Peterlee Town Council has an annual budget of £11,000.00 available for grants to local community groups and other organisations that work in the town.
The funding is available to help groups meet the costs of events, services or equipment that are for the benefit of the people of Peterlee.
There are some basic rules:
– Grants are usually only available for groups and organisations, and not individuals (applications for grant funding for individuals may sometimes be considered, in exceptional circumstances);
– At least half of the users of the event/service/equipment for which you are seeking a grant must come from the town;
– You will be asked to supply some basic financial information to enable the Council to assess the financial position of the group or organisation making the grant bid;
– You will be asked to explain how your event/service/equipment will benefit the people of Peterlee;
– If you are successful in accessing the funding, you will be required to provide a written report on how the grant was used within 6 months of receipt;
– You will not be able to apply for further funding within 12 months of a successful application.
To apply for a Neighbourhood Engagement Project grant please contact us at council@peterlee.gov.uk or by phone 0191 5862491. You can also request a fund application form through your local ward councillor.
When your completed application forms are received we will verify the basic details and qualification criteria, and then submit the applications (redacted to remove any sensitive personal data) to the Council’s Resources Committee or full Council meeting for consideration. In normal cases, we will try to get you a decision within a month of submission of your application, but in some cases it may take longer – particularly if we need to ask you for some more information about your application.
Members attending the meeting are able to allocate some, all, or none of their annual £500.00 allowance to each application. Generally speaking if the application comes from a local community group the immediate Ward Councillors will make a contribution, but, often applications are so well received that members from across the town will support them.
We are currently working on publishing a live schedule of grant applications and allocations of funding and this is expected to be live on this website from summer 2018. In the meantime, successful grants in the past year include:
– Social activity costs for a local Mencap group
– Strip sponsorship for a local youth football team
– Funding for after school sports clubs in Peterlee
– Funding for a Peterlee secondary school’s Duke of Edinburgh Award equipment and transport fees
– A new tend for a local Scouts group
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Neighbourhood Engagement Project Success stories
Peterlee Martial Arts Club
Congratulations to Peterlee Martial Arts Club, here with your Mayor, Councillor Terry Duffy, who have successfully applied for a grant through our Neighbourhood Engagement Project.
Club Instructor, Bob Anderson explained “I think it’s important to get kids off the streets and into a safe environment, such as our Karate Club. Discipline, respect and enjoyment can mix and they are a big part of martial arts. The funding will go towards advertising our Club by purchasing branded T-shirts.”
Great work everyone and we can’t wait to see you in your new T-shirts!
Peterlee Evolution
Congratulations to Peterlee Evolution (U11’s), here with your Mayor, Councillor Terry Duffy, on successfully applying for a funding grant via our Neighborhood Engagement Project!
Rachel Hogarth, on behalf of Peterlee Evolution explained “The funding will be used to provide clothing and training equipment for our under 11’s Football Team and also other children who join us on a Monday night, free of charge.”
Well done everyone!! And good luck for the rest of the season!
Shotton Colts FC (U11’s)
Congratulations to Shotton Colts FC (U11’s), here with your Mayor, Councillor Terry Duffy, who have successfully applied for a grant through our Neighbourhood Engagement Project.
Coach, Chris Iley, explained “We are a local Community football Club that is run by volunteers and we rely on sponsorship’s and funding to help pay for training equipment, strips and training kits. We have many kids who play and train with us from Peterlee and the money will be used to buy new training kits and training equipment sporting the Peterlee Town Council logo”
Great work everyone and we can’t wait to see you in your new training kits!
Peterlee Pavilion Bowls Indoor Club
Congratulations to Peterlee Pavilion Bowls Indoor Club on successfully applying for a grant through our Neighbourhood Engagement Project, here with your Mayor, Councillor Terry Duffy.
Treasurer, Margaret Kelly said the funds will go towards the cost of a Club day trip.
Have fun everyone!
Eden Hill Peoples Centre – ‘A Christmas Gift’
Congratulations to Eden Hill Peoples Centre on successfully applying for a grant through our Neighbourhood Engagement Project.
Treasurer, Jinny Wright explained “The Eden Hill People Centre was formed to help tackle the issue of social isolation in the area. The purpose of the group is to encourage people to support others in the community who are less fortunate and to encourage new members to participate in activities and training. ‘A Christmas Gift’ is a way for the group to give back to the community through donated gifts.”
Well done everyone! Keep up the great work you’re doing bringing the community together!
Haswell & District Mencap
Congratulations to Haswell & District Mencap, here with your Mayor Terry Duffy, who have successfully applied for a grant through our Neighbourhood Engagement Project.
