarded £4,000 towards Chilterns MS Centre’s Wellbeing programme, which provides practical advice and emotional/psychological support to people of Aylesbury town with MS and their families. The aims of the programme are to improve people’s mental and emotional wellbeing by focusing on understanding and managing symptoms and making positive changes and to enable individuals to do more of the things that matter to them.

Aylesbury Opera were awarded £1,000 towards a celebratory, post-lockdown gala concert of opera highlights at St Mary’s Church. Aylesbury Opera collaborated with Aylesbury Choral Society and Aylesbury Festival Choir to generate a large chorus sound and make a truly spectacular spectacle.

Sing with a Big Voice encourages all abilities to enjoy singing for pleasure and wellbeing. With a grant of £500, Sing with A Big Voice are re-establishing the group after a tough 12 months due to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions.

For more information on how to apply for an Aylesbury Town Council grant visit bit.ly/AylesburyTownCouncilGrants or email Jane Eden, Grants Officer jane.eden@aylesburytowncouncil.gov.uk or call 01296 425678.

The next Grants Committee meeting will take place on Wednesday 20 October 2021. The deadline for grant applications to be considered at this meeting is Wednesday 6 October 2021.