Active Communities Grant Scheme
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on levels of physical activity but has been most acute across disadvantaged groups and areas of higher deprivation.
While there are signs of recovery for activity levels as restrictions have eased, not all groups or demographics are affected or recovering at the same rate.
Our Leisure and Public Health teams in collaboration with Be Active Beds have developed a new grant scheme designed to help residents become more physically active.
Small grants of up to £5,000 are available to apply for by voluntary and community groups including town/parish councils. The new fund is designed to help communities that have been negatively impacted by COVID-19, lockdown and restrictions on social interaction will benefit from the fund. Applicants will need to be able to explain how their idea or project will make a difference and deliver increased physical activity to one or more priority sections of the Central Bedfordshire population below:
- women
- young people aged 16 to 34
- over 75s
- disabled people and people with long-term health conditions
- culturally diverse communities
- those living in areas of higher deprivation
Bidding rounds
The grant fund will operate in bidding rounds.
The second bidding round has now closed.
Guidance
This is the Active Communities Grant Scheme guidance. You must read it before completing the application form.
Bidding round 2 – approved projects
| Organisation | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
|
Stotfold Good Neighbour Group |
Chair Base Exercise Classes |
£1,900.00 |
|
Music24 |
Singing Cafe |
£3,348.00 |
|
Chalgrave Sports Club |
Yoga |
£2,440.00 |
|
Imagination Dance |
Dance for Older People: Care Homes |
£4,860.00 |
|
Grand Union Housing |
Gardening for Wellbeing |
£5,000.00 |
|
Ampthill Town Council |
Chair Exercise Classes |
£1,503.50 |
|
Dunstable Football Club |
Disability and Over 75 provisions |
£5,000.00 |
|
Shefford Town Council |
Chair-based Exercises |
£1,000.00 |
|
Dunstable Town Council |
Exercise and sports provision for 16-34 y/o |
£5,000.00 |
|
Beds RCC |
Dance for older people |
£5,000.00 |
|
Flitwick Town Council |
Exercise classes |
£1,250.00 |
|
Leighton Linslade Rotary Club |
Yes We Can programme - accessible sport |
£4,825.00 |
|
Ampthill Cricket Club |
Encouraging women and girls |
£1,500.00 |
|
Friends of Windsor Drive |
Activities for All on Windsor Drive Open Space |
£2,946.00 |
|
Lets Get Going |
chair based exercise, movement and games |
£4,422.00 |
|
Re:connect Yoga |
Yoga for chronic pain |
£4,320.00 |
Bidding round 1 – approved projects
| Organisation | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Beds RCC | Accessibility of Dunstable Community Halls Community Garden | £5,000 |
| Groundwork East | Boxing Exercise and Skills | £5,000 |
| Shefford Town Council | Outdoor Fitness in Shefford | £2,939.90 |
| Eversholt Parochial Charity | Chair Yoga for Balance, Strength and Mobility | £2,800 |
| MacIntyre | Lifelong Learning Back in Service | £4,544 |
| Blunham Football Club | Extension into Walking Football and Added Girls Team at under 10 | £4,100 |