‘We have applied for £150k from the National Lottery Community Fund for the following reasons: We were unsuccessful with our earlier application for £700k We can claim that the potential award of £150k is matched funding This lies within the range of awards they have made for Projects like ours An award of £150k will enable us to proceed alongside: existing funds, smaller grants and a precept increase .. as discussed in the Village meeting in May 2025 and the subsequent survey conducted The...

The Grants Campaign Team, composed of 17 volunteers, was established in late November 2025. Subsequently, two initial meetings took place - one in December 2025 and another at the beginning of January 2026. As of December 2026, the team targeted 30 funding opportunities, including the National Lottery, distributing these across members for application preparation and submission. An additional three potential funds are now being pursued. Several team members have made substantial progress with...