Chief Executive, Hayley Hood explained “Haswell & District Mencap are a charity aimed at providing services, activities and support to people with a learning disability, their carers and the wider community. Our Gateway Club meets fortnightly and provides adults, who have a learning disability, with two hours of social time with their peers.
We provide door to door transport to remove the main barrier to participation. The group time and travel time enables our carers, many of which elderly, to have up to four hours respite from their caring role. We currently support 49 people from Peterlee, including volunteers, who we are training and supporting to re-enter the workplace following long-term unemployment.”
Well Done and keep up the great work!
Jonny Davies, AKA Stunter Jonny 5
Congratulations to Jonny Davies, aka Stunter Jonny 5, here with your Mayor, Councillor Terry Duffy, on successfully applying for a grant through our Neighbourhood Engagement Project!
Jonny explained, “Funding would help me purchase the protective clothing required for my Guinness World Record attempt. I will be attempting the fastest wheelie with my legs over the handle bars.”
Well done, Jonny and we wish you the best of luck with your record breaking attempt!
Peterlee Helford Phoenix
Congratulations to Peterlee Helford Phoenix Girls Football Team, here with your Mayor, Councillor Terry Duffy, on successfully applying for funding through our Neighbourhood Engagement Project! Coach, Kirsty Hetherington said “We are Peterlee’s only girls football team and we exist to provide opportunities for girls under 15 yrs to practice and play football. The project aims to increase participation through training and playing Futsal and 11 a side (Futsal is a fast paced, skilful, small sides game that players really enjoy playing). It is the faster growing sport in the world. Through participation, the project will increase social interaction and help with social aspects such as team building skills, cooperation, confidence and self-esteem. The funding will be used for promotion of the project, some venue hire and new kit. Well done and good luck ladies!
Bradley Improtech FC
Congratulations to Bradley Improtech FC on successfully applying for funding through our Neighbourhood Engagement Project!
Coach, Michael Eggleston explained “Unfortunately clothing, especially football clothing, is subject to wear and tear. Additionally, children grow. These combined factors mean we need new tracksuit tops for the players so they can once again ‘look the part, feel the part, play the part’ for the next year or so.”
Looking smart, lads! Good luck for the new season, I’m sure you’ll all do great!
Bring Ya Thing Craft Group
Congratulations to the Bring Your Thing Craft Group on successfully applying for funding through our Neighbourhood Engagement Project!
Bring ya thing is a social group, many of whom are PACES members who come together every other week to spend time with each other, learn and share crafting skills with each other.
Due to social distancing measures and groups being unable to gather, there is no photo for this group.
Community Spirit
Congratulations to Community Spirit on successfully applying for funding through our Neighbourhood Engagement Project!
This is a continuation of a project started in 2018 when Spring Bulbs were planted on public open space in the O’Neill Drive neighbourhood with the intention of rolling this out into other neighbourhoods to provide a spring display throughout the town.
Due to social distancing measures and groups being unable to gather, there is no photo for this group.
Peterlee Cricket Club – Annual Sportsman’s Dinner
Congratulations to Peterlee Cricket Club on successfully applying for concessionary use funding through our Neighbourhood Engagement Project!
Michael (Harry) Garraghan, Chair of Peterlee Cricket Club explained “We have held a sportsman’s Dinner at Shotton Hall for many years. Our organisation has used thbis annual function to raise much needed funds to enable the smooth running of the club and be in a position to offer fre access to coaching and participation.
We are presently running coaching sessions at Shotton Hall School on a Tuesday and Saturday for 5-13 years olds, free for all. The money raised through this event hopefully will help support the club over the next season and beyond. Although running events like this gets harder each year, with the support of Peterlee Town Council, we feel it gives us the opportunity to promote our Club and Peterlee in a positive light.”
Due to social distancing measures and groups being unable to gather, there is no photo for this group.
Sho Shin Kai Karate Club
Congratulations to Sho Shin Kai Karate Club on successfully applying for funding through our Neighbourhood Engagement Project!
Club Secretary, Gordon Rooney explained, “The aim of our fundraising is to enable some or all of our students to attend various seminars around the UK involving students and other instructors from the EU and UK , some of these seminars and instructional courses are residential and as such can be costly to attend and even to transport to. The club tries to fundraise locally and nationally from sources like bag packs and sponsored events as well as our current instructors giving up their personal time free of charge in order to teach our students to our highest level none of our instructors are paid or receive any remuneration for their hard work.
The aim of the club is to provide children and adults alike a community and family place to belong as well as promoting health and discipline within our ranks, our student’s parents / guardians constantly help out with various aspects of the club organisation and fundraising.
We are constantly advertising for new and upcoming students to join us and belong to a family orientated club. “
Due to social distancing measures and groups being unable to gather, there is no photo for this group.
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