A popular village festival has re-opened its grant scheme to give money back to the community – and will give away more than it ever has done before.
Peasedown St John’s Party in the Park is held every summer on Beacon Field, and due to the success of the fifth event last year, thousands of pounds were raised.
The majority of the money will go towards funding Party in the Park 2014, but the organisers have set an amount aside – the Party in the Park Grant Fund, to reinvest back into the village in the form of small and medium-sized financial grants.
Since the scheme was set up in 2010 a total of £3,000 has been given away to organisations such as Peasedown Methodist Church, Beacon Hall, Peasedown Youth Albion FC, the Children’s Centre, Laurel Farm Kindergarden and the local scouts.
And now, event organisers are proud to announce for this year their ‘£2.5k Giveaway’.
Party in the Park Chairman, Cllr Nathan Hartley, said: “When the organisers first met to plan Party in the Park we decided that no matter how much money we raised we’d like to give some of it back to the community.
“Thanks to the success of our five previous festivals we are pleased to announce that the Party in the Park Grant Fund will give away £2,500 this year.
“This is our way of thanking residents for supporting last year’s festival and making it such a special day.”
Local organisations can apply for funding themselves, or be nominated by a third party.
To qualify for a Party in the Park Grant, applicants must be part of an organisation based within Peasedown St John. The organisation should be not-for-profit, a registered charitable trust, or seeking funding for one-off costs that cannot be met from their existing finances.
Applicants and nominators can apply for up to £500 each. Joy Fraser, who is the group’s Treasurer, said: “All the members of the Management Committee have a strong sense of pride in Peasedown St John. We believe passionately in supporting the community at a grassroots level.
“Therefore, as well as just organising a large summer event each year we also want to do things for the community all year round.
“We want to know from the public how they think the money should be spent. Anyone with ideas can get in touch.”
The closing date for applications is Friday 7th March. All interested applicants can download a copy of the Grant Fund application form at www.peasedownpartyinthepark.org.uk or email Joy Fraser at [email protected].
Successful grant applicants will be congratulated in front of a packed festival crowd at Party in the Park 2014 on Saturday 14th June on Beacon Field, Peasedown St John.
