Since 2011 Cheshire West and Chester Borough Councillors have an annual Member Budget to put they can put towards community projects which benefit the ward. This was originally £10,000 per annum, which was reduced to £5,000 in 2016 by the Labour administration.
From 2019-23, Charles and Paul worked with the independent ward Councillor on member budgets to continue to jointly consider projects. From 2015-19, Cllrs Charles Fifield, Harry Tonge and Paul Williams chose to club their budgets together and invest jointly to help support a variety of projects, as did in 2011-15, Cllrs Charles Fifield, John Grimshaw and Alan McKie. There were boundary changes in 2019 with Crowton and Norley coming into the ward whilst Bartington and Dutton moved out of the ward.
Where possible we prefer to help part-fund projects alongside communities or groups themselves and other funding bodies, prior to 2016 “new homes bonus” provided funding for Parish projects but this too was removed by the Labour administration.
Other potential sources of funding can be found at the bottom of the page.
(Please note Funding requests for 2023/24 have to be received by end January 2024 for projects to be completed by end March 2024).
2023/24 Community Grants:
2022/23 Community Grants included
£1,300 towards SIDs for Crowton
£1,000 towards disabled access improvements at St John’s Church, Sandiway
£700 towards a sensory & education area at Hilltop Play Area in Norley
£666 towards refurbishment of Russet Road play area in Weaverham
£666 towards a youth worker at Cuddington Youth Club
£1,000 towards rainwater collection project for Crowton Primary School
£400 towards the Summer Reading Challenge at Sandiway and Weaverham Libraries
£336 towards a new bench at Weaverham Cricket Club
£300 towards a creative hub at the Joshua Tree in Sandiway
£300 towards Jubilee Events in Weaverham
£400 towards Jubilee Events in Cuddington
£260 towards solar panels for Weaverham Parish Council
£280 towards toddlers playground group at St John’s, Sandiway
£260 towards grit bins for Gorstage Cemetary
£230 towards football kit for Crowton Primary School
£220 towards a grit bin for Cuddington Parish Council
£166 towards a Jubilee Booklet for Weaverham St Mary’s Church
£160 towards WI Booklet in Acton Bridge
£725 towards upgrading facilities at Cuddington & Sandiway Playing Fields
£426 towards the Sound Minds music festival in Northwich
2022/23 also included a one off Coronation grant of £500 per Councillor
£267 towards Weaverham Parish Council’s events
£200 towards Acton Bridge Community Association’s events
£126 towards Crowton Parish Council’s events
£400 towards 6 other events in the ward, including St John’s Church, Sandiway and Weaverham Primary Academy.
2022/23 also included a one off Neighbourhood Pride grant of £6,000 per Councillor
£3,000 towards Improvements to verges around St Bede’s Primary School on Keeper’s Lane, Weaverham
£2,600 towards tree work in Weaverham
£1,300 towards tree works by Norley Wildlife Group in Breech Moss
£1,250 towards flower bed improvements in Weaverham
£900 towards Northwich Road shops communal area clean up
£800 towards upgraded replacement bins in Cuddington
£800 towards a Community Notice Board for Crowton Parish Council
£550 towards new Toad Crossing signs in Norley
£450 towards new composite bench opposite war memorial in Sandiway
£400 towards alleyway improvements and vegetation clearance in Cuddington
£240 towards Wildflowers at Gorstage Burial Ground
£120 towards Wildflowers at Sandiway Library
2021/22 Community Grants included
£1,000 towards Willow Weaving at Weaverham Primary Academy
£666 towards litter picking kits for Cuddington Parish council
£650 towards summer club provision at Weaverham Community Centre
£400 towards a projector and screen for Acton Bridge Parish Rooms
£800 towards Past, Present, Future project at Weaverham Community Centre
£666 towards Hill Top Play Area in Norley
£360 towards Cheshire Hike equipment for Weaverham Sea Scouts
£200 towards the Summer Reading Challenge at Sandiway and Weaverham Libraries
£400 towards heating at Norley Village Hall
£400 towards Forest Schools training at Weaverham Forest Primary
£300 towards new kit for Cuddington Junior under 10s FC
£167 towards wildflower areas for the ward
£267 towards a garden project at Weaverham Forest Primary
£125 towards a container for Northwich Park Run
2020/21 Community Grants included:
£800 towards the renovation and refurbishment of Cuddington & Sandiway Youth Club
