Funding available to support warm and welcoming spaces across Chesterfield this winter
Community groups, charities and venues across Chesterfield are being invited to apply for funding to help deliver warm and welcoming spaces for residents during the colder months.
Grants of up to £750 are available to eligible voluntary and community sector organisations and community-led groups in the borough. The funding is being provided by the Chesterfield Health and Wellbeing Partnership, which receives support from Public Health at Derbyshire County Council. Local coordination is being led by Chesterfield Borough Council.
Warm and welcoming spaces offer local people a place to enjoy a hot drink, take part in activities and socialise. These hubs aim to support residents throughout winter by offering a warm, friendly place to gather. They also help tackle loneliness by creating opportunities for people to connect and access mental health support and advice.
Councillor Steve Lismore, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing at Chesterfield Borough Council, said:
“Chesterfield has a strong and compassionate community network. We’re once again working together to make sure that our communities are supported this winter.”
“Thanks to funding from the Chesterfield Health and Wellbeing Partnership we are once again inviting local charities, community groups and community venues to apply for funding to help with the cost of operating these spaces.
These spaces are so valuable in our communities – not only providing a warm place to enjoy a free hot drink or snack, but they are helping to tackle loneliness by creating new ways for people to connect with one another and access mental health support and advice.”
Organisations can use the funding to continue running existing warm and welcoming spaces or to launch new hubs that support local residents through the winter.
Grants can be used to cover a range of project costs, including:
- Additional energy costs
- Furniture and improvements to facilities
- Staffing costs to cover extended hours
- Cleaning costs to meet health protection guidance
- Activities and refreshments
- Additional activity costs
How to apply for funding
For more information or to request an application form, please contact: Wendy Blunt at Chesterfield Borough Council by email: wendy.blunt@chesterfield.gov.uk or 01246 959657.
