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Projects And People We Have Funded


Many of these projects are featured in our case studies section

The following grants have been made in Darlington since the 1st April 2005:

Number of grants: 117.
Total amount of grants: £624,015.06.

Date

Applicant

Description

Amount

  16/06/2008

Darlington West Indian Association

To contribute towards the West Indian Culture Project as part of the Darlington Carnival.

£800.00

  05/06/2008

Rape & Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre

To fund the provision of ongoing training and development and clinical supervision for centre volunteers.

£1,000.00

  13/05/2008

Darlington Rugby Club Under 13s

Towards the cost of transport to take part in various tournaments across the region.

£300.00

 

St Herbert's Church Committee

To purchase tables and chairs, provide non-slip flooring in the porch and redecorate hall and kitchen.

£1,000.00

  03/03/2008

Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

To contribute towards two art projects.

£1,200.00

  22/02/2008

Darlington Residents Panel

To fund the core costs for one year. The group works together with the aim of improving the quality of life for others living in the area. The group is able to signpost people to the relevant department/organisation to best help their needs.

£4,112.20

  05/02/2008

Bank Top Community Partnership

To fund the production of two newsletters.

£454.00

  17/01/2008

Age Concern Darlington

To provide a befriending service to isolated older people.

£3,690.00

  04/01/2008

Darlington & District Scout Association

To fund an architect to produce a feasibility study and plans.

£2,937.50

  03/01/2008

Darlington Citizens Advice Bureau

To fund the salary of an Advice Session Supervisor.

£4,951.00

  04/12/2007

Park East Community Partnership

To contribute towards the Park East Community Allotment Garden.

£1,000.00

  04/12/2007

Smithfield Road Allotment Association

To secure a plot of land with fencing to create a community garden and meeting facility.

£500.00

  22/11/2007

Darlington Bond Scheme

Direct Donation from Gift Shop Grants towards a bond for a young homeless person

£75.00

  21/11/2007

The Zone

To contribute towards cost of a new boiler for youth club.

£455.00

  06/11/2007

Darlington Salutation Townswomen Guild

To contribute towards the general running costs.

£530.00

  30/10/2007

Top Deck

To fund a Sessional Youth Project Worker.

£6,000.00

  24/10/2007

The Tees Forest

towards planting Merrybent Woodland as part of a project with the Scouts. If approved by Latimer Hinks add in Gift shop tree money £314 if not approved by LH reject

£1,314.00

  19/10/2007

Central Community Partnership

To contribute towards The Culture Project.

£7,500.00

  18/10/2007

Melting Pot Arts (Young Persons Junk Band)

To create a junk band with children and young people from around Darlington.

£1,500.00

  08/10/2007

700 Club

To contribute towards Project Co-ordinators salary and volunteer host out of pocket expenses.

£3,607.00

  05/10/2007

Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

Towards the Creative Arts Programme.

£1,000.00

  27/09/2007

Maidendale Mystiques Juvenile Jazz Band

To contribute towards the core costs of the group.

£3,750.00

  27/09/2007

North Lodge District Guide Association

To contribute towards cost of outdoor activities for Guides and Brownies.

£840.00

  26/09/2007

Darlington Association On Disability

To contribute towards the cost of organising programme of activities.

£1,196.00

  11/09/2007

Evolution

To provide funding to enable the continuation of the VOW programme, which aims to enable vulnerable, disadvantaged and long-term unemployed people return to work via an assisted placement scheme.

£11,500.00

  04/09/2007

Evolution

To fund a variety of short-term courses as an extension to the previous grant (Ref. 9987)

£7,720.00

  30/08/2007

Elm Ridge Youth Group

To contribute towards the cost of sound equipment for school workshop project.

£7,000.00

  30/08/2007

5th Darlington Scout Group

To contribute towards the cost of activities for 30 young people.

£1,036.00

  07/08/2007

Red Hall Partnership

To contribute towards the cost of holding a community fun day. Donation requested by Marchday

£3,937.00

  02/08/2007

Woodham Warriors American Football

To contribute towards the cost of extending the already established program.

