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Hurstpierpoint & Sayers Common
Parish Council

Previously Supported Organisations

2026/2027

Community Events Grants

St Lawrence Fair

Purpose: Towards medical cover for the weekend
Amount Approved: £750
Date Approved: 11/06/2026
Notes: Members discussed funding levels awarded to different parish events but agreed that the Committee could only consider the application as submitted. It was noted that any future request for an increased contribution would be considered in the usual way, having regard to the budget available and competing funding requests.

Sayers Common Village Hall

Purpose: Towards the gazebo for the Sayers Common Village Fete
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 11/06/2026
Notes: Awarded via the Village Hall as the fete does not yet have its own committee and bank accounts

Hurst Festival

Purpose: Super Sunday Free Event
Amount Approved: £2000
Date Approved: 09/04/2026
Notes: Councillors highlighted that there had been no increase to the Community Events Grant Budget, and it was therefore suggested that the grant awarded to Hurst Festival should also not increase from last year

Health and Wellbeing Grants

Sussex Vale Rotary

Purpose: Towards the dementia cafes at Court Bushes
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 11/06/2026

Health and Wellbeing Projects

Knit and Natter

Purpose: Monthly conference room hire fees for 2026/27
Amount Approved: £266.4
Date Approved: 09/04/2026
Notes: Cllrs noted that historically the room hire is paid directly by us to the Village Centre charity as Knit and Natter does not have a bank account/meet the criteria to receive funding

Small Grants

Hurstpierpoint Twinning Association

Purpose: Towards a Gazebo, Trestle table and branded feather flag for events
Amount Approved: £400
Date Approved: 11/06/2026

Hurst Colts

Purpose: Training equipment for new U5 boys’ and girls’ teams
Amount Approved: £496.4
Date Approved: 09/04/2026

2025/2026

Community Events Grants

Hurst Festival

Purpose: Towards Super Sunday free event
Amount Approved: £2000
Date Approved: 12/06/2025

Hurstfolk

Purpose: PA system, lights & crew for free events
Amount Approved: £750
Date Approved: 12/06/2025

St Lawrence Fair

Purpose: Towards first aid cover for the weekend
Amount Approved: £750
Date Approved: 12/06/2025

Santa Fun Day

Purpose: Santa gifts for children, public liability insurance, gazebo for musicians & signs
Amount Approved: £1000
Date Approved: 03/04/2025

Health and Wellbeing Grants

St Catherine's Hospice

Purpose: Towards core costs of providing specialist services for local people
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 12/02/2026

St Peter & St James Hospice

Purpose: towards providing expert care for adults in our parish living with a lifelimiting illness
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 13/11/2025

4Sight Vision Support

Purpose: Towards supporting residents living with sight loss
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 11/09/2025

Health and Wellbeing Projects

Befriended

Purpose: Towards Court Bushes monthly tea parties
Amount Approved: £743.2
Date Approved: 13/11/2025
Notes: Split funding with Sustainable Communities grant total requested and awarded £1,000

Knit and Natter

Purpose: Hire of Village Centre conference room for 12 months
Amount Approved: £256.8
Date Approved: 03/04/2025

Small Grants

Age Concern Hassocks

Purpose: Towards the refurbishment of the main dining hall and entrance hall
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 12/02/2026
Notes: The value provided by the service was recognised by all councillors, however some concerns remained about the level of reserves held, particularly in relation to the amount required for this specific project.

Hurstpierpoint Gymnastics Club

Purpose: Towards costs for annual competitions, termly awards and clothing subsidy
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 13/11/2025
Notes: Any future application only to be considered if changes are made to accounting / expenses process as outlined by cllrs

The Village Piano Project

Purpose: Hire, transport and tuning of piano for World Piano Day event
Amount Approved: £450
Date Approved: 13/11/2025
Notes: Caveat: Seed funding only, not annual award.

