Community Councillor Grants awarded for 2024 to 2025

Details of successful applications made in 2024 to 2025 will be published here once the fund opens in April 2024.

Barnstaple Central

Councillor Syed Jusef

Amount remaining £1000

 

Barnstaple with Pilton

Councillor Mel Lovering

  • Awarded £200 to Barnstaple Pilot Gig Club towards the purchase of a new boat
  • Awarded £192 to 12th Pilton Scouts towards new camp equipment
  • Awarded £300 to Devon Antenatal Family Centre CIC towards their Bridging the Gap project
  • Awarded £100 to Carol Anne Netball Club towards their Match Dresses project
  • Awarded £100 to the Special Olympics North Devon towards the costs of entering a National Table Tennis Competition

Amount remaining £108

 

Councillor Jo Orange

  • Awarded £193 to 12th Pilton Scouts towards new camp equipment
  • Awarded £100 to Devon Antenatal Family Centre CIC towards their Bridging the Gap project
  • Awarded £75 to Carol Anne Netball Club towards their Match Dresses project
  • Awarded £150 to Barnstaple Ability FC towards their Barnstaple Ability Youth Kit project
  • Awarded £100 to Freedom Community Alliance towards their Freedom Centre Project
  • Awarded £100 to Focused Light CIC towards the Empowering Healing Project
  • Awarded £150 to the Laughter Group for Eco Therapy Sessions

Amount remaining £132

 

Councillor Ian Roome

  • Awarded £193 to 12th Pilton Scouts towards new camp equipment
  • Awarded £50 to BCre8ive Art Makers CIC towards Digital Media expenses
  • Awarded £100 to the Special Olympics North Devon towards the costs of entering a National Table Tennis Competition
  • Awarded £75 to the Benita Community Project Christmas Dinners
  • Awarded £50 to the Laughter Group for Eco Therapy Sessions
  • Awarded £100 to Surviving Abuse Northern Devon (SAND) CIC towards the Women's Peer Support Group
  • Awarded £100 to Encompass South West for the Reclaim the Night Campaign
  • Awarded £100 to Age Concern towards Venue Hire & Rent costs

Amount remaining £232

 

Barnstaple with Westacott

Councillor David Clayton

  • Awarded £100 to ReadEasy - North, East and West Devon towards their Teaching Adults to Read project
  • Awarded £50 to Barnstaple Ability FC towards their Barnstaple Ability Youth Kit project
  • Awarded £50 to North Devon Down Syndrome Group towards their trip to see local pantomime project
  • Awarded £150 to Families in Grief towards the maintenance of the garden used by the bereaved
  • Awarded £400 to the Special Olympics North Devon towards the costs of entering a National Table Tennis Competition
  • Awarded £200 to Age Concern towards Venue Hire & Rent costs

Amount remaining £50

 

Councillor Peter Leaver

  • Awarded £100 to Fringe TheatreFest towards the Outer Fringes project
  • Awarded £200 to BCre8ive Art Makers CIC towards Digital Media expenses
  • Awarded £100 to the Benita Community Project Christmas Dinners
  • Awarded £50 to the Laughter Group for Eco Therapy Sessions
  • Awarded £100 to Surviving Abuse Northern Devon (SAND) CIC towards the Women's Peer Support Group
  • Awarded £150 to Encompass South West for the Reclaim the Night Campaign
  • Awarded £100 to Age Concern towards Venue Hire & Rent costs

Amount remaining £200

 

Councillor Katrina Stevenson

  • Awarded £200 to ReadEasy - North, East and West Devon towards their Teaching Adults to Read project
  • Awarded £100 to Freedom Community Alliance towards their Freedom Centre Project
  • Awarded £50 to Early Nourishment CIC towards the Little Pebbles Nature Walks
  • Awarded £50 to Focused Light CIC towards the Empowering Healing Project
  • Awarded £50 to Fringe TheatreFest for The Outer Fringes
  • Awarded £100 to Families in Grief towards the maintenance of the garden used by the bereaved
  • Awarded £50 to Surviving Abuse Northern Devon (SAND) CIC towards the Women's Peer Support Group

Amount remaining £400

 

Bickington

Councillor Joy Cann

  • Awarded £100 to Barnstaple Pilot Gig Club towards the purchase of a new boat
  • Awarded £100 to Bickington Brownies towards their Day to Day running costs
  • Awarded £100 to Barnstaple Youth Football Club towards replacement goal posts
  • Awarded £100 to BASICS Devon for Volunteer Emergency Responders

Amount remaining £600

 

