Previously Supported Organisations
Charities and Organisations Previously Supported
2026/2027
Community Events Grants
St Lawrence Fair
Purpose: Towards medical cover for the weekendAmount 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 FeteAmount 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 EventAmount 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 BushesAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 11/06/2026
Health and Wellbeing Projects
Knit and Natter
Purpose: Monthly conference room hire fees for 2026/27Amount 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 eventsAmount Approved: £400
Date Approved: 11/06/2026
Hurst Colts
Purpose: Training equipment for new U5 boys’ and girls’ teamsAmount Approved: £496.4
Date Approved: 09/04/2026
2025/2026
Community Events Grants
Hurst Festival
Purpose: Towards Super Sunday free eventAmount Approved: £2000
Date Approved: 12/06/2025
Hurstfolk
Purpose: PA system, lights & crew for free eventsAmount Approved: £750
Date Approved: 12/06/2025
St Lawrence Fair
Purpose: Towards first aid cover for the weekendAmount Approved: £750
Date Approved: 12/06/2025
Santa Fun Day
Purpose: Santa gifts for children, public liability insurance, gazebo for musicians & signsAmount 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 peopleAmount 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 illnessAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 13/11/2025
4Sight Vision Support
Purpose: Towards supporting residents living with sight lossAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 11/09/2025
Health and Wellbeing Projects
Befriended
Purpose: Towards Court Bushes monthly tea partiesAmount 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 monthsAmount Approved: £256.8
Date Approved: 03/04/2025
Small Grants
Age Concern Hassocks
Purpose: Towards the refurbishment of the main dining hall and entrance hallAmount 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 subsidyAmount 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 eventAmount 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 rightsAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 11/09/2025
Kent Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance
Purpose: Contribution to the operating costs of HEMSAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 11/09/2025
Age UK
Purpose: Towards memory cafes at Court BushesAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 12/06/2025
Cycling Without Age
Purpose: Towards insurance and upkeep of trishawsAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 12/06/2025
Hurstpierpoint Pre School
Purpose: Towards new bikes and scootersAmount 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 StreetAmount 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 partiesAmount 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 networkAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 13/11/2025
Hurstpierpoint Allotment Association
Purpose: Effective, sustainable management of marestail issue on proposed community plotAmount 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 eventsAmount 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 signsAmount 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 weekendAmount Approved: £750
Date Approved: 13/06/2024
Hurst Festival
Purpose: Towards the 20th Anniversary Hurst Festival Super Sunday and indoor “Family Day” eventsAmount 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 lossAmount Approved: £390
Date Approved: 14/11/2024
Age UK
Purpose: Towards the memory café at Court BushesAmount 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 BushesAmount 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 hireAmount 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 propsAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 13/02/2025
Sayers Common Village Society
Purpose: Temporary flagpole style Christmas Tree with lightsAmount 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 shedAmount 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 forAmount 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 illnessAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/11/2024
Befriended
Purpose: Towards new community choir in HurstpierpointAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 12/09/2024
Hurst Colts
Purpose: Towards training equipment for new U5 an U6 boys, mixed and girls teamsAmount 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 signsAmount Approved: £359.91
Date Approved: 12/09/2024
Hurstpierpoint Twinning Association
Purpose: Towards costs of hosting members from twinned village during Hurst FestivalAmount 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 volunteersAmount Approved: £350
Date Approved: 11/04/2024
Sustainable Communities Grants
Sayers Common Village Society
Purpose: Temporary flagpole style Christmas Tree with lightsAmount 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 walkersAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/11/2024
The Village Centre
Purpose: Installation of a compost binAmount Approved: £52
Date Approved: 14/11/2024
2023/2024
Community Events Grants
Hurstfolk
Purpose: Twards flyers and postersAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/09/2023
Santa Fun Day
Purpose: Insurance, sweets for children, flowers for entertainersAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/09/2023
Hurst Festival
Purpose: Super Sunday 2023Amount Approved: £2000
Date Approved: 13/07/2023
Health and Wellbeing Grants
St Peter & St James Hospice
Purpose: towards the Restore ShedAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/09/2023
St Catherine's Hospice
Purpose: Towards providing expert care including home vistsAmount 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 groupsAmount 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 CommonAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 08/02/2024
