Groups in the Vale of White Horse looking to hold an event in the run up to Christmas are being encouraged to apply for grant funding from the district council.
Vale of White Horse District Council has over £7,500 available to support local festivals and events organised by non-profit community organisations.
With many areas looking to hold seasonal events, now is the perfect opportunity to secure some additional funding. Groups looking to hold a community event in 2018 are also welcome to apply.
Grants of up to £1,000 per application are available – they can cover up to 75 per cent of the total cost of staging an event that is open to the local community with at least 100 people due to attend.
Since launching the grants scheme in 2012 the council has helped to support events such as the Abingdon Cycle Festival, ATOM (Oxfordshire Science Festival), and ffennel Festival. This year events taking place in Abingdon, Drayton, Faringdon and Wantage have all received a funding boost, including the Wantage Literary Festival and Drayton Village Fete.
Cllr Elaine Ware, Cabinet Member for Grants at Vale of White Horse District Council, said: “Staging an event in your town or village can really bring the whole community together and help to attract more visitors to the area. With many communities planning their Christmas events this is the perfect opportunity to secure some additional funding. Alternatively, if you are planning an event that will take place in 2018 why not apply now so can you have the funding in place well ahead of schedule.”
If you need help to fund a local event in the Vale of White Horse visit www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/grants.