£2,000.00

  24/07/2007

New Blood Live

To purchase equipment and cover the costs of room hire for a music and performing arts group.

£6,930.00

  17/07/2007

Beaumont Hill Special School Charity Association - Steam Shed

Donation for participation in Nicholsons Garden Party July 07

£200.00

  12/07/2007

Red Hall Partnership

To contribute towards the costs of a play work provision scheme.

£1,500.00

  12/07/2007

Beaumont Hill Special School Charity Association - Steam Shed

To fund publicity and equipment for a membership recruitment drive.

£6,850.00

  12/07/2007

Cockerton & Branksome Living Enterprise Limited

To provide activities including trips for young people including room hire and sessional worker costs.

£5,000.00

  18/06/2007

Darlington & Dales Youth Orchestra

To contribute towards the cost of personal development for 4 young music principals.

£1,200.00

  12/06/2007

Kings Church Darlington

To contribute towards the cost of equipment for a mother and toddlers group.

£500.00

  11/06/2007

DarlingtonTownTwinningAssociation

To contribute towards costs of hosting a European Football Tournament for 14 year olds in Darlington.

£4,757.00

  31/05/2007

Cockerton East Community Partnership

To contribute towards the cost of hosting a fun day in July.

£200.00

  21/05/2007

Darlington & District Social Club for the Blind and Visually Impaired

To contribute towards the core costs of the project for three years.

£11,000.00

  21/05/2007

Darlington & District Social Club for the Blind and Visually Impaired

To fund an extension to and refurbishment of the groups premises.

£20,916.25

  27/04/2007

North Road Parents Group

To fund a variety of outings.

£7,000.00

  27/04/2007

In2venture

To provide equipment to enable disadvantaged young people to go caving in the Yorkshire Dales.

£1,800.00

  27/04/2007

Education Centre for Children with Downs Syndrome

To cover the cost of holding sessions on Fridays and Saturdays.

£7,000.00

  27/04/2007

26 Darlington All Saints Cub Scouts

To contribute towards costs needed to attend a summer camp at Great Tower Scout Camp, Cumbria

£3,532.00

  16/04/2007

Darlington Borough Council

The continuation of a Fair Share Community Development Worker.

£108,162.00

  30/03/2007

Dodmire Allotment Association

To create new wildlife habitat within the allotments.

£1,000.00

  30/03/2007

22nd Darlington Scout Group

To provide funding to take 22 Cubs and Scouts camping at Thriftwood international Scout Campsite, Essex.

£1,000.00

  29/03/2007

The Lonestar Living History Group

To host a multi-period historical enactment in Darlington.

£800.00

  29/03/2007

First Stop Darlington

To contribute towards the cost of the Lifeskills Project for homeless and vulnerable people in Darlington.

£5,983.00

  21/03/2007

Central Community Partnership

To fund the production of the Central Community Partnership Community Directory.

£2,000.00

  20/03/2007

Lingfield Community Partnership

To fund the production and delivery of newsletter for a Community Partnership.

£1,000.00

  20/03/2007

Groundwork West Durham

To employ a part-time Park Project Worker for the North Lodge Park in Northgate.

£32,045.00

  19/02/2007

YMCA Darlington

To help with the costs of building an extension to the Community Room.

£40,025.00

  19/02/2007

Pensbury Street Group

To transform the old dilapidated play area in Pensbury Street. ****Darlington Champions has funded the Basketball Area £800******

£36,525.00

  14/02/2007

Cockerton Methodist Church

Towards the costs of advertising the post of youth and adult community worker

£1,000.00

  14/02/2007

Darlington & District Samaritans

To buy two computers to extend the service to email.

£750.00

  26/01/2007

North Lodge District Guide Association

2nd winners of Voluntary members draw (January 07)

£250.00

  25/01/2007

Cruse Bereavement Care Tees Valley

To cover the costs of training specialist volunteers to assist children and young people with bereavement issues.