£250 towards Meals with Love from St Marys Church in Weaverham
£400 towards a roof repair for the Acton Bridge Parish Rooms
£500 towards safety fencing for the new Cuddington & Sandiway War Memorial
£500 towards the Summer Club at Weaverham Community Centre
£200 towards the blue skies balcony appeal for the Countess of Chester Hospital
£1,100 towards the Busy Bees bike project at Cuddington Primary School
£1,000 towards the new Scout Hut for the Weaverham Sea Scouts
£400 towards the Norley Hill Top Play Area refurbishment
£300 towards a PC and storage racks at Mid Cheshire Foodbank
£500 towards The Ark meals delivery programs in Cuddington and Sandiway
£500 towards Weaverham Trust’s adopt a street project
£125 towards the extension of Northwich Nappy Library
£450 towards a bike shelter at Crowton Primary School
£200 towards Restock supplies for food boxes for Davenham British Legion
£250 towards a new noticeboards for Norley Parish Council
£500 towards a boat for Northwich Rowing Club
£333 towards a bike shed for Weaverham Forest Primary School
£135 towards a new grit bin in Cuddington
£100 towards a Covid support scheme from Northwich ATC 146 Sqn
£70 towards Northwich First Responder heart start project
£200 towards a new bin at Cuddington Playing Fields on Norley Road
£400 towards new IT for St Mary’s Church, Weaverham
2019/20 Community Grants included
£400 towards the 2019 Summer Reading Challenge for Sandiway and Weaverham Libraries.
£1,000 towards refurbishment and playschemes project at Weaverham Community Centre
£500 towards Sandiway RBL’s memorial garden
£400 towards access improvements at Owley Wood in Weaverham
£250 towards car park lighting improvements at Acton Bridge Parish Rooms (village hall)
£400 towards youth football provision for Weaverham CYFC
£1,000 towards a speed limit reduction scheme at Cuddington Lane, Cuddington
£300 towards a BID feasibility study for Northwich Road shops, Weaverham
£100 towards disabled access and facilities improvements at Northwich Rowing Club
£200 towards wildflower meadow improvements at Weaverham Memorial Orchard
Prior to May 2019, Cllrs Fifield and Williams represented the ward with Cllr Harry Tonge (represented Tarvin and Kelsall ward from May 2019) and amongst the projects they jointly supported were the following:
2018/19 Community Grants included
£1,100 towards the 2018 Summer Reading Challenge for Sandiway and Weaverham Libraries.
£5,000 towards car parking improvements at Cuddington and Sandiway playing fields.
£900 towards youth football programme for Weaverham CYFC
£300 towards a gazebo for Vale Royal Lions
£600 towards the Weaverham Carnival and Rose Fete
£600 towards the Council’s Children in Care awards
£1,000 towards summer playschemes at Weaverham Community Centre
£500 towards a Northwich Education Partnership Project on inclusion
£600 towards access improvements at Owley Wood in Weaverham
£450 towards a Cheshire Community Development Trust respite project
£600 towards a new mower for the Weaverham Trust
£500 towards new dog fouling bins in Acton Bridge
£300 towards a boxing night at Winnington Park RFC
£300 towards U3A bowling club in Weaverham
£200 towards new chairs for Acton Bridge parish rooms.
£100 towards CWAC workzone “Ready for work” packs
£250 towards new Blue Plaque walks leaflets for Weaverham History Society
£500 towards Cheshire Police Northwich NPU community sports day
£150 towards the Northwich Arts Festival
£300 towards Chester Pride
£450 towards NOW Northwich
2017/18 Community Grants included
£300 towards the 2017 Summer Reading Challenge for Sandiway and Weaverham Libraries.
£450 towards the Council’s Children in Care Awards.
£700 towards the 2017 Weaverham Rose Fete.
£750 towards lighting for Sandiway & Cuddington Tennis Courts
£500 towards a new community notice board for Dutton Parish Council.
£1,000 towards replacement access gates at Bottom Pitch for Weaverham Trust.
£1,000 towards a defibrillator at St John’s Church Hall, Sandiway.
£1,350 towards helping Northwich Mulit-Sports Club Saturday fun club for disabled children.
£500 towards an outdoor learning project for Weaverham Forest Primary School.
£2,500 towards a disabled access roundabout for Cuddington & Sandiway Parish Council.
£1,000 towards an interactive speed sign for Acton Bridge Parish Council.
£225 towards new electrics at Winnington Park RFC
£1,000 towards a summer play scheme at the Weaverham Community Centre.
£1,000 towards a new mower for Cuddington Bowls Club.
