Grant Applications

Collingham with Linton Parish Council has a small budget for the award of grants. The Council can only award grants using certain legal powers. The Council must be confident that any grant awarded will benefit Collingham with Linton residents.

Grants will be considered as and when they are received by the Parish Council. Grants must meet the Council’s grant criteria which are set out below and applications must be made on the Parish Council’s application form. All applications must be accompanied by appropriate accounts or supporting financial information. Forms and the supporting information must be returned to the Clerk of the Council by the deadline stated on the form.

How will the application be assessed?

The application will be assessed on the following criteria:  

Assessment Criteria

How well the grant will meet the needs of the community, providing positive benefits to the inhabitants
How effectively the group will use the grant 
What level of contributions has been, or will be, raised locally
Whether costs are appropriate and realistic
Whether the organisation or group could reasonably have been expected to obtain sufficient funding from another, perhaps more appropriate source
How the organisation or group is managed, as indicated by the constitution 

Grants awarded in 2026-2027

The Parish Council has provided the following grants in the current financial year: 

  • A grant to £4500 to Orchard Garden Trust to support the ongoing maintenance of the Orchard Garden. 

Grants awarded in 2025-2026

The Parish Council was pleased to support a number of local organisations through its grants programme in the financial year ending 31st March 2026.

  • A grant of £5800 to Colllingham Bowling Club to support the surface improvements next to the green. 
  • A grant of £500 to Collingham Mens Club towards the development of IT.
  • A grant of £13,482 to Linton Memorial Hall towards their drainage project.