Citizen's Advice West Sussex

Purpose: Supporting local residents to better access their civil rights
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 11/09/2025

Kent Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance

Purpose: Contribution to the operating costs of HEMS
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 11/09/2025

Age UK

Purpose: Towards memory cafes at Court Bushes
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 12/06/2025

Cycling Without Age

Purpose: Towards insurance and upkeep of trishaws
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 12/06/2025

Hurstpierpoint Pre School

Purpose: Towards new bikes and scooters
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 12/06/2025

Sustainable Communities Grants

Hurst Rethink

Purpose: For 14 house martin cups to support and bolster the colony of House Martins on Hurstpierpoint High Street
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 12/02/2026
Notes: Enquiries to be made regarding similar projects in Sayers Common

Befriended

Purpose: Towards Court Bushes monthly tea parties
Amount Approved: £256.8
Date Approved: 13/11/2025
Notes: split funding with H&W projects budget total requested and awarded £1,000

The Monday Group

Purpose: Supporting their work of maintaining and improving the rights of way network
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 13/11/2025

Hurstpierpoint Allotment Association

Purpose: Effective, sustainable management of marestail issue on proposed community plot
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 11/09/2025

2024/2025

Community Events Grants

Hurstfolk

Purpose: Towards 3 x free events and 10% loss for free tickets for low income households for other events
Amount Approved: £579
Date Approved: 13/06/2024
Notes: To cover public liability insurance and a free event

Santa Fun Day

Purpose: Towards gifts for children, insurance, gazebo and road signs
Amount Approved: £638
Date Approved: 13/06/2024
Notes: Cllrs wanted enquiries to be made with other community organisations in relation to loan of road clousure signs rather than the purchase of another set

St Lawrence Fair

Purpose: First Aid cover for the weekend
Amount Approved: £750
Date Approved: 13/06/2024

Hurst Festival

Purpose: Towards the 20th Anniversary Hurst Festival Super Sunday and indoor “Family Day” events
Amount Approved: £2000
Date Approved: 11/04/2024
Notes: Reduced amount due to the number of community events in the parish seeking support

Health and Wellbeing Grants

4Sight Vision Support

Purpose: To support 6 residents of the parish living with sight loss
Amount Approved: £390
Date Approved: 14/11/2024

Age UK

Purpose: Towards the memory café at Court Bushes
Amount Approved: £252
Date Approved: 12/09/2024
Notes: SPLIT FUNDING: with Health and Wellbeing Projects. Total requested and awarded £1,000

Health and Wellbeing Projects

Age UK

Purpose: Towards the memory café at Court Bushes
Amount Approved: £748
Date Approved: 12/09/2024
Notes: Split funding with Health and Wellbeing Grants. Total requested and awarded £1,000

Knit and Natter

Purpose: To cover conference room hire
Amount Approved: £252
Date Approved: 11/04/2024
Notes: Amount awarded £2 higher than amount requested to match hire fees

Small Grants

Heber Opera

Purpose: Costumes and props
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 13/02/2025

Sayers Common Village Society

Purpose: Temporary flagpole style Christmas Tree with lights
Amount Approved: £310.59
Date Approved: 13/02/2025
Notes: SPLIT FUNDING: with Sustainable Communities. Total requested/awarded £500

St Lawrence School PTA

Purpose: branded equipment, tshirts, donation buckets and shelving for the PTA shed
Amount Approved: £329.5
Date Approved: 13/02/2025
Notes: Reduced amount as cllrs felt walkietalkies could be borrowed from Hurst Community Events group or from the school themselves

Hurstpierpoint Christmas Toy Bank

Purpose: To assist with the purchase of presents for children in the community whose families wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford to buy for
Amount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 14/11/2024
Notes: Concern was raised over the supermarket vouchers that had been purchased with excess funds last year and therefore decided to award a lesser amount this year

St Catherine's Hospice

Purpose: Supporting the Community Team who care for local residents facing the end of life, within the comfort and familiar surroundings of their own home.
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/11/2024

St Peter & St James Hospice

Purpose: Towards expert care to adults in our community living with a life limiting illness
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/11/2024

Befriended

Purpose: Towards new community choir in Hurstpierpoint
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 12/09/2024

Hurst Colts

Purpose: Towards training equipment for new U5 an U6 boys, mixed and girls teams
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 12/09/2024

Kent Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance

Purpose: Towards the operating costs of HEMS helicopters, rapid response vehicles, medical equipment, fuel, highly trained crews.
Amount Approved: £350
Date Approved: 12/09/2024

Santa Fun Day

Purpose: Towards road closure signs
Amount Approved: £359.91
Date Approved: 12/09/2024

Hurstpierpoint Twinning Association

Purpose: Towards costs of hosting members from twinned village during Hurst Festival
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 11/04/2024
Notes: Refused due to lack of financial detail and use of public money to benefit a very small group, no clear community "need" being addressed.