Councillor Will Topps

  • Awarded £150 to Barnstaple Youth Football Club towards replacement goal posts
  • Awarded £50 to BASICS Devon for Volunteer Emergency Responders
  • Awarded £50 to BCre8ive Art Makers CIC towards Digital Media expenses
  • Awarded £50 to K9 Focus towards Pet Assist
  • Awarded £50 to the Laughter Group for Eco Therapy Sessions

Amount remaining £650

 

Councillor Helen Walker

  • Awarded £100 to Barnstaple Pilot Gig Club towards the purchase of a new boat
  • Awarded £100 to Bickington Brownies towards their Day to Day running costs
  • Awarded £100 to Families in Grief towards the maintenance of the garden used by the bereaved
  • Awarded £100 to the Benita Community Project Christmas Dinners
  • Awarded £100 to Wolf and Water Arts Company towards the Many Directions Theatre project
  • Awarded £100 to Age Concern towards Venue Hire & Rent costs

Amount remaining £400

 

Bishops Nympton

Councillor Robin Milton

Amount remaining £1000

 

Bratton Fleming

Councillor Malcolm Prowse

  • Awarded £500 to Loxhore Village Hall towards the new flooring

Amount remaining £500

 

Braunton East

Councillor Graham Bell

  • Awarded £200 to North Devon Environmental Trust towards their Building Upkeep project
  • Awarded £150 to Braunton Tug of War towards their PA system
  • Awarded £275 to the Braunton Volunteers towards their running costs
  • Awarded £50 to the Benita Community Project Christmas Dinners
  • Awarded £60 to K9 Focus towards Pet Assist
  • Awarded £75 to Surviving Abuse Northern Devon (SAND) CIC towards the Women's Peer Support Group
  • Awarded £90 to Encompass South West for the Reclaim the Night Campaign

Amount remaining £100

 

Councillor Liz Spear

  • Awarded £500 to Braunton Parish Council towards their Access gate and path to inclusive recreational equipment project
  • Awarded £50 to Braunton Tug of War towards their PA system
  • Awarded £250 to the Braunton Volunteers towards their running costs
  • Awarded £50 to BASICS Devon for Volunteer Emergency Responders

Amount remaining £150

 

Braunton West and Georgeham

Councillor Simon Maddocks

  • Awarded £1000 to Carol Anne Netball Club towards their Equipment and Facility Hire costs

Amount remaining £0

 

Councillor Pru Maskell

  • Awarded £200 to Barnstaple Pilot Gig Club towards the purchase of a new boat
  • Awarded £250 to North Devon Environmental Trust towards their Building Upkeep project
  • Awarded £250 to Wheels of Ananda CIC towards their Mindfulness and Relaxation sessions for people struggling with the impact of terminal illness
  • Awarded £250 to Braunton Parish Council towards their Access gate and path to inclusive recreational equipment project
  • Awarded £50 to Freedom Community Alliance towards their Freedom Centre Project

Amount remaining £0

 

Chittlehampton

Councillor Susan Whitehead

  • Awarded £144 to Chittlehamholt, Satterleigh and Warkleigh Parish Council towards the Purchase of Litter Pickers project

Amount remaining £856.00

 

Chulmleigh

Councillor Kevin Davies

  • Awarded £682 to Chulmleigh Town Hall towards their AV and Projector purchase

Amount remaining £381

 

Combe Martin

Councillor Brian Lethaby

  • Awarded £450 to Combe Martin Museum towards their running costs
  • Awarded £500 to the Village Hall Community Group for repairs to the village hall windows
  • Awarded £50 to Age Concern towards Venue Hire & Rent costs

Amount remaining £0

 

Fremington

Councillor Frank Biederman

  • Awarded £50 to Barnstaple Pilot Gig Club towards the purchase of a new boat
  • Awarded £100 to the 1st Fremington Rainbows towards their Annual Subscription fees
  • Awarded £50 to Fringe TheatreFest towards the Outer Fringes project
  • Awarded £50 to Carol Anne Netball Club towards their Match Dresses project
  • Awarded £100 to Barnstaple Ability FC towards their Barnstaple Ability Youth Kit project
  • Awarded £50 to North Devon Down Syndrome Group towards their Trip to see local pantomime project
  • Awarded £100 to Freedom Community Alliance towards their Freedom Centre Project
  • Awarded £50 to BCre8ive Art Makers CIC towards Digital Media expenses
  • Awarded £100 to Families in Grief towards the maintenance of the garden used by the bereaved
  • Awarded £50 to Surviving Abuse Northern Devon (SAND) CIC towards the Women's Peer Support Group
  • Awarded £50 to Encompass South West for the Reclaim the Night Campaign

