Grants made by Hassocks Parish Council to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations
GRANTS PAID IN 2018
| BENEFICIARY | PURPOSE | AMOUNT (£) |
| Cycling Without Age Hurst & Hassocks | To fund a Trishaw Electric Bike to take elderly people out of their homes into fresh air and back into their community. | £250 |
| Jack and Jill Playgroup | To purchase a wall mounted indoor number line to increase their maths equipment. | £85 |
| St Catherine’s Hospice | To provide end of life care, both in the hospice and in the community, for adults with a terminal illness from Mid Sussex and East Surrey. | £300 |
| Victim Support | To provide emotional and practical support by trained volunteers to victims and witnesses of crime. | £200 |
| St Peter & St James Hospice | To provide an Outpatient Transport service taking patients to the hospice’s Wellbeing Centre for the day | £250 |
| West Sussex Mediation Service | To improve community well-being/quality of life by helping individuals to resolve conflict and disputes through mediation without the need for recourse to Courts or other sanctions. | £100 |
| Sight Vision Support | To deliver a free mobile low vision assessment service. | £400 |
| Hassocks Community Speed Watch | To purchase a Starter Kit 2 to monitor, report and raise awareness of speeding by motor vehicles in the village. | £443.40 |
| Royal British Legion | Expenses for the Remembrance Day Parade on 11th November 2018 | £600 |
GRANTS PAID IN 2017
| BENEFICIARY | PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (£) |
| St Catherine’s Hospice | To provide end of life care, both in the hospice and in the community, for adults with a terminal illness from Mid Sussex and East Surrey. |
£300 |
| Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance | To provide pre-hospital life-saving care to ill and injured people living, working and travelling in Kent, Surrey, Sussex. |
£250 |
| Victim Support (Sussex Area) | To provide emotional and practical support by trained volunteers to victims and witnesses of crime. |
£100 |
| St Peter & St James Hospice | To provide an Outpatient Transport service taking patients to the hospice’s Wellbeing Centre for the day |
£250 |
| West Sussex Mediation Sevice | To improve community well-being/quality of life by helping individuals to resolve conflict and disputes through mediation without the need for recourse to Courts or other sanctions. |
£100 |
| Jack & Jill Playgroup | Building blocks play equipment for the outdoor play area. |
£197.82 |
| HKD Transition | To create a video showing the work of HKD and HAA on natural flood management and sustainable urban drainage systems in Hassocks. |
£500 |
| British Legion Remembrance Parade | Contribution towards the funding of security marshals for the Remembrance Parade on 12th November 2017. |
£340 |
GRANTS PAID IN 2016
| BENEFICIARY | PURPOSE |
AMOUNT (£) |
| St Catherine’s Hospice | To provide end of life care, both in the hospice and in the community, for adults with a terminal illness from Mid Sussex and East Surrey. |
£200 |
| Hassocks Amenity Association | In conjunction with Hassocks, Keymer & Ditchling Transition & others, to build knowledge and interest in local mitigation of Hassocks village flood risks by sustainable means. |
£400 |
| Victim Support (Sussex Area) | To provide emotional and practical support by trained volunteers to victims and witnesses of crime. |
£100 |
| Adastra Junior Stoolball Club | Purchase of a new score board and club kit. |
£250 |
| West Sussex Mediation Sevice | To improve community well-being/quality of life by helping individuals to resolve conflict and disputes through mediation without the need for recourse to Courts or other sanctions. |
£100 |
Hassocks Parish Council welcomes and values the work of local voluntary groups and organisations. The Council has a policy for making grants to groups and organisations which contribute to the welfare of the community by improving or supporting activities/facilities. Applicants must be able to demonstrate a clear need for financial support.
A copy of the Grants procedure and application forms can be downloaded by clicking on the links below:
