Financial Grants 2024
***Grant Applications now open!***
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All local groups in the Ripley Township* are invited to apply for financial assistance from Ripley Town Council.
Unfortunatley we are not able to give financial grants to schools (unless they have a PTA), businesses, Churches or Chapels.
* Ripley, Marehay, Waingroves, Street Lane, Upper Hartshay, Lower Hartshay, Heage, Nether Heage, Bullbridge, Sawmills, Ambergate.
Here's a snippet of some of the groups we have helped over the past few years.
Marehay Cricket Club
We gave them £750 in 2024 to train and pay coaches at all levels.
Ripley Music Festival
We gave them £5000 in 2024 towards putting the wonderful musical events on for the local community.
Waingroves Community Association
In 2024, we gave £250 to help towards repairs at the Community Centre.
Amber Valley Movie Makers
We gave £100 in 2024 for the group to buy equipment. The group said, ‘Ripley Town Council have been invaluable to us in helping to keep our Club going’.
Ripley Morris
We gave them £100 in 2024 to use for publicising their group and recruiting new members and for new kit.
Waingroves Well Dressing
In 2024, we gave £100 to buy materials for the well dressing and repair the frames for the well dressings.
B.E.A.R.S Breastfeeding
In 2024, we gave £100 to help fund promotional materials so they could promote breastfeeding within the
local community.
Ripley & District Heritage Trust
In 2024, we gave £200 which helped towards their running costs.
Waingroves Community Woodland Trust
In 2024, we gave £200 to help towards the events they run in the woodland area.
Pentrich & South Wingfield Revolution Group
In 2024, we gave £100 which will be used to produce leaflets commemorating the route taken by the Pentrich revolutionaries.
Meadow Road Neighbourhood Watch
In 2020, we gave this group £100 which was used to purchase items for their community allotment.
Sawmills Village Hall
In 2024, we gave a grant of £100 which went towards improvements to their outside area.
