Active Towns

The amount available to local groups and residents depends on whether the group is constituted (has a management committee, bank account and constitution).

For un-constituted community groups and residents, up to a maximum of £200 can be applied for. If a group subsequently becomes constituted, the group can then apply for an additional £800.

For constituted community groups and registered charities, up to a maximum of £1,000 can be applied for.

The grant is designed to enable people to engage in activities that support their physical and mental health and encourage people to be socially active within their communities. The grant could be used by an existing community group to get up and running again once Covid 19 restrictions allow or could be used to develop new activities which adults and young people have never engaged in before. Ideas include:

• Provide activities for a new community group, such as facility hire, refreshments
• Train volunteers to lead community activities/sessions
• Advertising to promote sessions and activities

The money could be used for, but is not limited to:

• Set up costs, eg. DBS checks, first year of insurance, premises lease costs, CCTV
• Revenue costs, for example, facility hire charges (up to 10 weeks), insurance, refreshments
• Coach/instructor costs
• Volunteer expenses
• Advertising
• Sporting equipment
• Other non-sporting equipment related to activities e.g. storage, printing, and refreshments
• IT equipment (laptops, software)
• PPE and cleaning equipment
• Transport costs to sessions

The grant money cannot be used for:

• Retrospective payments
• New websites

To apply for a grant, download and complete your town's application form and return it to your Community Anchor Organisation (details on each town form) by email or post.

There will be two rounds of grants in 2022 for applicants to submit their requests. You must send in your completed application form within one of these rounds to be considered.

• Round 1 – Monday 5 April – Friday 27 May (You will be notified if you are successful by end of June)
• Round 2 – Monday 30 May – Friday 29 July (You will be notified if you are successful by end of August)

Successful grants will be notified by the end of the following month of the closing dates. All successful grant allocations will need to be spent by 31 December 2022.

Download Goole Application | Download Howden Application | Download Market Weighton Application |
Download Pocklington Application

• If the grant is put to purposes other than those for which it was awarded without the prior approval, the applicant will be required to repay the full amount of the grant.
• Applicants must be 18 years of age or over to apply.
• Grants will not be awarded retrospectively.
• Successful applicants shall take every opportunity to acknowledge the support of the Active Towns Team, including contacts with the media.
• Successful applicants will be required to complete a case study.
• Please be aware that completion of the application form does not entitle the applicant to receive any funds. Each application will be considered by the awards panel.
• Requests for payment must be made on the claim form, and accompanied by relevant vouchers and receipts.
• All grants must be claimed three months from the award date. If claims are received after this three month timescale, then awards will become ineligible.

If you have any more questions, please contact your Community Anchor Organisation (available on each town's Community Grant application form). The Community Hub Lead for Pocklington and Market Weighton is Bernie Clarke (call on 07866 001175) and the Community Hub Lead for Goole and Howden is Mike Nicholson (call on 07824 430255).