Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership

Community Grants Fund Info

Community Grants Funds are available to local constituted groups for one-off projects up to a maximum of £5000. Criteria and application forms are available below.

2011 / 2012

The amount for allocation during 2011/12 is £26,301 and is now open for applications. As our budget is smaller than in previous years it is unlikely that the £5000 maximum will be awarded for any project.

We welcome applications from small community groups for projects that benefit the local community. Please see below for further information and application details.

Awards allocated so far in 1011/2012 are:

£3274 Fet-Lor Inverleith Summer Programme
£1500 Lifecare - new flooring
£500 Blackhall Children's Sports Day
£655 Maidencraig Court Residents Assocation - fencing
£1718 Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre - Hopscotch
£1500 Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre - Cycling training
£2000 Broughton High School Association - SeptemberFest
£4180 Water of Leith Honorary Bailiffs

2010 / 2011

The amount for allocation during 2010/2011 was £28,588 and is now fully allocated for this year. As our budget is smaller than in previous years it is unlikely that the £5000 maximum will be awarded for any project.

Budgets for 2011 / 2012 will be announced shortly.

Awards allocated in 2010/2011 are:

£740 to Lothian Centre for Integrated Living to run two information sessions for local disabled people
£1127 to Edinburgh Leisure to support a jog programme for local women
£1439 to Drylaw Church Disco for equipment
£3250 to Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre for a feasibility study into a skate park in Easter Drylaw Park
£1450 to Association of Scottish Muslims (Blackhall Mosque) for fencing
£2527 to Blackhall Nursery for storage, display boards and learning resources
Life Care - £500 towards creating an activities and entertainment programme for older people.
North Edinburgh Childcare - £1,800 towards running a ten week radio/video programme for children in Ferryhill out of school care project.
Stockbridge Primary School PTA - £4,000 towards playground sports/play facilities.
Edzell Nursery - £550 to purchase a laptop package for use by staff and children at the nursery.
Friends of Davidsons Mains Park - £889 towards an environmental education project with children in Davidsons Mains Primary School.
Drylaw Rainbow Club - £828 towards the purchase of equipment toimprove the quality of life of older people in their care.
Life Care - £1,000 to purchase equipment for community use at events held in Stockbridge House.
Edinburgh BATS Rugby - £1,500 for new rugby activities and development of existing activities in the Inverleith area.
Fet-Lor Youth Centre - £2,728 to support development of an extensive Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership Summer Programme 2010.
North Edinburgh News - £1,500 to work with children and young people from schools in Inverleith and Forth on literacy and communication skills.
The Yard Adventure Centre - £700 to extend their annual bonfire night in the Centre to a larger community event.
Broughton High School Parent Council - £760 to develop 'Broughton Identity'.
Inverleith Youth Forum - £1300 for a residential engagement weekend

2009 / 2010

The amount for allocation during 2009/2010 was £35,735. Grants awarded from this are:

£5,000 to Edinburgh Treefest 2008 for artists and demonstrators for the 2 day community event held in Inverleith Park
£3552 to Blachhall Playgroup towards replacing furniture and equipment
£5000 to Friends of Ravelston Park and Woods Association towards refurbishing the hard court area
£3024 to Blackhall Community Association to run summer nursery playscheme and to carry out streetwork with young people
£3000 to Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre to carry out a summer programme of leisure, recreational and educational activities for children and young people
£3578 to North Edinburgh News to extend its circulation and production to the Inverleith Ward, and to develop a business plan
£500 to Blackhall Children's Sports Committee towards the Blackhall Children's Sports Day 2009
£500 to North Edinburgh Childcare to support its summer holiday activities in Inverleith
£500 to Primary School Musical Voluntary Organisation to showcase a musical developed by children and parents at Stockbridge Primary School
£1000 to Guiding Association Raeburn Division to host a celebration of 100 years of guiding
£600 to Friends of Inverleith Park to create a treewalk in the park
£1500 to LifeCare to purchase necessary kitchen equipment
£3630 to Water of Leith Conservation Trust to carry out improvements to access to Water of Leith at Belford Road
£600 to North West Carers Centre to produce Carer Information Packs
£576 to Inverleith Allotments to support the refurbishment of a storage container into meeting space
£2987 to Blackhall Mosque to purchase equipment for youth activities in the Mosque

Applications can be submitted at any time, but should be at least 6-8 weeks before the date of the next public meeting. If the project is for an event which is time-crucial and takes place before public meeting schedule, please call for advice on 529 5270.

2008 / 2009

The allocation to Inverleith NP for Community Grants Fund for 2008/09 was £52,315. This included £16,580 carry forward, and comprises £44,347 Core Funding and £7.968 Quality of Life funding.

Community Grant Fund The following have been awarded under the Community Grants Fund since the Inverleith NP was established in August 2007:

£2,865 to Fet-Lor for Summer holiday activity for young people
£6,000 to Friends of King George V Park for research into youth facilities and tunnel project
£5,000 to Edinburgh Treefest 2008 for support to 2 day community event held in Inverleith Park
£6,000 to Blackhall Nursery for equipment and fittings for extension to building.
£4000 to Stockbridge and Inverleith Community Council to support Stockbridge Festival.
£760 to The Yard to produce an e-newsletter.
£2499 to Stockaree Tenants Organisation to deliver a programme of physical and social leisure activities to tenants.
£3772 to Drylaw Parish Church to purchase computers to allow them to deliver classes and also to buy equipment for the development of its youth club.
£207.98 to Craigleith Blackhall Community Council to develop their website.
£5000.00 to LifeCare to install double glazing in their dining room to improve the comfort of older community users of the project.
£5,000 to Friends of King George V Park to start buildings work in the tunnels project
£900 to Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre for events for International Women's Day
£1,557 to Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre with Fet-Lor Youth Agency to develop Duke Of Edinburgh Awards
£2,500 to Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre to increase resources for youth and childrens work
£4,985 to North Edinburgh Arts Centre to support multi art workshops

For more information on Community Grants Fund, email Elaine Lennon by clicking here.

To download an application form, click here CGF Application Form

To download current guidelines for Community Grants Fund, click here: CGF guidelines

We are keen to get your views on how we dealt with your application. Please click here to download our Customer Satisfation Survey and please return to Elaine Lennon on elaine.lennon@edinburgh.gov.uk or post to Elaine Lennon, Services for Communities, 8 West Pilton Gardens, Edinburgh, EH4 4DP. Thank you.

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