£4,094.00

  10/01/2007

Darlington Bond Scheme

To contribute towards cost of providing cleaning packs for new tenants.

£1,562.00

  10/01/2007

23rd Darlington Bondgate Brownies

To contribute cost of providing a 4 day themed indoor camp for brownies. Arriva - airbeds

£800.00

  09/01/2007

Evolution

To fund a variety of short-term training courses.

£2,443.00

  09/01/2007

Evolution

To fund a variety of long-term training courses.

£7,557.00

  20/12/2006

Darlington Borough Council

To Pay for bulbs for planting in West Park Invoice 8275552

£329.00

  15/12/2006

Pensbury Street Group

To help fund the transformation of the old play area/green area to a safe and enjoyable space that can be used by the community. At present the area is neglected and unsafe. The project will be of benefit to over 300 people.

£13,500.00

  07/12/2006

Little Es

To fund the running costs of the club

£4,762.00

  06/12/2006

Central Community Partnership

To fund an eight month multi-cultural football project. **** Darlington Champions has funded Physio,Tournament and Referees costs******

£6,754.01

  22/11/2006

Central Community Partnership

To contribute towards the cost of holding an 8 month long multi ethnic/cultural football project.

£9,030.00

  07/11/2006

Darlington Borough Council

To re-imburse costs of Willow Tunnel created at West Park as agreed at meeting Invoice no 8258356

£1,485.00

  30/10/2006

DarlingtonFCFootball in the Community

To contribute towards coaches, mini bus hire, fuel costs, venue hire and admin for football club.

£4,155.00

  26/09/2006

Darlington College

For continued sponsorship of the Thyssen Krupp Tallent Automotive Chassis Ltd Award for BTEC National Diploma Student of the Year in Engineering

£50.00

  21/09/2006

Friends of North Park

To contribute towards the cost of the Community Swings Project.

£7,000.00

  17/08/2006

North East Community Forests Land Services

Removal of Tree ties and stakes West Park inv 209 april 06

£1,762.50

  10/08/2006

Friends of North Park

To hold an event to raise the profile of North Park, display future plans and consult with the local community.

£750.00

  28/07/2006

13thDarlington Hummersknot Scout Group

To fund a trip to Robin Wood Activity Centre in Cumbria for a Cub group.

£2,025.00

  07/07/2006

Darlington Friendship Group

To contribute towards room hire and transport for fortnightly meetings.

£1,000.00

  30/06/2006

5th Darlington Scout Group

Towards attending a summer camp under canvas at Lake Windermere

£1,420.00

  30/06/2006

North Road Community Partnership

To fund workshops and activities for young people, to connect them locally with the community.

£6,000.00

  30/06/2006

26 Darlington All Saints Cub Scouts

To take cubs on an outward bound course

£832.00

  30/06/2006

Branksome and Cockerton West Community Partnership

To help fund activities for children aged 5-11 during the summer holidays and other school breaks.

£6,000.00

  30/06/2006

Cockerton & Branksome Living Enterprise Limited

To provide activities including trips for young people including room hire and youth worker costs.

£7,000.00

 

Darlington West End Townswomen's Guild

To provide transport to and from monthly meetings of the Townswomens Guild.

£550.00

  06/06/2006

DarlingtonGypsyCommunityHomeworkClub

To provide one years costs for a Homework Club for children and young people from the Travellers and Gypsy Communities in Darlington.

£7,000.00

  23/05/2006

Evolution

To provide funding to enable the continuation of the VOW programme, which aims to enable vulnerable, disadvantaged and long-term unemployed people return to work via an assisted placement scheme.

£10,000.00

  23/05/2006

Evolution

To fund staff for the Darlington CVS Worklessness Project.

£5,500.00

  10/05/2006

St Hilda and St Columba Parish

To fund the installation of a lift and disabled toilet facilities at the Centre.

£35,847.60

  03/05/2006

DarlingtonTownTwinningAssociation

To enable a group of young people from Darlington to take part in an exchange visit with twin town Mulheim

£2,300.00

  03/05/2006

Maidendale Mystiques Juvenile Jazz Band

To contribute towards purchase of musical instruments for a youth jazz band.