The Village Centre
Purpose: Room Hire for free defibrillator training on 6th OctoberAmount Approved: £34.4
Date Approved: 14/09/2023
Small Grants
Friends of Twineham School
Purpose: Projects specific loan boxes from the Schools Library ServiceAmount 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 walkersAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 08/02/2024
What's On Hurst
Purpose: 12 months website provisionAmount 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 lossAmount Approved: £275
Date Approved: 09/11/2023
Hurst Rethink
Purpose: Towards Hurst Advent Window Calendar EventAmount Approved: £50
Date Approved: 09/11/2023
Hurstpierpoint Christmas Toy Bank
Purpose: Balancing gifts within families to ensure equivalent size/valueAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 09/11/2023
St John's Ambulance
Purpose: Towards a new Community Support UnitAmount 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 equipmentAmount 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 volunteersAmount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 13/07/2023
2022/2023
Health and Wellbeing Grants
Befriended
Purpose: Torwards their free thermal blanket projectAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 03/11/2023
Hurstpierpoint Gymnastics Club
Purpose: Support of financially needy families attending the clubAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 03/11/2023
Health and Wellbeing Projects
St Lawrence Fair
Purpose: Towards the provision of activities over the St Lawrence WeekendAmount 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 peopleAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 03/11/2022
Small Grants
Hurst Hedgehog Haven
Purpose: To help hand rear orphaned hogletsAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 09/03/2023
Hurstpierpoint Cricket Club
Purpose: Towards the repairs to the pavillion roofAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 09/03/2023
Sayers Common Village Society
Purpose: Towards free children's Coronation brunchesAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 09/03/2023
Kent Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance
Purpose: Funding to continue the service providedAmount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 12/01/2023
The Monday Group
Purpose: Maintaining and improving the rights of way network for walkersAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 12/01/2023
West Sussex Mediation Service
Purpose: Support the provision of free mediation servicesAmount Approved: £200
Date Approved: 12/01/2023
1st Hurstpierpoint Scout Group
Purpose: New hivis vestsAmount 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 trishawsAmount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 03/11/2022
Hope
Purpose: Towards resources for play sessionsAmount Approved: £100
Date Approved: 03/11/2022
Hurst Rethink
Purpose: promotional and marketing costs for activitiesAmount Approved: £250
Date Approved: 03/11/2022
Victim Support
Purpose: Recruit and training volunteersAmount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 16/06/2022
2021/2022
Health and Wellbeing Grants
YMCA
Purpose: Counselling Sessions at Downlands SchoolAmount Approved: £1000
Date Approved: 08/04/2022
Small Grants
Hurst Festival
Purpose: Continuation of Music Club for local teenagersAmount 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 roomAmount 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 illnessAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 10/03/2022
The Monday Group
Purpose: Maintaining and improving the rights of way network for walkersAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 10/03/2022
1st Hurstpierpoint Girls Brigade
Purpose: To purchase an annual zoom licenceAmount Approved: £143.88
Date Approved: 13/01/2022
Hurstpierpoint Gymnastics Club
Purpose: Support for the club in recovery from Covid shut downAmount 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 serviceAmount Approved: £200
Date Approved: 13/01/2022
Age UK
Purpose: To support approximately 30 local older peopleAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 06/01/2022
Know Dementia
Purpose: Part support for the memory moments caféAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 05/08/2021
Sayers Common Village Society
Purpose: To replace eight failed treesAmount 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 BushesAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 05/08/2021
What's On Hurst
Purpose: To help raise awareness of the website by posters / leaflets / adverts / social mediaAmount 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 monthAmount 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 CampaignAmount 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 volunteersAmount 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 disputesAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Refuge
Purpose: Helping support people experiencing domestic violenceAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Young Minds
Purpose: Helping children and young people with mental health issuesAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Citizen's Advice West Sussex
Purpose: Providing adviec on debt, housing, employment and other disputesAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Refuge
Purpose: Helping support people experiencing domestic violenceAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Young Minds
Purpose: Helping children and young people with mental health issuesAmount 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 CommonAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Hurstpierpoint Cricket Club