£1,000 towards furniture at the Lighthouse Project in Weaverham.
£300 towards a “baby bounce” project at Sandiway Library.
£420 towards a springboard for Weaverham Gymnastics Club.
£780 towards “crucial crew” road safety project with schools.
£750 towards “Cheshire without abuse” project in Northwich.
£250 towards a community cinema project at Weaverham Community Centre.
2015/16 & 2016/17 Community Grants included
£1,000 towards new tables and chairs for Weaverham Community Centre.
£4,500 towards Norley Road play area in Cuddington.
£1,000 towards new outdoor seating for Weaverham High School.
£400 towards community engagement project at Sandiway Library.
£470 towards new equipment for Weaverham Gymnastics Club.
£450 towards equipment renewal and building works for Milton Baptist Church in Acton Bridge.
£1,200 towards community notice boards at the Weaverham Community Memorial Orchard, also supported by Hartford & Greenbank Councillors.
£1,500 towards new chairs for St John’s Church Hall in Sandiway.
£1,200 towards sports hall resurfacing at Weaverham Community Centre.
£750 towards new furniture for Acton Bridge Parish Rooms (village hall).
£3,000 towards new outdoor childrens play equipment for Delamere Park.
£500 towards outdoor play equipment for Forest Primary School in Weaverham.
£750 towards establishing a village website for Dutton & Bartington.
£8,000 towards car parking improvements at Mere Lane shops & library in Sandiway (this was in addition to larger funding from New Homes Bonus which was removed for future years by the Labour administration in 2016).
£400 towards the 2015 summer reading challenge at Sandiway and Weaverham libraries, as part of a borough wide scheme.
£1,300 towards the Weaverham Community Memorial Orchard, also supported by Hartford & Greenbank Councillors.
£1,000 towards Acton Bridge Pre-School
£700 towards Weaverham Rose Queen Fete, ensuring free rather than paid entry, removing the need for fencing.
£800 towards new noticeboards for Dutton Parish Council in Dutton & Bartington.
£1,000 towards Moreton’s Meade activities for the elderly, Weaverham.
£1,200 towards windows replacement in Sandiway Methodist Hall.
£250 towards Big Lunch & Dog Show in Weaverham
£500 towards speed reduction programme on Wallerscote Road in Weaverham.
£1,500 towards car parking improvements at St John’s Church Hall, Sandiway.
£600 towards disabled access improvements at Bottom Pitch, Weaverham.
£750 towards new equipment for Vale Royal Drum Corps in Sandiway.
£250 towards new tents for 1st Sea Scouts in Weaverham.
Prior to May 2015, Cllr Fifield represented the ward with Cllrs John Grimshaw (retired 2015) and Alan Mckie (represented Helsby from 2015 and retired 2019) and amongst the projects they jointly supported were the following:
2013/14 & 2014/15 Community Grants included:
£1,000 towards a Defibrilator for Dutton & Bartington Parish Council, who donated it onwards to St John’s Ambulance in Weaverham.
£1,000 towards the Weaverham Sports Academy during the school holidays.
£600 towards establishing an annual village fun day in Acton Bridge.
£4,000 towards improving disabled access to St John’s Church Hall in Sandiway.
£1,500 towards a Village Plan for Cuddington & Sandiway Parish.
£600 towards the Weaverham Rose Queen Fete to allow it move to free entry for all, rather than paid entry, this also means no need to erect fencing.
£250 towards bike safety lights project in Weaverham.
£200 towards the 2013 summer reading challenge at Sandiway and Weaverham libraries.
£1,500 towards the inaugural Rotary Club Beer Festival and Scooter Rally at Blakemere.
£100 towards community transport to assist jobseekers to a Job’s Fair.
£270 towards Northwich wide Special Educational Needs “summer buddies” project.
£750 towards the Northwich Festival.
£1,000 towards the Cuddington & Sandiway Gala for hire of BMX half track.
£500 towards improving disabled access for Weaverham Sea Scouts Hall.
