WDC Community Orchard Funding Programme – closes 10^th May 2024

Wealden District Council is excited to share that our community orchards grant funding programme is now open for applications.This new funding programme has been made available through the Coronation Living Heritage Fund (CLHF) to support the development of community orchards in the district. The funding programme closes on Friday 10^th May at 5pm.

For more information and how to apply visit our Climate Change Hub on Let’s Talk Wealden

Climate Change Survey – survey closes on 10^th May at 12pm

Wealden District Council is creating a new Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan. As part of this process we are asking our residents and local organisations to complete a survey to gather opinions on climate change action in the district. This information and local insight will help inform our new strategy.

To complete the surveys, go to our climate change hub Climate Change | Let's Talk Wealden .

Wealden Community Infrastructure and Spaces Fund – open!

We are pleased to announce that Wealden District Council is delivering the Community Infrastructure and Spaces capital grants programme.

This new funding programme has been made available through the Government Rural England Prosperity Fund. The England-wide fund is a new £110million, two-year capital fund from DEFRA complementary to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund run by the Department of Levelling Up Housing and Communities.

The programme is a capital only fund, which means applicants must spend the grants on assets such as equipment and features which help to create or improve green spaces/ community facilities or infrastructure where the benefits last more than 12 months.

Wealden District Council has allocated £121,259.90 towards the Community Infrastructure and Spaces Grants Programme and are asking Town and Parish Councils and not for profit organisations to apply for between £1,000 and £20,000 for projects that benefit the residents of the Wealden District.

This will be a rolling programme and applications will be processed on a first come first served basis. The fund closes in Autumn 2024, or sooner if all funds are allocated.

Successful applications will be given a set period to spend their grant on a case-by-case basis. Final payments will be defrayed once the project has been completed and evidence of spend submitted. All projects must be completed and money spent by end of January 2025.

For more information and to apply, please go to: https://www.wealden.gov.uk/information-for-businesses/economic-development-and-growth/rural-england-prosperity-fund/wealden-community-infrastructure-and-spaces-fund/