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, including a full set of accounts for the previous year, 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 2011/12
| Specified Grants |
|
| Nailsea and Community Transport |
£10,500 |
| North Somerset Council Ranger Service |
£1,000 |
| Portishead Lifeboat Trust |
£3,000 |
| Portishead in Bloom |
£6,000 |
| Portishead Christmas Lights (including storage for lights) |
£7,500 |
| General Grants |
|
| Blacknore Lighthouse Trust CIC |
£1,500 |
| Crossroads Care North Somerset |
£800 |
| Golden Oldies Charity |
£860 |
| North Somerset Accordion Club |
£250 |
| Parkinsons UK |
£375 |
| Portishead Tourism Group |
£100 |
| St Peter and St Paul’s Church Weston-in-Gordano |
£80 |
| St Peter's Hospice |
£600 |
| Vision North Somerset |
£300
|
| West of England MS Therapy Centre |
£300
|
| Youth Grants |
|
| 2nd Portishead Guides |
£500 |
| 2nd Portishead Scout Group |
£2,000 |
| Cludo Club |
£800 |
| Nailsea Festival of Music |
£100 |
| Portishead Yacht and Sailing Club |
£1,000 |
| Environmental Enhancement |
|
| Avon Wildlife Trust |
£1,000 |
| Old Boys of the National Nautical School |
£730 |
| West Hill Christmas Lights Committee |
£1,000 |
Council Year 2010/11
| Specified Grants |
|
| Nailsea and Community Transport |
£10,500 |
| North Somerset Council Ranger Service |
£1,000 |
| Portishead Lifeboat Trust |
£3,000 |
| Portishead in Bloom |
£6,000 |
| Portishead Christmas Lights |
£7,500 |
| North Somerset Arts Week |
£500 |
| General Grants |
|
| MS Therapy |
£250 |
| North Somerset Accordion Club |
£500 |
| Parkinsons |
£375 |
| Portishead Chamber of Commerce |
£100 |
| Portishead Film |
£400 |
| St Peter and St Paul’s Church Weston-in-Gordano |
£80 |
| Transitions |
£200 |
| Vision North Somerset (Previously Woodspring Association for Blind People) |
£200 |
| Vitalise |
£75 |
| Youth Grants |
|
| Cludo Club |
£700 |
| Nailsea Festival of Music |
£100 |
| North Somerset Mencap Playscheme |
£250 |
| 1st Portishead Scouts |
£1,000 |
| Portishead Amateur Swimming Club |
£100 |
| Portishead Children's Centre |
£500 |
| Portishead District Guides |
£500 |
| Portishead Senshinryu Karate Club |
£250 |
| Portishead Open Air Pool |
£6,500 |
| Portishead PACT |
£60 |
| Senior Citizens Supper Avon & Somerset Police/Portishead Neighbourhood Police Team |
£500 |
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 Supper Avon & 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 |