Cheddar Parish Council supports voluntary, community and not-for-profit organisations that undertake projects and support people living in the parish. Grants applications for up to £1,000 are invited from March to May each year, with awards announced in June.
Council Awarding Policy (PDF Download 220KB)
Projects supported for 2025:
2025/26
Cheddar Vale Lions Club; towards the Memory Café. £500
The Space; for the Youth Club and Community Garden. £1,000
The Strawberry Line Society; towards the Kings Academy Link signage. £1,000
Cheddar Artists; towards the arts trail. £700
1st Cheddar Scout Group; for their group camp equipment. £750
Previous projects supported:
2024/25
CHAFF; towards the Cheddar Arts Trail. £700
Citizens Advice Bureau; for their Early Help and Prevention Service. £997
Cheddar Community Partnership; for the Sing2breathe project. £664
Cheddar Cricket Club; for the installation of an artificial cricket pitch. £1,000
1st Cheddar Scout Group; for their group camp and equipment. £750
Cheddar Vale Lions Club; towards a party for senior citizens. £500
Somerset Youth Theatre; for the Cheddar Youth Theatre, £1,000
2023/24
CHAFF; towards website development for the Cheddar Arts Trail. £700. and Cheddar Individuality Project. £300
Citizens Advice Sedgemoor; for costs towards enhancing the partnership with Cheddar Foodbank. £1,000
Girlguiding Cheddar; towards guide enrichment activities. £1,000
The Space; for Cheddar Youth Club. £1,000
Cheddar Platoon; for the purchase of further essential equipment for cadet training and activities. £1,000
2022/23
CHAFF; towards the Cheddar Arts Trail. £500
Citizens Advice Sedgemoor; for costs to provide information and advice for the people of Cheddar and the surrounding area. £1,000
Cheddar Community Partnership; for their Wild Cheddar project providing an outdoor educational resource for the pupils at Cheddar First School. £500
Girlguiding Cheddar; towards their guide hut improvements. £1,000
The Space; for Cheddar Youth Club. £1,000
Cheddar Platoon; for the purchase of essential equipment for cadet training and activities. £1,000
2021/22
Cheddar Youth Club; towards the running costs with face to face to face meetings allowed again shortly,£1,000
Cheddar Vale Lions Club; for their Youth IT project which involves repurposing laptops and tablets for local families, a scheme supported by all three Cheddar schools. £1,000
Cheddar Community Partnership; for their Wild Cheddar project which aims to encourage local people to create wildlife gardens. £250
Cheddar Methodist Church; towards the upkeep of their cemetery. £500
Cheddar Vale Lions Club; towards the club’s Operation Easter Bunny, in which they gave a card and chocolate egg to every resident of local care and residential homes, plus a tin of chocolates for the staff. £500
2020/21
Axe Valley Men’s Shed; to offer a friendly place to meet and a range of activities from woodworking to indoor recreations and interesting talks, £1,000
Cheddar Watersports; to provide sailing lessons to Cheddar first and middle school children, £900
Citizens Advice Bureau; for outreach sessions held at Cheddar Baptist Church, £1,000
Cheddar Village Hall; to replace the old moulded plastic chairs, £1,000
Cheddar Artists; to create some permanent works of art for public display to commemorate VE Day, £1,000
Somewhere House; for counselling work, particularly at Kings of Wessex Academy, £1,000