£7,000.00

  03/05/2006

6th Darlington (St Johns) Guides

To enable a group of Girl Guides to attend the Big Gig in London an event organised by Guiding UK.

£3,750.00

  12/04/2006

Darlington Citizens Advice Bureau

To provide a modern telephone service that is more accessible to clients

£7,038.00

  12/04/2006

Firthmoor and District Community Association

To purchase a Juke Box for the young people who are involved in the Playworker Project.

£3,000.00

 

Darlington & Dales Youth Orchestra

To contribute towards wages of musical director & tutor to hold ' music composing workshops' for young people.

£2,260.00

  10/03/2006

Darlington & District Youth & Community Association

To fund costs to create a website for young people to access within the Darlington and District area. Papers misplaced in move. All papers now in front of Jan approval file.

£6,510.00

  08/03/2006

Sewing Ladies Group (Darlington)

To provide funding for the group to attend a sewing and crafts groups.

£6,130.00

  07/03/2006

20th Darlington Guides

To contribute towards a series of activities, arts & crafts materials and hall rental.

£250.00

  17/02/2006

Christians Against Poverty

To contribute towards emergency direct aid to individuals in need in the local area

£300.00

  15/02/2006

23rd Darlington Bondgate Brownies

To contribute towards a group of Brownies attending a weekend camp.

£1,028.00

 

Darlington Choral Society

Towards the production of two performances, Handel's Messiah and a new work.

£1,000.00

  20/12/2005

Cockerton Methodist Playgroup

To help towards costs for refreshments, materials, project worker, marketing, stationery and insurance.

£6,685.00

  07/12/2005

Red Hall Partnership

For purchase and repair/ maintenance of tools.

£438.00

  07/12/2005

Darlington & Spennymoor Budgerigar Society

To increase the range of activities on offer at a subsidised rate in order to attract additional members.

£500.00

  20/10/2005

700 Club

To cover the cost of producing a three minute volunteer recruitment film

£1,000.00

  13/10/2005

Darlington mind ltd

To promote awareness of mental health through the production of leaflets and posters.

£866.00

  23/09/2005

Down Syndrome Educational Trust Darlington

To contribute towards staff salaries and equipment for an early intervention group.

£7,000.00

  16/09/2005

North Lodge District Guide Association

To fund a 3 day residential trip to Robinwood Adventure Centre in Cumbria to take part in adventurous activities and team building.

£2,515.00

  16/09/2005

700 Club

To contribute towards volunteer host expenses, training and co-ordinators salary.

£3,000.00

  31/08/2005

ESOL Ladies Group

To contribute towards room hire, tutor fees, creche fees and CVS support for ESOL level 1 course.

£6,220.00

  25/08/2005

Association Of North Eastern Widows (ANEW)

To provide transport to meetings and functions for widows that suffer any infirmity.

£372.00

  29/07/2005

Darlington 21st All Star Junior Football Club

To provide the group with the football association coaching certificate costs, to have a C.R.B check, football equipment and football strips.

£7,000.00

  29/07/2005

The Zone

To encourage the social, emotional and spiritual development of children between 5-11 years of age.

£1,500.00

  01/06/2005

Darlington Salutation Townswomen Guild

for room rent and guest speakers’ expenses

£260.00

  01/06/2005

Firthmoor and District Community Association

To purchase a photocopier.

£500.00

  12/05/2005

700 Club

For a contribution towards the cost of furnishing a further 7 new units to re-house up to 28 vulnerable young people.

£800.00

  12/05/2005

Darlington Macular Disease Society

To contribute towards trips, rent and taxi costs.

£660.00

  06/05/2005

Summerhouse Village Hall

To purchase a floor polishing machine

£420.00

  06/05/2005

Courier

To contribute to the production of one issue of a community newsletter.

£540.00

 

Skene Park and Parkside Resident Association

To develop the 'Little E's' club including taking the children on trips and purchasing new equipment for them.

£2,135.00