Victim Support

Purpose: Recruiting new volunteers, training for new and existing volunteers
Amount Approved: £350
Date Approved: 11/04/2024

Sustainable Communities Grants

Sayers Common Village Society

Purpose: Temporary flagpole style Christmas Tree with lights
Amount Approved: £189.41
Date Approved: 13/02/2025
Notes: SPLIT FUNDING: with Small Grants Budget Total requested/awarded £500

The Monday Group

Purpose: Maintaining and improving the rights of way network for walkers
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/11/2024

The Village Centre

Purpose: Installation of a compost bin
Amount Approved: £52
Date Approved: 14/11/2024

2023/2024

Community Events Grants

Hurstfolk

Purpose: Twards flyers and posters
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/09/2023

Santa Fun Day

Purpose: Insurance, sweets for children, flowers for entertainers
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/09/2023

Hurst Festival

Purpose: Super Sunday 2023
Amount Approved: £2000
Date Approved: 13/07/2023

Health and Wellbeing Grants

St Peter & St James Hospice

Purpose: towards the Restore Shed
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/09/2023

St Catherine's Hospice

Purpose: Towards providing expert care including home vists
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 13/07/2023
Notes: Grant awarded on condition that the hospice is accessed by residents of the parish

Health and Wellbeing Projects

For The Mind

Purpose: To run weekly or monthly mindfulness groups
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 08/02/2024
Notes: Refused due to lack of detail on proposed allocation of funds, it was also felt the need was addressed by Befriended's bereavement café and courses

Mid Sussex Older Peoples Council

Purpose: Tea parties for older people in Sayers Common
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 08/02/2024

The Village Centre

Purpose: Room Hire for free defibrillator training on 6th October
Amount Approved: £34.4
Date Approved: 14/09/2023

Small Grants

Friends of Twineham School

Purpose: Projects specific loan boxes from the Schools Library Service
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 08/02/2024
Notes: Cllrs felt this was core curriculum rather than enrichment, plus the school sits outside of our parish

The Monday Group

Purpose: Maintaining and improving the rights of way network for walkers
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 08/02/2024

What's On Hurst

Purpose: 12 months website provision
Amount Approved: £434.66
Date Approved: 08/02/2024
Notes: Cllrs were clear this was funding on the grounds the site would need to become self sustaining in the future, no further PC funds would be allocated

4Sight Vision Support

Purpose: Support residents of the parish living with sight loss
Amount Approved: £275
Date Approved: 09/11/2023

Hurst Rethink

Purpose: Towards Hurst Advent Window Calendar Event
Amount Approved: £50
Date Approved: 09/11/2023

Hurstpierpoint Christmas Toy Bank

Purpose: Balancing gifts within families to ensure equivalent size/value
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 09/11/2023

St John's Ambulance

Purpose: Towards a new Community Support Unit
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 09/11/2023

Kent Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance

Purpose: Contribute towards ongoing cost of helicopter, fast response vehicles, medical equipment, and highly skilled crews.
Amount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 14/09/2023

Mid Sussex Radio

Purpose: Towards cost of replacement microphone compressor and office equipment
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/09/2023

Sayers Common Speed Watch

Purpose: Towards a second speed indicator display (SID)
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 13/07/2023

Victim Support

Purpose: Recruit and training volunteers
Amount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 13/07/2023

2022/2023

Health and Wellbeing Grants

Befriended

Purpose: Torwards their free thermal blanket project
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 03/11/2023

Hurstpierpoint Gymnastics Club

Purpose: Support of financially needy families attending the club
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 03/11/2023

Health and Wellbeing Projects

St Lawrence Fair

Purpose: Towards the provision of activities over the St Lawrence Weekend
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 09/03/2023

Age UK

Purpose: Provide social activities in the community to help reduce social isolation and loneliness in older people
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 03/11/2022

Small Grants

Hurst Hedgehog Haven

Purpose: To help hand rear orphaned hoglets
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 09/03/2023

Hurstpierpoint Cricket Club

Purpose: Towards the repairs to the pavillion roof
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 09/03/2023

Sayers Common Village Society

Purpose: Towards free children's Coronation brunches
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 09/03/2023

Kent Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance

Purpose: Funding to continue the service provided
Amount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 12/01/2023

The Monday Group

Purpose: Maintaining and improving the rights of way network for walkers
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 12/01/2023

West Sussex Mediation Service

Purpose: Support the provision of free mediation services
Amount Approved: £200
Date Approved: 12/01/2023

1st Hurstpierpoint Scout Group

Purpose: New hivis vests
Amount Approved: £242.5
Date Approved: 03/11/2022

Cancervive

Purpose: Contribution towards running cost in the office.
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 03/11/2022
Notes: No reason given in minutes

Cycling Without Age

Purpose: Costs of servicing the two trishaws
Amount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 03/11/2022

Hope

Purpose: Towards resources for play sessions
Amount Approved: £100
Date Approved: 03/11/2022

Hurst Rethink

Purpose: promotional and marketing costs for activities
Amount Approved: £250
Date Approved: 03/11/2022

Victim Support

Purpose: Recruit and training volunteers
Amount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 16/06/2022

2021/2022

Health and Wellbeing Grants

YMCA

Purpose: Counselling Sessions at Downlands School
Amount Approved: £1000
Date Approved: 08/04/2022

Small Grants

Hurst Festival

Purpose: Continuation of Music Club for local teenagers
Amount Approved: £420.6
Date Approved: 10/03/2022
Notes: Amount adjusted to reflect actual cost of room hire at Court Bushes

Knit and Natter

Purpose: Rent for hire of the Village Centre conference room
Amount Approved: £224.4
Date Approved: 10/03/2022

St Catherine's Hospice

Purpose: Towards expert care to adults in our community living with a life limiting illness
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 10/03/2022

The Monday Group

Purpose: Maintaining and improving the rights of way network for walkers
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 10/03/2022

1st Hurstpierpoint Girls Brigade

Purpose: To purchase an annual zoom licence
Amount Approved: £143.88
Date Approved: 13/01/2022

Hurstpierpoint Gymnastics Club

Purpose: Support for the club in recovery from Covid shut down
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 13/01/2022
Notes: The committee unanimously agreed the application did not meet our current priorities.

Life Centre

Purpose: Lifesaving trauma counselling service
Amount Approved: £200
Date Approved: 13/01/2022

Age UK

Purpose: To support approximately 30 local older people
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 06/01/2022

Know Dementia

Purpose: Part support for the memory moments café
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 05/08/2021

Sayers Common Village Society

Purpose: To replace eight failed trees
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 05/08/2021
Notes: There were concerns from the members that a watering plan had not be supplied as part of the application and the costs of the trees.

Sussex Clubs for Young People

Purpose: Continued running of the youth provision at Court Bushes
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 05/08/2021

What's On Hurst

Purpose: To help raise awareness of the website by posters / leaflets / adverts / social media
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 05/08/2021
Notes: Concerns were raised around the grant application from WhatsonHurst as it was agreed that the application did not fit the requirements of applying for a grant from the Parish Council

The Melting Pot

Purpose: 12 months storage costs at £40 per month
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 11/06/2021
Notes: Cllrs did not support a grant towards storage costs as it goes against the Parish Council coronavirus policy

Hurst Rethink

Purpose: Towards the Hurst Garden Rethink Campaign
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 08/04/2021
Notes: Cllrs supported the idea but the information sent did not explain how this grant would be spent

Victim Support

Purpose: supporting victims and volunteers
Amount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 08/04/2021

2020/2021

Health and Wellbeing Grants

Citizen's Advice West Sussex

Purpose: Providing adviec on debt, housing, employment and other disputes
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021

Refuge

Purpose: Helping support people experiencing domestic violence
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021

Young Minds

Purpose: Helping children and young people with mental health issues
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021

Citizen's Advice West Sussex

Purpose: Providing adviec on debt, housing, employment and other disputes
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021

Refuge

Purpose: Helping support people experiencing domestic violence
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021

Young Minds

Purpose: Helping children and young people with mental health issues
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021

Small Grants

Albourne & Sayers Common & Twineham Parochial Church

Purpose: To assist with the maintenance of Christ Church Sayers Common
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021

Hurstpierpoint Cricket Club

Purpose: Replacement battery for the DeFib
Amount Approved: £148
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: The committee agreed that it should be considered by Estates & Facilities whether the Parish Council should take responsibility for all defibs in the parish

Hurstpierpoint Cricket Club

Purpose: Towards refurb of communal space and social area
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: Grant awarded for DeFib battery at the pavillion same meeting and financial year

Kent Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance

Purpose: Towards the £14m required to maintain the service
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: it was agreed that the small amount of grant would not have an impact on such a large organisation although everyone agreed their work was fantastic.

