Grants to kickstart Christmas are now available in a County Durham town.
Spennymoor Town Council unveiled its “Christmas Community Chest” – an early gift for groups and organisations to fund events and activities over the festive period.
Applications to the new fund could range from parties and food bank donations to toy appeals and shows – and the application process is easy, with just one form to complete.
Town Mayor, Cllr Liz Maddison, said: “Christmas is coming and we want everyone across our communities to enjoy themselves, so we’re making funding available for anyone wanting to enhance things for friends and neighbours around Spennymoor.
“The Christmas Community Chest is the Town Council’s way of bringing a bit of festive cheer to the folk and I encourage anyone wanting to put on an event or party to get their applications in quickly to avoid disappointment.”
The fund is open to applications from any constituted not-for-profit group or organisation based in Spennymoor or delivering services and/or activities to people in the town.
People can apply for grants, capped at £1,000, from November 14 with the fund closing a month later, on December 15. The application form, terms and conditions can be found here: Community Chest Grants
Council Clerk, Ian Morris, said: “Everyone should have something to look forward to at Christmas and Spennymoor is fortunate to have an incredibly generous community with a great deal of civic pride – we hope this fund helps kick-off Christmas for as many people as possible.”
All grant applications to the new fund will go before Spennymoor Town Council for approval, so applicants are encouraged to submit forms as soon as possible.
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