Purpose: Replacement battery for the DeFibAmount 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 areaAmount 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 serviceAmount 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 CaféAmount 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 expensesAmount 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 volunteersAmount Approved: £400
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Sussex Clubs for Young People
Purpose: Youth Club provision in HurstpierpointAmount 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 walkersAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Victim Support
Purpose: Support for victims and volunteers' expensesAmount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: Requested "between £50 and £500"
West Sussex Mediation Service
Purpose: Support the provision of free mediation servicesAmount Approved: £150
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Albourne & Sayers Common & Twineham Parochial Church
Purpose: To assist with the maintenance of Christ Church Sayers CommonAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Hurstpierpoint Cricket Club
Purpose: Replacement battery for the DeFibAmount 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 areaAmount 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 serviceAmount 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 CaféAmount 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 expensesAmount 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 volunteersAmount Approved: £400
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Sussex Clubs for Young People
Purpose: Youth Club provision in HurstpierpointAmount 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 walkersAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Victim Support
Purpose: Support for victims and volunteers' expensesAmount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Notes: Requested "between £50 and £500"
West Sussex Mediation Service
Purpose: Support the provision of free mediation servicesAmount Approved: £150
Date Approved: 14/01/2021
Hurst Covid19 Neighbours Support Group
Purpose: Thank you posters, cards, bannersAmount 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, bannersAmount 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 StablesAmount 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 2019Amount 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 yearAmount 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 BushesAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 06/02/2020
The Melting Pot
Purpose: First aid training for volunteersAmount 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 viableAmount 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 carpetsAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 14/11/2019
Older Peoples Tea Party
Purpose: Annual Christmas party for the elderlyAmount Approved: £180
Date Approved: 14/11/2019
Sayers Common Village Society
Purpose: Fourth and final phase of tree planting on London RoadAmount Approved: £1000
Date Approved: 14/11/2019
Cancervive
Purpose: Office running costsAmount Approved: £600
Date Approved: 05/09/2019
Know Dementia
Purpose: To support the running of the Dementia caféAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 30/05/2019
2018/2019
Hurst Festival
Hurst Festival
Purpose: Towards Hurst Festival 2018Amount 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 ChristchurchAmount Approved: £350
Date Approved: 21/03/2019
Hurstpierpoint Players
Purpose: Towards refurbishment of theatreAmount Approved: £1000
Date Approved: 21/03/2019
Knit and Natter
Purpose: taxi for people with sight and mobility issuesAmount Approved: £250
Date Approved: 21/03/2019
Monday Group
Purpose: Maintaining and improving the rights of way network for walkersAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 21/03/2019
St Catherine's Hospice
Purpose: Towards operating costsAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 21/03/2019
Victim Support
Purpose: Recruit, train and support volunteersAmount Approved: £150
Date Approved: 21/03/2019
Woodland Flora & Fauna
Purpose: Installation of doremouse boxesAmount 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 2018Amount 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 RoadAmount Approved: £1000
Date Approved: 15/11/2018
Torch House
Purpose: Contribution to Older Peoples’ Christmas Tea PartyAmount Approved: £200
Date Approved: 15/11/2018
Cancervive
Purpose: Office running costsAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 19/07/2018
St Lawrence Fair
Purpose: Towards St Lawrence Fair weekendAmount 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 RecAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 15/03/2018
Victim Support
Purpose: Recruit train and supervise volunteersAmount Approved: £150
Date Approved: 15/03/2018
Albourne & Sayers Common & Twineham Parochial Church
Purpose: Towards annual maintenanceAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 25/01/2018
St Catherine's Hospice
Purpose: towards providing end of life care at homeAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 25/01/2018
Cycling Without Age
Purpose: Towards specially designed trishaw and insuranceAmount Approved: £500
Date Approved: 21/01/2018
Cycling Without Age
Purpose: Towards specially designed trishaw and insuranceAmount 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 plantingAmount Approved: £300
Date Approved: 21/01/2018
Hurstpierpoint British Legion
Purpose: Towards road closure signsAmount Approved: £144
Date Approved: 16/11/2017
Hurst Festival
Purpose: Towards 2017 FestivalAmount 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 questionsAmount Approved: £200
Date Approved: 20/07/2017
St Lawrence Fair
Purpose: Towards the Teddy Bears Picnic and Jr DiscoAmount 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