£1,500 towards CCDT summer playshcheme in Weaverham
£500 towards Cuddington 69′ers Youth Club
£300 towards the 2014 Summer reading challenge at Weaverham and Sandiway Libraries
£1,500 towards the Weaverham Village Newsletter
£700 towards the 2014 Weaverham Rose Fete to help it become free entry
£840 towards VRDS Shopmobility in Northwich
£3,600 towards access improvements at Sandiway St John’s Church Hall
£1,200 towards new instruments for Vale Royal Drum Corps
£400 towards a new community notice board at Owley Wood in Weaverham
£3,000 towards a new heating boiler at Weaverham Community Centre
£600 towards the defibrilator cabinet at Cuddington & Sandiway Village Hall
£500 towards older people’s event at Sandiway Library
£2,100 towards refurbishment at Acton Bridge Parish Rooms (village hall)
£250 towards St Bede’s Primary School Jubilee summer fete in Weaverham
£150 towards 2014 Weaverham Big Lunch and Dog Show
£1,500 towards lighting improvements on Norley Road playing fields in Cuddington
£500 towards training acredication for Weaverham Gymnastics Club
£600 towards new tables for Owley Wood Baden Powell Scout Hall in Weaverham
£250 towards the Cuddington & Sandiway Village Plan
£1,618 towards new furniture for Lighthouse Project at St Mary’s Church Hall in Weaverham
£1,000 towards Weaverham Community Centre’s 21st Anniversary project
£200 towards supporting a BMX day at Weaverham High School hosted by Cheshire Police
£150 towards Cheshire West Easting Disorders Support Group
£1,000 towards improving access to Bottom Pitch in Weaverham
£150 towards provision of Bingo at Moreton’s Meade in Weaverham
£500 towards a defibrilator for Petty Pool in Sandiway
£750 towards a community memorial orchard in Weaverham
£5,000 towards grass verge & car parking improvements in Cuddington & Sandiway
£9,000 towards grass verge & car parking improvements in Weaverham
2012/13 Community Grants included:
£4,000 towards Defibrilators in Acton Bridge, Cuddington & Sandiway, Delamer Park and Weaverham.
£1,500 towards the Weaverham Sports Academy during the school holidays.
£3,000 towards the Queen’s Jubilee Event in Weaverham
£2,500 towards the Queen’s Jubilee Event in Cuddington
£1,300 towards the Queen’s Jubilee Event in Acton Bridge
£600 towards the Queen’s Jubilee Event in Dutton.
£4,050 towards CCDT Summer Playschemes in Weaverham and Cuddington, as part of a project accross Northwich and Frodsham areas.
£2,500 towards roof insulation at Weaverham Sea Scouts.
£510 towards Cuddington Village Walks Booklet
£200 towards the Cuddington and Weaverham Libraries summer reading challenge, as part of a CWC wide project.
£1,800 towards tennis court improvements at Delamere Park
£2,500 towards “Bottom Pitch” purchase of land near Owley Wood, Weaverham
£1,500 towards the Northwich Festival, also supported by other CWC Councillors across the Northwich area.
£450 towards the Northwich Media Academy, also supported by other CWC Councillors across the Northwich area.
£300 towards the Weaverham St Mary’s Mother’s Union Centenary Celebrations
£800 towards a new bike shelter at Forest Street Primary School, Weaverham
£600 towards the Northwich Beer Festival, also supported by other CWC Councillors across the Northwich area.
2011/12 Community Grants included:
£1,500 towards the July 2011 Cuddington Gala which is in its 2nd year to help build momentum to ensure it contiunues as an annual event.
£1,500 towards the Cheshire Community Development Trust August 2011 Summer Playscheme in Weaverham to provide support for parents with young children during the summer holidays.
£750 towards Northwich RUFC, as part of the August Bank Holiday Northwich Festival, which was also supported by other CWC Councillors in the Northwich and surrounding area.
£700 towards the annual Northwich Beer Festival, organised by CAMRA and the Round Table, which was also supported by other CWC Councillors in the Northwich and surrounding area.
£300 towards the production of an updated Weaverham Heritage Trail leaflet for the Weaverham History Society.
£557 towards supporting the 90th Anniversary Royal British Legion (Cheshire Group North) “Last Night of the Proms” event at the Brindley in Runcorn in October 2011, also supported by Frodsham & Helsby and Weaver Cllrs.
£1,000 towards the Podcast of the entire Public Inquiry for the TATA Incinerator, which was also supported by other CWC Councillors in the Northwich and surrounding area.
£6,000 towards the 1st Cuddington & Sandiway Scout Group, refurbishment programme towards the Scout Hall in Cuddington.
£1,500 towards CCTV improvements at Weaverham Community Centre.
£1,000 towards the kitchen refurbishment at Weaverham St Mary’s Hall, Lighthouse Community project.
£150 towards Milton Baptist Youth Club projects in Acton Bridge.
£300 towards the inaugural Weaverham Beer Festival.
£450 towards a local storyteller project for the Friends of Wallerscote School PTA.
