IM Properties, in partnership with Northamptonshire Community Foundation, have established the Towcester Park Community Fund.  This fund aims to support projects in Towcester, Tiffield, Greens Norton and/or Easton Neston that will strengthen communities, enhance the natural environment and promote positive change.

Eligible organisations will be able to apply for grants of between £2,000 and £5,000 for projects that cover the following priorities:

Strengthening communities

• Promote and encourage community cohesion
• Tackle social isolation and/or help to build social networks
• Help to raise aspirations and provide learning opportunities for children, young people, adults and families

Enhancing the natural environment

• Promote education and awareness of sustainability
• Encourage resource efficiency by reduction, recycling and reusing waste materials
• Support environmental initiatives including wildlife and habitat creation

Promoting positive change

• Support health and wellbeing
• Promote inclusion and diversity within the community

Here are some examples of what the grant can be used for when delivering a project:

• Core costs, e.g. heating, which must be in line with delivery of a service or activity
• Hiring a venue
• Staff or volunteer costs
• Equipment
• Capital cost for improving existing community assets

Follow this link to make an application: Towcester Park Community Fund

Is my group eligible?

• Your project must be based in and benefit residents of Towcester, Tiffield, Greens Norton and/or Easton Neston
• Your project can be for new project activity, start-up costs for a new group or service, or can build upon the good work you already do.
• Revenue and Capital projects are eligible.
• Your group must be a small, locally managed, voluntary, community or self-help group. Parish Councils are also eligible to apply for non-statutory activity. Please note that as a general exclusion we do not fund social enterprises with persons with significant control (PSC).
• You should have people volunteering to help with your activity, who are not part of your management committee.
• You must have a set of written rules or constitution that your group adheres to, and this must contain a dissolution clause specific to Northamptonshire. We can help advise you on how to do this especially if you are a new group.
• You must take care to ensure that young people or vulnerable people taking part in your activity do not come to any harm whilst in your care. To this end, you must have written procedures for keeping young people and/or vulnerable people safe otherwise known as a Child Protection or Vulnerable people’s policy. You will also need an Equality policy in place. This will be needed as a condition of funding. If you do not have such a policy, visit our Help for Groups section

Please read the guidance notes and download the reference form and supporting documents checklist at the bottom of the page before applying.

Northamptonshire Community Foundation can provide advice and guidance during the application process as well as viewing draft applications prior to submission. Call the grants team via the contact us page for more information.

Please click here to view our Diversity Statement applicable to our grant awards.

Our funds and programmes are working towards the 9 UNSDGs we have adopted into our charitable activities. For more information please click here