Amount remaining £250

 

Councillor Neil Denton

  • Awarded £150 to the 1st Fremington Rainbows towards their Annual Subscription fees
  • Awarded £50 to Barnstaple Ability FC towards their Barnstaple Ability Youth Kit project
  • Awarded £50 to North Devon Down Syndrome Group towards their Trip to see local pantomime project
  • Awarded £85 to Families in Grief towards the maintenance of the garden used by the bereaved
  • Awarded £50 to Age Concern towards Venue Hire & Rent costs

Amount remaining £615

 

Heanton Punchardon

Councillor Ricky Knight

  • Awarded £100 to North Devon Environmental Trust towards their Building Upkeep project
  • Awarded £100 to Hakeford Woods CIO towards their Wellbeing in Nature at Hakeford Woods project
  • Awarded £50 to ReadEasy - North, East and West Devon towards their Teaching Adults to Read project
  • Awarded £150 to Freedom Community Alliance towards their Freedom Centre Project
  • Awarded £50 to Braunton Tug of War towards their PA system
  • Awarded £50 to the Braunton Volunteers towards their running costs
  • Awarded £75 to the Benita Community Project Christmas Dinners
  • Awarded £50 to the Laughter Group for Eco Therapy Sessions
  • Awarded £150 to Surviving Abuse Northern Devon (SAND) CIC towards the Women's Peer Support Group
  • Awarded £50 to Age Concern towards Venue Hire & Rent costs

Amount remaining £175

 

Ilfracombe East

Councillor Paul Crabb

  • Awarded £100 to the Ilfracombe Youth Football Club towards coats for their coaches

Amount remaining £900

 

Councillor Daniel Turton

  • Awarded £150 to Greener Ilfracombe Ltd towards the purchase of a shed for Cow Green Community Garden
  • Awarded £100 to the 1st Ilfracombe Scout Group towards a new gazebo
  • Awarded £100 to the Ilfracombe Youth Football Club towards coats for their coaches

Amount remaining £650

 

Councillor June Williams

  • Awarded £110 to the Friends of Ilfracombe Library for the Summer Reading Challenge Celebrations
  • Awarded £250 to Greener Ilfracombe Ltd towards the purchase of a shed for Cow Green Community Garden
  • Awarded £225 to Creative Communities CIC towards their Reuse Centre and Scrapstore
  • Awarded £89.99 to the 1st Ilfracombe Scout Group towards a new gazebo

Amount remaining £325.01

 

Ilfracombe West 

Councillor Jonathan Quinn

  • Awarded £110 to the Friends of Ilfracombe Library for the Summer Reading Challenge Celebrations
  • Awarded £100 to the Ilfracombe & Ifs Twinning Association towards the Twinning Visit in May
  • Awarded £100 to Greener Ilfracombe Ltd towards the purchase of a shed for Cow Green Community Garden
  • Awarded £100 to the Special Olympics North Devon towards the costs of entering a National Table Tennis Competition
  • Awarded £100 to Creative Communities CIC towards their Reuse Centre and Scrapstore
  • Awarded £100 to Age Concern towards Venue Hire & Rent costs
  • Awarded £100 to the 1st Ilfracombe Scout Group towards a new gazebo
  • Awarded £100 to the Ilfracombe Youth Football Club towards coats for their coaches

Amount remaining £190

 

Councillor Sara Wilson

  • Awarded £110 to the Friends of Ilfracombe Library for the Summer Reading Challenge Celebrations
  • Awarded £126 to the Ilfracombe & Ifs Twinning Association towards the Twinning Visit in May
  • Awarded £100 to North Devon Down Syndrome Group towards their Trip to see local pantomime project
  • Awarded £150 to BCre8ive Art Makers CIC towards Digital Media expenses
  • Awarded £250 to Greener Ilfracombe Ltd towards the purchase of a shed for Cow Green Community Garden
  • Awarded £100 to Creative Communities CIC towards their Reuse Centre and Scrapstore
  • Awarded £50 to Age Concern towards Venue Hire & Rent costs

Amount remaining £114

 

Instow

Councillor Lucinda Renshaw

  • Awarded £250 to Instow Village Hall towards their Notice Board replacement project
  • Awarded £250 to Bideford Railway Heritage Centre CIC towards their Instow Signal Box and Station Area project
  • Awarded £250 to K9 Focus towards Pet Assist

Amount remaining £250

 

Landkey

Councillor Mark Haworth-Booth

  • Awarded £120 to the 1st Landkey Brownies towards their Lifesaving Skills course
  • Awarded £250 to Friends of Swimbridge School towards their Forest School project
  • Awarded £100 to Freedom Community Alliance towards their Freedom Centre Project
  • Awarded £20 to Early Nourishment CIC towards the Little Pebbles Nature Walks
  • Awarded £200 to Swimbridge Jubilee Hall towards the Environment Sustainability project

Amount remaining £310

 

Councillor Glyn Lane

  • Awarded £120 to the 1st Landkey Brownies towards their Lifesaving Skills course
  • Awarded £250 to Friends of Swimbridge School towards their Forest School project
  • Awarded £126 to Swimbridge Parish Council towards the venue hire costs for Warm Spaces Coffee Club

Amount remaining £504

 

Lynton and Lynmouth

Councillor John Patrinos

  • Awarded £200 to Exmoor Stepping Stones CIC towards their Outside Play Area project
  • Awarded £100 to Freedom Community Alliance towards their Freedom Centre Project
  • Awarded £100 to K9 Focus towards Pet Assist

Amount remaining £600

 

Marwood

Councillor Julie Hunt

  • Awarded £50 to Barnstaple Pilot Gig Club towards the purchase of a new boat
  • Awarded £80 to the North Devon Show towards transport costs
  • Awarded £200 to East Down Old School (Village Hall) towards the costs of shelving for their Community library
  • Awarded £100 to Fringe TheatreFest towards the Outer Fringes project
  • Awarded £100 to Barnstaple Ability FC towards their Barnstaple Ability Youth Kit project
  • Awarded £50 to North Devon Down Syndrome Group towards their Trip to see local pantomime project
  • Awarded £100 to Freedom Community Alliance towards their Freedom Centre Project
  • Awarded £50 to BASICS Devon for Volunteer Emergency Responders
  • Awarded £50 to BCre8ive Art Makers CIC towards Digital Media expenses
  • Awarded £50 to Focused Light CIC towards the Empowering Healing Project
  • Awarded £50 to K9 Focus towards Pet Assist
  • Awarded £70 to Encompass South West for the Reclaim the Night Campaign
  • Awarded £50 to Surviving Abuse Northern Devon (SAND) CIC towards the Women's Peer Support Group

Amount remaining £0

 

Mortehoe

Councillor Malcolm Wilkinson

  • Awarded £250 to West Down Community Shop towards their Fireproof Container project
  • Awarded £95 to the West Down Parish Hall towards a new vacuum cleaner

Amount remaining £655

 

Newport

Councillor Caroline Leaver

  • Awarded £25 to Barnstaple Pilot Gig Club towards the purchase of a new boat
  • Awarded £50 to ReadEasy - North, East and West Devon towards their Teaching Adults to Read project
  • Awarded £75 to Fringe TheatreFest towards the Outer Fringes project
  • Awarded £50 to Warrior Women Project CIC towards their Find your inner Warrior project
  • Awarded £50 to Barnstaple Ability FC towards their Barnstaple Ability Youth Kit project
  • Awarded £50 to North Devon Down Syndrome Group towards their Trip to see local pantomime project
  • Awarded £75 to Freedom Community Alliance towards their Freedom Centre Project
  • Awarded £100 to BCre8ive Art Makers CIC towards Digital Media expenses
  • Awarded £50 to Families in Grief towards the maintenance of the garden used by the bereaved
  • Awarded £50 to the Special Olympics North Devon towards the costs of entering a National Table Tennis Competition
  • Awarded £50 to K9 Focus towards Pet Assist
  • Awarded £150 to Encompass South West for the Reclaim the Night Campaign
  • Awarded £150 to Age Concern towards Venue Hire & Rent costs

Amount remaining £75

 

Councillor Louisa York

  • Awarded £25 to the North Devon Show towards transport costs
  • Awarded £50 to Wheels of Ananda CIC towards their Mindfulness and Relaxation sessions for people struggling with the impact of terminal illness
  • Awarded £50 to Hakeford Woods CIO towards their Wellbeing in Nature at Hakeford Woods project
  • Awarded £50 to Warrior Women Project CIC towards their Find your inner Warrior project
  • Awarded £50 to Devon Antenatal Family Centre CIC towards their Bridging the Gap project
  • Awarded £50 to Barnstaple Ability FC towards their Barnstaple Ability Youth Kit project
  • Awarded £50 to North Devon Down Syndrome Group towards their Trip to see local pantomime project
  • Awarded £50 to Focused Light CIC towards the Empowering Healing Project
  • Awarded £100 to Freedom Community Alliance for the Freedom Centre 
  • Awarded £100 to Families in Grief towards the maintenance of the garden used by the bereaved
  • Awarded £75 to the Special Olympics North Devon towards the costs of entering a National Table Tennis Competition
  • Awarded £50 to the Benita Community Project Christmas Dinners
  • Awarded £50 to Wolf and Water Arts Company towards the Many Directions Theatre project
  • Awarded £50 to the Laughter Group for Eco Therapy Sessions
  • Awarded £50 to Encompass South West for the Reclaim the Night Campaign
  • Awarded £50 to Age Concern towards Venue Hire & Rent costs

Amount remaining £100

 

North Molton

Councillor Liz Bulled

  • Awarded £50 to the North Devon Show towards transport costs
  • Awarded £200 to North Molton Friday Club towards their Friday Club's Annual Outing to Crealy Adventure Park project

Amount remaining £750

 

Roundswell

Councillor David Knight

  • Awarded £50 to Focused Light CIC towards the Empowering Healing Project

Amount remaining £950

 

Councillor Christopher Norman

  • Awarded £50 to Barnstaple Pilot Gig Club towards the purchase of a new boat
  • Awarded £50 to the North Devon Show towards transport costs
  • Awarded £50 to ReadEasy - North, East and West Devon towards their Teaching Adults to Read project
  • Awarded £50 to North Devon Down Syndrome Group towards their Trip to see local pantomime project
  • Awarded £250 to Freedom Community Alliance towards their Freedom Centre Project
  • Awarded £70 to BCre8ive Art Makers CIC towards Digital Media expenses
  • Awarded £75 to Focused Light CIC towards the Empowering Healing Project
  • Awarded £50 to Families in Grief towards the maintenance of the garden used by the bereaved
  • Awarded £100 to the Special Olympics North Devon towards the costs of entering a National Table Tennis Competition
  • Awarded £50 to Encompass South West for the Reclaim the Night Campaign
  • Awarded £100 to Age Concern towards Venue Hire & Rent costs

Amount remaining £105

 

South Molton

Councillor Peter Bishop

  • Awarded £132 to Libraries Unlimited towards the Sensory Play Sessions at South Molton Library (part of a wider project to become a Neuro-divergent Friendly Library) project
  • Awarded £300 to Skate Molton CIC towards their Skate Molton HQ Cafe project
  • Awarded £43.22 to the 1st Landkey Brownies towards their Lifesaving Skills course
  • Awarded £200 to the SMART Action Project CIC towards their Swimming lessons in South Molton project
  • Awarded £100 to South Molton Rugby Football Club towards assistance with Operation Expenses
  • Awarded £100 to South Molton Community Garden Project towards their Community Garden Repairs project
  • Awarded £50 to Age Concern towards Venue Hire & Rent costs

Amount remaining £74.78

 

Councillor Matthew Bushell

  • Awarded £133 to Libraries Unlimited towards the Sensory Play Sessions at South Molton Library (part of a wider project to become a Neuro-divergent Friendly Library) project
  • Awarded £300 to Skate Molton CIC towards their Skate Molton HQ Cafe project
  • Awarded £43.22 to the 1st Landkey Brownies towards their Lifesaving Skills course
  • Awarded £200 to the SMART Action Project CIC towards their Swimming lessons in South Molton project
  • Awarded £200 to South Molton Rugby Football Club towards assistance with Operation Expenses
  • Awarded £123.78 to South Molton Community Garden Project towards their Community Garden Repairs project

Amount remaining £0

 

Councillor David Worden

  • Awarded £133 to Libraries Unlimited towards the Sensory Play Sessions at South Molton Library (part of a wider project to become a Neuro-divergent Friendly Library) project
  • Awarded £300 to Skate Molton CIC towards their Skate Molton HQ Cafe project
  • Awarded £200 to the SMART Action Project CIC towards their Swimming lessons in South Molton project
  • Awarded £150 to South Molton Rugby Football Club towards assistance with Operation Expenses
  • Awarded £100 to South Molton Community Garden Project towards their Community Garden Repairs project
  • Awarded £50 to Freedom Community Alliance towards their Freedom Centre Project
  • Awarded £67 to Libraries Unlimited for the South Molton Work Club

Amount remaining £0

 

Witheridge

Councillor Peter Jones

  • Awarded £200 to the Witheridge St Johns Fair towards the cost of hiring a marquee 
  • Awarded £200 to Meshaw Together and St John the Baptist Church Community Hub towards the purchase of a larder fridge for the community hub 

Amount remaining £600