Ramsey Community Benefit 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.
2025
2nd Ramsey Guides, Poacher International Jamboree Fundraising – £900
Bury Parish Council, The Guardroom Community Hub – £9,421
Fenland Light Railway, New Members Building (Log Cabin) – £8,000
Friends of Ashbeach Primary School, Growing Together Through Play – £8,177
Ramsey Forty Foot Village Association, Village Hall Sustainability Project – £10,000
Upwood Cricket Club, Solar Panels Installation – £8,713
2024
Abbey Ukes, Purchase of Projector to Screen Music and Drum Kit – £702
Bury Residents Charity, Replacement of Insulated Ceiling Tiles – £2,000
Citizens Advice Rural Cambs Ltd, Ramsey Outreach Drop-in Service – £5,000
Huntingdonshire Volunteer Centre, Ramsey Volunteer Car Scheme 2025 – £2,392
Little Miracles Charity Incorporated Organisation, Ramsey Get Active – £7,005
Ramsey And District Day Centre, Ramsey Seniors Lunch Club: Wheelchairs, Karaoke Equipment and Recognising Volunteers – £2,449
Ramsey Town Football Club, Interior Refurbishment and External Fence Repair – £9,741
Royal British Legion (Ramsey & District Branch), Provide a PA System – £940
The Friends of Bury School, Playground Regeneration – £13,970
Upwood Small To Tall, Garden Extension, Notice Board and Maintenance – £4,970
Upwood Ukuleles, Further Upgrading and Expansion of Sound System – £963
2023
Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Ramsey Community Warden Scheme – £2,000
Cambridge Science Centre, Pop-up Science Centre – Ramsey: STEM in the Fens – £5,000
Friends of Ashbeach School Association, Ashbeach School Common Repairs – £4,732
Light Up Ramsey, Christmas Lights Committee, Renovation of Older Lighting Sections – £7,381
The Forty Foot Flyers, Ramsey Forty Foot Sensory and Memorial Garden – £9,400
The Ramsey Community Centre Trust, An Extension to the Centre with a Commercial Kitchen – £10,000
The Wildlife Trust BCN Limited, Upwood Meadows – Improvements for Wildlife and People – £2,000
Upwood Small To Tall, Garden Redesign and Remodel – £8,637
2022
Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Ramsey Community Warden Scheme – £5,000
Bury Parish Council, Jubilee Play Park Climbing Frame – £3,973
Light Up Ramsey, Christmas Lights Committee, Light Up Ramsey 2022 – £6,000
Ramsey Air Cadets 511 Squadron, Cadet Online Learning Project – £7,500
Ramsey Heights Community Trust, Seating – £3,000
Ramsey Heritage Partnership Trust, Membership Launch – £2,500
Ramsey Rural Museum CIO, Closed Circuit Television – £2,500
Upwood and Raveley Community Allotment Association, Community Shelter – £3,935
Upwood Small To Tall, Temperature Regulation System – £6,740
2021
Bury Parish Council, BMX Track (Bury) – £8,000
Girlguiding Ramsey District, Resources for Sustainability and Hardship – £5,000
Ramsey And District Day Centre, Carer Pilot Project– £2,000
Ramsey Neighbourhoods Trust, Pavilion Furniture – £4,991
St Mary’s Church, Churchyard Maintenance – £3,000
Upwood & Raveley Community Allotment Association, Community Orchard Raised Bed Replacement – £2,312
Upwood Ukuleles, Sound System Enhancement – £674
2020
1st Bury and Upwood Scouting Group, Outdoor Adventure – £695
Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Ramsey Community Warden – £3,770
Girlguiding Ramsey District, Financial Support to Units in Girlguiding Ramsey District – £3,000
Ramsey & District Day Centre, Running The Ramsey & District Day Centre – £2,000
Ramsey Christmas Lights Committee, Ramsey Christmas Lights – £5,154
Ramsey Rural Museum, Artefact and General Storage – Ramsey Rural Museum – £3,500
Ramsey Town Football Club, Upgrade Facilities – £8,923
Upwood Cricket Club, Upwood Cricket Club Ride On Mower – £8,000
Upwood Primary Academy, Swimming Pool Provision – £4,000
2019
511 (Ramsey) Squadron ATC, Experimental STEM Learning – £1,750
Little Miracles Charitable Incorporated Organisation, Supporting Families Who Have Disabled Children in Ramsey – £4,102
Nene Valley Gliding Club, Youth Pilots Scholarship Scheme – £5,904
Ramsey Cricket Club, Repower Kit for Roller – £7,939
Ramsey Neighbourhoods Trust, SPARKS Club – £4,250
Ramsey Rural Museum CIO, Boundary Fencing – £4,188
Ramsey Town Council, Interpretation Boards – £3,750
St Thomas a Becket Church, New Sound and AV System – £2,882
The Friends of Bury School, Playground Update – £2,000
The Ramsey Initiative, Ramsey Business & Community Hub – £11,997
Upwood & Raveley Community Allotment Association, Community Allotment Notice Board – £1,389
Upwood Ukeleles, Sound System Upgrade – £1,429
2018
511 (Ramsey) Squadron ATC, Provision of an Air Rifle and Archery Range – £4,710
Ramsey Colts Football Club, Floodlighting Installation – £13,929
Ramsey Neighbourhoods Trust, Ramsey Timebank – £9,021
Young People’s Counselling Service, Ramsey – £10,000
2017
Bury Parish Council, Outdoor Gym Equipment – £11,800
Bury Playgroup, Providing New Play Equipment to Help Promote Physical Development – £1,000
Community Roadwatch(UK) C.I.C., Data Logger Traffic Volume/Speed/Type Surveys – £2,755
Nene Valley Gliding Club, Youth Pilots Scholarship Scheme – £2,000
Ramsey Bowls Club, Refurbishing a Footpath on One Side of the Bowls Green – £1,000
Ramsey Community Junior School, Ramsey Plough Monday – £2,500
Ramsey Cricket Club, Rolling Project – £1,245
Ramsey Town Council, Ramsey Heights Road Safety Measures – £15,000
St Thomas a Becket Parish Church, Access Platform and Ramp – £2,500
The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, Ramsey’s Woodland and Meadow Gems – £3,000
Upwood and the Raveleys Parish Council, Enhancing Communication Networks Across the Parish – £2,000
Upwood Cricket Club, Pavilion Improvements – £3,500
2016
1st Bury & Upwood Scout Group, Dining Shelter – £2,200
Community Roadwatch (UK) C.I.C., Speed Calming Infrastructure – £10,000
Little Miracles, Supporting Families with Disabled Children – £6,000
Ramsey Christmas Lights, Switch on Day – £4,000
The Ramsey Initiative, Relocation of the Ramsey Beacon – £2,500
Upwood Ukuleles, Sound System & Advertising Banner – £3,000
West Anglia Crossroads Caring For Carers, Ramsey Young Carers – £5,500
2015
Nene Valley Gliding Club, Youth Pilots Scholarship Scheme – £1,000
Ramsey And District Day Centre, Providing Entertainment for our Members – £500
Ramsey Choral Society, Purchase of Additional Staging and a Lighting Rig – £2,000
Ramsey Town Council, Ramsey Mereside Road Safety Measures – £10,000
St Thomas a Becket Parish Church, Toilets and Kitchen Installation – £11,000
The Ashbeach Ladybirds Pre school, Outdoor Learning – £500
Upwood and the Raveleys Parish Council, Enhancing Communication Networks – £3,000
Upwood Primary School, Providing a New Outdoor Classroom/Play Area – £4,000