Know Dementia

Purpose: To cover the costs of part support for Memory Moments Café
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: Not operating due to pandemic and therefore not elligible for consideration until operational

Older Peoples Tea Party

Purpose: Outings to garden centres, christmas party and tea expenses
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: Not operating due to pandemic and therefore not elligible for consideration until operational

St Peter & St James Hospice

Purpose: patient transport services delivered by 40 volunteers
Amount Approved: £400
Date Approved: 14/01/2021

Sussex Clubs for Young People

Purpose: Youth Club provision in Hurstpierpoint
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: The committee agreed to authorise the Chair to award £500 upon satisfactory findings but felt that the Parish Council needed to work with them to draw up a plan to ensure that a package of sustainable, reliable financial support was available from all the relevant authorities in the future. 

The Monday Group

Purpose: Maintaining and improving the rights of way network for walkers
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021

Victim Support

Purpose: Support for victims and volunteers' expenses
Amount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: Requested "between £50 and £500"

West Sussex Mediation Service

Purpose: Support the provision of free mediation services
Amount Approved: £150
Date Approved: 14/01/2021

Albourne & Sayers Common & Twineham Parochial Church

Purpose: To assist with the maintenance of Christ Church Sayers Common
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021

Hurstpierpoint Cricket Club

Purpose: Replacement battery for the DeFib
Amount Approved: £148
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: The committee agreed that it should be considered by Estates & Facilities whether the Parish Council should take responsibility for all defibs in the parish

Hurstpierpoint Cricket Club

Purpose: Towards refurb of communal space and social area
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: Grant awarded for DeFib battery at the pavillion same meeting and financial year

Kent Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance

Purpose: Towards the £14m required to maintain the service
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: it was agreed that the small amount of grant would not have an impact on such a large organisation although everyone agreed their work was fantastic.

Know Dementia

Purpose: To cover the costs of part support for Memory Moments Café
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: Not operating due to pandemic and therefore not elligible for consideration until operational

Older Peoples Tea Party

Purpose: Outings to garden centres, christmas party and tea expenses
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: Not operating due to pandemic and therefore not elligible for consideration until operational

St Peter & St James Hospice

Purpose: patient transport services delivered by 40 volunteers
Amount Approved: £400
Date Approved: 14/01/2021

Sussex Clubs for Young People

Purpose: Youth Club provision in Hurstpierpoint
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: The committee agreed to authorise the Chair to award £500 upon satisfactory findings but felt that the Parish Council needed to work with them to draw up a plan to ensure that a package of sustainable, reliable financial support was available from all the relevant authorities in the future. 

The Monday Group

Purpose: Maintaining and improving the rights of way network for walkers
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021

Victim Support

Purpose: Support for victims and volunteers' expenses
Amount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: Requested "between £50 and £500"

West Sussex Mediation Service

Purpose: Support the provision of free mediation services
Amount Approved: £150
Date Approved: 14/01/2021

Hurst Covid19 Neighbours Support Group

Purpose: Thank you posters, cards, banners
Amount Approved: £165.51
Date Approved: 08/10/2020
Notes: Recommended to full council for approval under exceptions to deferral of grant applications during the pandemic

Hurst Covid19 Neighbours Support Group

Purpose: Thank you posters, cards, banners
Amount Approved: £165.51
Date Approved: 08/10/2020
Notes: Recommended to full council for approval under exceptions to deferral of grant applications during the pandemic

Hurst Community Charity

Purpose: Rebate contribution to rent of Chantry Stables
Amount Approved: £4800
Date Approved: 30/05/2019
Notes: As agreed at Full Council 22/05/2019 minute ref C598.1

2019/2020

Hurst Festival

Hurst Festival

Purpose: Super Sunday 2019
Amount Approved: £2500
Date Approved: 21/03/2019
Notes: Grant would be issued in 2019/20 financial year, and specific budget provision has been made)

Small Grants

Knit and Natter

Purpose: To support the group for a further year
Amount Approved: £220
Date Approved: 06/02/2020
Notes: to be paid in 2020/2021 budget

St Catherine's Hospice

Purpose: Supporting the Community Team who care for local residents facing the end of life, within the comfort and familiar surroundings of their own home.
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 06/02/2020

Sussex Clubs for Young People

Purpose: Towards costs for unning the youth club at Court Bushes
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 06/02/2020

The Melting Pot

Purpose: First aid training for volunteers
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 06/02/2020
Notes: Cncerns over café being a commercial business

The Melting Pot

Purpose: To help the café become financially viable
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 06/02/2020
Notes: Concerns over the amount requested and lack of detail on how it would be spent

Hurstpierpoint Players

Purpose: Towards the refurbishment of the theatre, particularly new carpets
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/11/2019

