Funding for local voluntary and community organisations
Pages in Funding for local voluntary and community organisations
- 1. Council grants and subsidies
- 2. Creating Healthy Communities grants
- 3. Rental grant subsidy
- 4. In-kind support
- 5. Banstead Neighbourhood Fund
- 6. Banstead Neighbourhood Winter Pressure Fund 24/25
- 7. Community Transport Grants
- 8. You are here: Thriving Communities Match Fund
- 9. Other funding sources
- 10. Decarbonisation grant for community groups
- 11. Strategic Grants 2025 - 2026
- 12. Strategic Grants 2026 – 2028
8. Thriving Communities Match Fund
The purpose of the Thriving Communities Fund is to support Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector (VCFS) organisations working with the residents of Reigate & Banstead where their work meets the eligibility criteria and conditions of the fund.
The Fund, which launched in April 2025, aims to contribute towards projects that enable strong, inclusive communities and empower local people and that can demonstrate at least one of the following themes:
- Enabling strong inclusive communities and empowering residents
- Supporting residents’ wellbeing through,
- leisure, sports and cultural activities
- the natural environment
- activities that address social isolation and mental health
- Supporting safe and cohesive communities
- Helping people into employment opportunities
The Council has now allocated £104k from the Thriving Communities Fund to support 27 organisations working in the borough. Funding is awarded as organisations reach their match funding target. Projects will run for 12 months from their start date. All organisations will be asked to demonstrate the impact of their project at the end of the funding period.
Please note, that this fund is now closed to new applications.
The organisations listed below have been offered funding, subject to securing the required match funding.
|
Organisation |
Description of project |
Website |
|---|---|---|
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Active Prospects |
Delivery of a programme of nature-based wellbeing activities for neurodivergent people (predominantly autistic) |
https://activeprospects.org.uk/ |
|
Asian Social Group |
Event celebrating Diwali and encouraging cohesiveness across communities |
https://asiansocialgroup.org/ |
|
Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation |
Drug and alcohol education for young people aged between 11 and 18 |
https://www.dsmfoundation.org.uk/ |
|
Energy Manage CIC |
Fuel support for residents on low income |
https://energymanage.org.uk/ |
|
ESDAS |
Events across the brough to help combat Violence Against Women and Girls |
https://www.esdas.org.uk/ |
|
Friends of Ifold Road Park |
Green spaces and environmental improvements |
https://www.instagram.com/iloveifold/?hl=en |
|
Friends of the Garibaldi |
Continuation of community pub to deliver new & existing community wellbeing services |
https://garibaldiredhill.co.uk/ |
|
Gatton Community Theatre |
Community theatre production of Nativity to be staged at All Saints Church in Merstham |
https://www.gattontheatre.org.uk/ |
|
Good Company |
Project for pantry members to increase their financial resilience through saving incentives, money related workshops |
https://goodcompany.org.uk/ |
|
I Choose Freedom |
Providing employment support to adult survivors currently living within refuge |
https://www.ichoosefreedom.co.uk/ |
|
Include |
Project to develop skills for work for Board Members, Champions and service representatives, all have lived experience of learning and communication needs |
https://include.org/the-include-choir/ |
|
Intergenerational Music Making (IMM) |
An intergenerational creative health programme at Banstead Community Centre |
https://www.imm-music.com/ |
|
Jigsaw Southeast |
Providing grief support for young people |
https://www.jigsawsoutheast.org.uk/ |
|
Loveworks |
Support to provide essential help and guidance to the local community who use the Loveworks food banks |
https://www.loveworks.org.uk/ |
|
Merstham Gatton Team Ministry |
Support for a Youth Cafe |
https://mgtmchurches.org/ |
|
PFA Warren Mead |
Development of a dedicated outdoor learning area at Warren Mead Infant and Junior School in Banstead |
https://www.warrenmead.co.uk/72/pfa# |
|
Play Place CIC |
Merstham Youth Outreach |
https://www.playplace.org/ |
|
Redhill Falcons Basketball Club |
Young people in Sport. Certification costs for 2 coaches and 15 young people to be trained coaches |
https://redhillfalcons.com/ |
|
Ryan Neuro Therapy Centre |
Supporting adults with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s |
https://ryanneurotherapy.org/ |
|
Sight for Surrey |
Supporting the Merstham Communications Class for adults with a vision impairment to learn skills and create social connections |
https://sightforsurrey.org.uk/ |
|
Sparkfish |
Young people’s mental health programme in Merstham |
https://sparkfish.org.uk/ |
|
Stripey Stork |
Providing essential items for teens |
https://stripeystork.org.uk/ |
|
Surrey Care Trust |
Wellbeing, nature and employment support at the community allotment |
https://www.surreycaretrust.org.uk/ |
|
Tracks through Pastures |
All ages wellbeing support outside and with animals |
https://tracksthroughpastures.org/ |
|
Welcare |
Support to provide playworker led groups for families with children under 5 in Redhill |
https://www.welcare.org/ |
|
YMCA East Surrey |
Supporting residents with chronic health conditions, disabilities or rehabilitating from illness or injury to engage in regular physical activity |
https://www.ymcaeastsurrey.org.uk/ |
Contact us
If you have any questions about the fund, please contact the Community Partnerships Team by emailing communitypartnerships@reigate-banstead.gov.uk.