Grants made by Hassocks Parish Council to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations

GRANTS PAID in 2023/24

BENEFICIARY PURPOSE AMOUNT (£)
Cycling Without Age Hurst & Hassocks Contribution towards advertising, insurance and bike maintenance to enable the Trishaws to be used. £600
Greener Hassocks & Ditchling To help fund the ongoing events programme for the local community. £800
BENEFICIARY PURPOSE AMOUNT (£)
Hassocks Twinning Association Contribution to support Twinning Event 2023 £4,000
Hassocks Community Organisation – Light Up Hassocks Contribution towards Light Up Hassocks event. £1,500
Mid Sussex Radio Contribution towards replacing equipment. £500
St Johns Ambulance Contribution towards a fully equipped Community Service Unit. £250
St.Catherine’s Hospice End of Life Care. £300
Victim Support Supporting operating costs. £250
Air Ambulance – Kent Surrey Sussex Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. £300
4 Sight Vision Specialist Vision Support. £500
Oldland Mill Trust Two memorial benches. £600
St Peters & James Hospice Hospice Biographer. £600

GRANTS PAID IN 2022/23

BENEFICIARY PURPOSE AMOUNT (£)
Cycling Without Age Hurst & Hassocks Contribution towards insurance to enable the Trishaws to be used. £300
Befriended Contribution towards purchasing blankets as part of the Blanket winter project. £600

 

BENEFICIARY PURPOSE AMOUNT (£)
Arklight Youth Group To acquire a new table tennis table £500
4 Sight Vision To provide a vital service through their Outreach Service assisting people living with sight loss, by helping them to go about their daily lives more easily and independently. £500
Victim Support To provide emotional and practical support by trained volunteers to victims and witnesses of crime. £250
Hassocks Community Association Contribution to upgrading lighting within Adastra Hall. £400
Keymer & Hassocks FC Contribution to winter training costs – hire of all-weather facilities and purchase of some equipment. £500
Age Concern Contribution towards the funding of a community garden. £500

GRANTS PAID IN 2021/22

BENEFICIARY PURPOSE AMOUNT (£)
Hurstpierpoint Gymnastics Club To subsidise costs for Hassocks based children who attend the club. The finances of the club had been significantly impacted as a result of the pandemic. £600
Life Centre To support trauma referrals in Hassocks. £200
Michelle Binks – Community May Day event To fund the Community May Day event in Adastra Park. £550
Hassocks & Hurst Little Bees To fund activities for toddlers aged 2-5 years contribution towards buying additional equipment. £600

 

BENEFICIARY PURPOSE AMOUNT
(£)
Air Ambulance – Kent, Surrey & Sussex To provide pre-hospital life-saving care to ill and injured people living, working and travelling in Kent, Surrey, Sussex. £400
United Reformed Church To finance the ingredients for a Christmas meal for those in Hassocks that would otherwise be on their own. £100
Sight 4 Vision To provide a vital service through their Outreach Service assisting people living with sight loss, by helping them to go about their daily lives more easily and independently. £400
South Downs Refugee Group To sponsor a refugee family to resettle in Hassocks through the Home Office’s Community Sponsorship Scheme. £600
West Sussex Age Concern To support the wellbeing of local older people who may be housebound or feeling isolated and lonely this Winter. £200
Victim Support To provide emotional and practical support by trained volunteers to victims and witnesses of crime. £250
Sussex Clubs for Young People To provide weekly outdoor and indoor activities for an open access youth club in Adastra Park and Adastra Hall. £1,000

GRANTS PAID IN 2020

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
Victim Support To provide emotional and practical support by trained volunteers to victims and witnesses of crime. £250
Citizens Advice To give support and advice to Hassocks residents and its local community, particularly during these challenging times. £500
Air Ambulance
Kent Surrey Sussex		 To provide pre-hospital life-saving care to ill and injured people living, working and travelling in Kent, Surrey, Sussex. £250
4 Sight Vision To provide a vital service through their Outreach Service assisting people living with sight loss, by helping them to go about their daily lives more easily and independently. £400
HKD Transition To fund the Repair Café in Hassocks £500

 

GRANTS PAID IN 2019

BENEFICIARY PURPOSE AMOUNT (£)
Hassocks Guide Hall Association To purchase a new hot water heater for the Guides kitchen. £400
Hurstpierpoint Players To refurbish the existing theatre. £400
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
Hassocks Christmas Day Lunch Committee To finance the ingredients for a Christmas meal for those in Hassocks that would otherwise be on their own. £200
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
Jack & Jill Playgroup To purchase multicultural items e.g. for dressing up etc. £100
Parkfield Equine Solutions To attend a ReStart course which helps young people to become calm and focussed by learning to communicate with specially trained horses from the ground. £250
The Woodland, Flora & Fauna Group To maintain and improve the nature reserve at Talbot Field, Hurst Road, Hassocks. £300
Hassocks Community Runners To provide UK athletic qualified Run Leaders and equipment to support community running. £340

 

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:

Grants Procedure

Grants Application Forms