Older Peoples Tea Party

Purpose: Annual Christmas party for the elderly
Amount Approved: £180
Date Approved: 14/11/2019

Sayers Common Village Society

Purpose: Fourth and final phase of tree planting on London Road
Amount Approved: £1000
Date Approved: 14/11/2019

Cancervive

Purpose: Office running costs
Amount Approved: £600
Date Approved: 05/09/2019

Know Dementia

Purpose: To support the running of the Dementia café
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 30/05/2019

2018/2019

Hurst Festival

Hurst Festival

Purpose: Towards Hurst Festival 2018
Amount Approved: £2500
Date Approved: 06/09/2018
Notes: Approved by Finance and General Purpose Committee due to short notice

Small Grants

Albourne & Sayers Common & Twineham Parochial Church

Purpose: Towards grounds maintenance of Christchurch
Amount Approved: £350
Date Approved: 21/03/2019

Hurstpierpoint Players

Purpose: Towards refurbishment of theatre
Amount Approved: £1000
Date Approved: 21/03/2019

Knit and Natter

Purpose: taxi for people with sight and mobility issues
Amount Approved: £250
Date Approved: 21/03/2019

Monday Group

Purpose: Maintaining and improving the rights of way network for walkers
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 21/03/2019

St Catherine's Hospice

Purpose: Towards operating costs
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 21/03/2019

Victim Support

Purpose: Recruit, train and support volunteers
Amount Approved: £150
Date Approved: 21/03/2019

Woodland Flora & Fauna

Purpose: Installation of doremouse boxes
Amount Approved: £420
Date Approved: 21/03/2019

Hurst Monthly Social Group

Purpose: Towards costs of starting new group for residents of 18 years and over.
Amount Approved: £0
Date Approved: 15/11/2018
Notes: The Committee felt that the costs were high considering the numbers who might benefit, and would wish to see greater numbers before considering any grant.

Hurstpierpoint British Legion

Purpose: road closure signs for  Remembrance Day parade 11 November 2018
Amount Approved: £151
Date Approved: 15/11/2018
Notes: Due to time constraints Council had already ordered and placed the signs

Sayers Common Village Society

Purpose: Tree planting in verges on London Road
Amount Approved: £1000
Date Approved: 15/11/2018

Torch House

Purpose: Contribution to Older Peoples’ Christmas Tea  Party
Amount Approved: £200
Date Approved: 15/11/2018

Cancervive

Purpose: Office running costs
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 19/07/2018

St Lawrence Fair

Purpose: Towards St Lawrence Fair weekend
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 19/07/2018
Notes: Was considered at Council Meeting on 17 May

West Sussex Mediation Service

Purpose: ongoing provision of services to those living within this parish, suffering conflicts in their lives. 
Amount Approved: £100
Date Approved: 19/07/2018

2017/2018

Small Grants

The Point Church

Purpose: Family Funday on Court Bushes Rec
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 15/03/2018

Victim Support

Purpose: Recruit train and supervise volunteers
Amount Approved: £150
Date Approved: 15/03/2018

Albourne & Sayers Common & Twineham Parochial Church

Purpose: Towards annual maintenance
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 25/01/2018

St Catherine's Hospice

Purpose: towards providing end of life care at home
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 25/01/2018

Cycling Without Age

Purpose: Towards specially designed trishaw and insurance
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 21/01/2018

Cycling Without Age

Purpose: Towards specially designed trishaw and insurance
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 21/01/2018
Notes: Funds to be released when total cost of project has been met

Hurst Society

Purpose: Towards cost of tree planting
Amount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 21/01/2018

Hurstpierpoint British Legion

Purpose: Towards road closure signs
Amount Approved: £144
Date Approved: 16/11/2017

Hurst Festival

Purpose: Towards 2017 Festival
Amount Approved: £2000
Date Approved: 10/08/2017
Notes: annual payment directly from a specific Hurst Festival Budget Code not listed on the schedule of grants, no record on Community Affairs Minutes Date is date of payment

Hurst Festival

Purpose: Towards BBC any questions
Amount Approved: £200
Date Approved: 20/07/2017

St Lawrence Fair

Purpose: Towards the Teddy Bears Picnic and Jr Disco
Amount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 25/05/2017

West Sussex Mediation Service

Purpose: ongoing provision of services to those living within this parish, suffering conflicts in their lives. 
Amount Approved: £200
Date Approved: 25/05/2017