Grants up for grabs to help communities celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Published: Tuesday 15 March 2022COMMUNITY groups wanting to get people together to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee could receive hundreds of pounds towards their event, from believe housing.
The County Durham-based housing association is inviting not-for-profit organisations to apply for grants of up to £500 to host a one-off Jubilee event or activity.
“If your organisation wants to bring people together to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee but needs helping funding it, we would love to hear from you,” says Community Investment Performance Team Leader for believe housing, Damian Pearson.
“believe housing could help towards costs such as equipment, venue hire, food or entertainment through our community grant scheme, which is there to support projects that make a real difference to people's lives and wellbeing.
“We welcome applications from not-for-profit and voluntary organisations as well as schools and town and parish councils in the areas we operate in.
“This is the perfect time to plan a community event to celebrate this momentous occasion and after so long apart due to the pandemic.”
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee was on Sunday, February 6, the date the Queen acceded to the throne on the death of her father, George VI, in 1952, but the official celebrations will run from June 2 to 5, 2022.
One group already celebrating a grant from believe housing is West Auckland Memorial Community Association, which received £500 towards a community get-together with live music on the afternoon of Saturday, June 4.
Treasurer of West Auckland Memorial Community Association, Dave Williamson, said: “It’s brilliant. We’re really over the moon that we’ve got someone funding us.
“We’re going to have a day for the people of West Auckland and St Helen Auckland and around the area.
“We’re going to have a live singer, bingo and a buffet.”
“And we’ll raise a glass of sherry to the Queen,” added committee member Sheila Williamson.
For more information or to apply visit believehousing.co.uk
Picture caption: Volunteers who are organising a Queen’s Platinum Jubilee community get-together at West Auckland Memorial Community Centre