Ashcourt Durham and Tees Valley Community Fund Grants Awarded

The following projects have been supported through the Fund. Grant amounts are shown as the total amount awarded at the time the grant offer was made. All awards made are subject to contract.

March 2026

Eppleby Parish Council, Bench Around the Tree on the Village Green – £3,200
Middleton St George Community Association, Upgrading and Improving Middleton St George Community Centre – £25,000
St Mary’s Church, Piercebridge, Piercebridge Festival Church Third Phase (Kitchen and A/V system) – £8,110
Staindrop Parish Council, New Multi-Play Unit at Stangarth Lane Playground – £10,000

September 2025

Arthur Wharton Foundation, Refurbishment Scheme Stage 1 – £23,760
Cornforth Parish Council, Play Equipment for Young People at The Bill Wilson Memorial Park– £6,007
Cornforth Parish Council, Replace Goal Posts on Small Playing Field at Stobbs Cross – £1,700
Durham Wildlife Trust, Community Infrastructure & Conservation Works at Great North Fen – £22,939
Newton Aycliffe Sports Club Ltd, Sections Club House and Education Centre – £25,000
St Cuthbert’s Church, Darlington St Cuthbert’s Opening Doors Project – £23,760

March 2025

Eppleby Parish Council, Adult Outdoor Gym Equipment – £6,971
Sedgefield Town Council, Sedgefield Parish Hall Accessibility and Refurbishment Project (Removal and replacement of wheelchair lift and replacement dance floor) – £19,916
Yarm Rugby Football Club Limited, Aislaby Playing Fields, Extra Pitch and Improvement (Fencing, stone path, mulching, aggregate, rugby posts and wildlife planting) – £19,250

December 2024

The Forum Music Studios, Growing Grassroots Music for All (The building of a net zero sensory recording studio including air source heat pump cylinder and new triple glazed windows) – £25,000

May 2024

Bishopton Village Hall, Kitchen Improvements (Insulation, heating, kitchen units, worktops and white goods) – £5,000