Middlemoor Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund

RWE, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, developed and operates the Middlemoor onshore wind farm.

Operational since September 2013, the 18 turbine wind farm located in Eglingham Parish, Northumberland, supplies enough clean energy to power 29,200 households. RWE provides over £120,000 per year into a Community Fund.

COMMUNITY GROUP grants are available for groups located within 10 km of the development, and additionally within the Parish Council areas noted below. Groups applying for projects located with the Parish of Eglingham can apply for grants between £250 and £50,000, or for projects located outside the Parish of Eglingham, for grants between £250 and £30,000.

INDIVIDUAL grants, between £250 and £2,500, are available for residents within 7.5 km of the development.

All grant applications, for individuals and organisations, requesting less than £2,500 will be fast tracked, whereby a decision will be reached and notified within one month of the application submission.

There are three rounds, every 12 months, to consider applications over £2,500. The first round each year is in September / October after GrantScape has received the annual donation from RWE. A budget of c.£50,000 will be available at each round to ensure an even distribution of the funding across each of the three rounds, to not disadvantage groups applying to the later rounds in each 12-month period.

As of October 2024, the total amount available for community grants, which includes all the grants already approved to date, is approximately £180,000.

Project Location

Grants are available for groups located within 10 km of the development and additionally within the following Parish Council areas:

• Embleton
• Chatton
• Lilburn
• Roddam
• Newton by the Sea
• Ingram
• Denwick

However, in each funding round, priority will be given to applications received from within the Parish of Eglingham, where the wind farm development is located.

Applications from Ellingham Parish are excluded as it has its own exclusive Community Fund from a different windfarm development. To view this Fund click here 

INDIVIDUAL applications are only available for residents within 7.5 km of the development (see map on ‘Grants for Individuals’ page).

The COMMUNITY GROUP funding area is shown on the map below – please click the map to see the larger version:

Closing Dates

There are three funding rounds every 12 months, for organisations requesting over £2,500. The next closing dates are:

Grants Awarded

To find out which organisations were previously awarded grants, please click here

Advisory Panel 

A local Advisory Panel representing a range of community interests has been set up to help decide how to allocate the funding. Current members of the Panel are:

• Peter Ridgway
• David Alston
• Aaron Blackmoor
• Jamie Logan
• Nominated representative from Eglingham Parish Council
• Cllr Mark Mather
• Cllr Wendy Pattison

Important Notes

The Middlemoor Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund uses an online application process. Applications in other formats will not, therefore, be accepted. However, if you or a member of your group is not able to complete an online application form due to specific communication requirements, please contact GrantScape so that we can help you with alternative arrangements.

Applications requesting over £2,500, received after a closing date will automatically be submitted to the next funding round.

How To Apply

There are separate Application Forms for individuals and organisations. Please click the appropriate box below for the type of application you would like to complete and submit: