Funding Stories

Project: Creating emergency COVID-19 grab-bags, complete with useful information on the virus, for vulnerable seniors Grant: £1,200 Fund: NET Coronavirus Appeal (more info) The team at Medi SOS [...]

Project: Preparing and equiping Aylesbury Foodbank’s new central warehouse to more effectively distribute food boxes to those in need Grant: £3,000 Fund: Kop Hill Climb Fund Aylesbury [...]

Project: Preparing an area of wasteland to function as a user-friendly garden for Black Park Shed members Grant: £1,500 Fund: South Bucks Fund Black Park Shed, located in the area of the old [...]

Key funding statistics for projects that come under the category of ‘The Arts, Culture & Heritage’ since January 2018: Number of grants given: 18 Total amount awarded: £35,812 [...]

Project: Teaching students how to make and use puppets in preparation for a full puppet show to their schoolmates and teachers Grant: £3,540 Fund: Co-funded by Youthbank and the Heart of Bucks [...]

Project: Assisting with rental costs to facilitate the running of  ‘Ownzone’ rooms for young carers Grant: £5,000 from the Kop Hill Climb Fund & £1,500 from the ESRI Charitable Fund Carers [...]

Project: Providing young women with coaching and workshops in life skills to improve future prospects and employability Grant: £1,908 Fund: Police Property Act Fund Startup is an organisation who [...]

Project: Purchasing new ground equipment to maintain the club’s playing facilities Grant: £1,439 Fund: Gawcott Fields Community Solar Gawcott and Hillesden Cricket Club is home to a local [...]

Project: Purchasing a life-saving portable blood warming machine Grant: £3,000 Fund: Kop Hill Climb Fund Thames Valley Air Ambulance is one of the few air ambulance charities in the UK to carry [...]

Project: Educating young people about environmental issues and increasing their engagement with local wildlife Grant: £4,774 Fund: #iWill Chiltern Rangers, a social enterprise who work with [...]