Grants Awarded by the Town Council
How to apply for a grant
Application forms are available, upon request, from the Town Clerk.You will be asked to provide details of your organisation and an explanation as to why you feel your case should be considered for a grant from the Town Council.
Past requests have ranged from as little as £50 to many hundreds of pounds.
Council Year 2009/10
| Specified Grants |
|
| Nailsea and Community Transport |
£10,000 |
| North Somerset Council Ranger Service |
£750 |
| Portishead Lifeboat |
£2,000 |
| Portishead in Bloom |
£5,000 |
| Portishead Christmas Lights |
£6,000 |
| General Grants |
|
| Avon Wildlife Trust North Somerset Levels & Moors Project |
£500 |
| Community Speedwatch Avon & Somerset Police |
£650 |
| DIAL (Disablement Information & Advice Line) |
£100 |
| NADA (North Somerset Against Domestic Abuse) |
£500 |
| Senior Citizens SupperAvon & Somerset Police/Portishead Neighbourhood Police Team |
£500 |
| St Peter and St Paul’s Church Weston-in-Gordano |
£80 |
| Vision North Somerset (Previously Woodspring Association for Blind People) |
£100 |
| Nailsea Festival of Music |
£100 |
| 1st Portishead Explorer Scout Group |
£400 |
| 2nd Portishead Scout Group |
£1,000 |
| Portishead Juniors FC (Under 14s) |
£160 |
| Redcliffe Bay Guides |
£230 |
| Softplay Toddler Group (Portishead Youth Centre) |
£300 |
| Environmental Enhancement |
|
| Gordano Society |
£750 |
| West Hill Christmas Lights |
£300 |
Council Year 2008/09
| General Grants |
|
| Avon & Somerset Police Portishead Neighbourhood Police Team (Senior Citizens Supper) |
£500 |
| DIAL (Disablement Information & Advice Line) |
£100 |
| Hanover Social / Garden Group |
£100 |
| Save the Open-Air Pool (STOP) Campaign Group |
£1,000 |
| Portishead Local Action Team |
£250 |
| Portishead Christmas Lights |
£3,000 |
| St Peter and St Paul’s Church Weston-in-Gordano |
£80 |
| Youth Grants |
|
| Children’s Hospice South West |
£100 |
| Gordano Valley Church (Cludo Club) |
£700 |
| MAMMA (Mothers Advocating Mothers’ Milk Association) |
£100 |
| North Somerset Mencap |
£300 |
| Nailsea Festival of Music |
£100 |
| Portishead Army Cadets |
£500 |
| Portishead Film |
£400 |
| Portishead Senshinryu Karate |
£500 |
| Environmental Enhancement |
|
| Portishead in Bloom |
£5,000 |
Council Year 2007/08
| General Grants |
|
| MS Therapy Centre |
£150 |
| Portishead Christmas Lights |
£2,500 |
| St Peter and St Paul’s Church Weston-in-Gordano |
£80 |
| Woodspring Association for Blind People (WAPB) |
£100 |
| Youth |
|
| Gordano Valley Church (Cludo Club) |
£500 |
| Gordano Valley Giants Junior Football Club |
£500 |
| North Somerset Mencap – Cool Summer Club |
£300 |
| Portishead Cricket Club |
£1,000 |
| Portishead Juniors Football Club |
£300 |
| 3rd Redcliffe Bay Guides |
£500 |
| Environmental Enhancement |
|
| Portishead in Bloom |
£5,000 |
Council Year 2006/07
| Portishead Community Safety Local Action Team |
£100 |
| Disablement Information & Advice Line (DIAL) |
£100 |
| Home-Start |
£100 |
| MS Therapy Centre |
£100 |
| Portishead Christmas Lights |
£2,000 |
| Portishead Senior Citizens Annual Dinner |
£500 |
| St Peter & St Pauls Church |
£80 |
| Victim Support |
£250 |
| Woodspring Association for the Blind |
£200 |
| Portishead in Bloom |
£4,000 |
| North Somerset Womens Project |
£300 |
| Wellspring Counselling |
£300 |
| Portishead Senior Citizens Forum |
£100 |
| Portishead Police Youth Activity Week |
£500 |
| Gordano Valley Junior Football Club |
£500 |
| Redcliffe Bay Guides |
£750 |
| Portishead Skatepark Project |
£200 |
| Portishead Army Cadets |
£600 |
| Cludo Club Holiday Play Scheme (Gordano Valley Church) |
£500 |
| Mencap Holiday Play Scheme |
£175 |