£1,150 towards community projects in Acton Bridge.
£500 towards a disabled fishing platform at for Lymm Anglers in Dutton.
£5,100 towards off street car parking improvements (soil stabilisation) in Weaverham.
£5,000 towards the development of a BMX track in Sandiway.
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If you have a Community Project in Weaver and Cuddington or that would benefit the residents of Weaver and Cuddington, and would like to enquire about the possibility of obtaining a grant, please contact us.
Full details of the Member Budget scheme and expenditure can be found here.
Where possible we prefer to help part-fund projects alongside communities or groups themselves and other funding bodies. Other potential sources of funding can be found as below, please note these sources will often have strict criteria on both what and who they can fund:
BIG Lottery Fund: Funding Finder
Cheshire Community Action: CCA Home
Cheshire Community Foundation: Grants
Cheshire West & Chester – Space Hive “crowd funding”
Rural Services Network: Funding Opportunities Digest
Heritage Lottery Fund: Heritage Fund Applications
National Churches Trust: Grants Programme
Historic Cheshire Churches Preservation Trust: Grant Applications
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: Grant Scheme
Steel Charitable Trust: Grants (not for religious purposes)
Charles Hayward Foundation: Awards to Charities
Wolfson Foundation: Funding for Places capital funding
Sport England: Funding Page
Football Foundation: Football Grants
WREN (Arpley & Gowy landfill): FCC community action fund
Garfield Weston Foundation: Garfield Weston
Bright Life Fund: Funding
Rank Foundation: Pebble Grants
Armed Forces Covenant Fund inc. Veterans: Covenant Fund
Veterans Foundation: Grants
Peoples Postcode Trust (human rights / combating discrimination / poverty prevention): Postcode Grants
Postcode Community Trust (Health & well being / arts & physical recreation / reducing isolation): Community Grants
Postcode Local Trust (Green space / environment / open space access): Local Grants
Ecclesiastical insurance Movement for Good: Local Grants
Benefact Trust for projects that support the church and community: General Grants
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation: TCF Grants
Lloyds Bank Foundation: What we fund
Masonic Charitable Fund: MCF Grants
Foyle Foundation (Arts & Learning, School Libraries, Small Grants to Charities): Grants
Clothworkers Foundation: Open Grants
Tudor Trust for marginal communities: TT Grants
William & Jane Morris Fund for pre-1896 features: Church Conservation Grants
Architectural Heritage Fund for Historic Buildings: Grants
NFU Mutual Charitable Trust: Rural Grants
CLA Charitable Trust: Helping Disabled & Disadvantaged visit & learn about the Countryside
Motablity: Charitable Grants for Disabled Individuals, Charities & Organisations
BBC “Children in Need”: Apply for a grant
Blue Spark Foundation for Children & Young People: BSF Grants
Family Fund Trust for Families with Disabled or seriously ill Children: Family Fund
Variety: The Children’s Charity: Variety Grants
Toy Trust: Toy Industry Charity helping Children’s Charities
Alan Dickson Trust for young volunteers: AD Grants
Bernard Sunley Foundation: Community, Education, Health or Social Welfare Grants
Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust: AHP Grants
Ford Britain Trust – Ford Grants
Groundwork – Community Spirit: Community Grants
Arts Council England: Arts & Culture Grants
LBGT+ Futures: Equity Fund
Yapp Charitable Trust for running costs of charities: Yapp Grants
Esmee Fairburn Foundation for grants to existing charities: EFF Grants
Power to Change: Support for Community Business: PtC Grants
Calor Gas: Rural Community Fund
ACRE Village Hall Improvement Fund: Grants
ASDA Foundation: Grants
CoOp Local Community Fund: Grants
Morrisons Foundation: Grants
Tesco Bags of Help: Community Grants
Waitrose Community Matters: Funding
The Prince’s Countryside Fund: Grants
Independent Age for older peoples projects : Grants
Warburtons Community Grants (up to £400): Small Grants
Zurich Community Trust “time and money” business skills : Grant Programmes
Virgin Money Foundation – Young Change Makers
Music for All – Individual & Community: Grants
Youth Music Network – Youth Music Funding
Theatres Trust – Grants & Funding for Theatres
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust – Grant Programmes (veterans, families & carers)
War Memorials Trust (existing only): Grants
(Factsheet on New War Memorials)
UK Community Foundations – Local Foundation Finder
London Hearts – Defibrillator Charity
Directory of Social Change (Subscription service): Funds Online search
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