Community Grants

The grant awarding window is now closed until the financial year 2026/27.

Grants awarded in 2025/26

Shaftesbury Town Council is pleased to award the following organisations with a Grant in 2025/26:

  • Shine 21 Dorset Down Syndrome Buddy Group – £473
  • Wildly Healthy – £1,000
  • Shaftesbury Town Silver Band – £500
  • Shaftesbury Town Twinning Association – £500
  • North Dorset Rugby Football Club- £1,000
  • Shaftesbury Community Association (Lindlar) – £736
  • Open House – £1,000
  • Donhead Tennis Club – £460
  • Shaftesbury Community Choir – free use of the Guild Hall
  • Planet Shaftesbury – free use of the Guild Hall
  • Friends of Westminster Memorial Hospital – £2,256 as part of the tree fund grant application.

 

Grants awarded in 2023/24

Shaftesbury Town Council is pleased to award the following organisations with a Grant in 2023/24:

  • Dorset Marshals – £1,000
  • Friends of Breach Common – £375
  • Friends of Westminster Hospital – £1,900
  • Gold Hill Fair (Rotary Club) – £1,000
  • North Dorset Rugby Football Club – £500
  • Open House – £1,000
  • Planet Shaftesbury – free use of Town Hall for meetings
  • Read Easy – £257
  • Shaftesbury Abbey Museum – £1,000
  • Shaftesbury Community Choir – free use of Town Hall
  • Shaftesbury & District Dementia Friendly – £1,000
  • Shaftesbury Carnival Club – £1,000
  • Shaftesbury Community Association (Lindlar Hall) – £500
  • Shaftesbury Cricket Club – £1,000
  • Shaftesbury Fringe – £1,000
  • Shaftesbury Girl Guides – £398
  • Shaftesbury Refugee Group – £1,000
  • Shaftesbury Scout Group – £400
  • Shaftesbury Town Silver Band – £575
  • Shaftesbury Town Twinning Association – £500
  • Shaftesbury Trinity Centre Trust – £500
  • Vale Pantry – £1,000
  • Shaftesbury Municipal Almshouse Charity – £3,095

Grant Awarding Policy