Red Gap Wind Farm 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.

2026

14th Hartlepool Brownies, Brownie Adventures – £1,700
Belle Vue Community Sports & Youth Centre Ltd, New Fire Alarm System – £6,000
Cornerstone Supported Housing and Counselling, Disengaged Health & Well Being Drop In – £4,500
Creative Minds CIC, Music Access For All Hartlepool – £1,000
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Village Swings – £4,694
Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association, Shutters and Roller Blinds – £4,849
Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association, Additional Tables, Chairs and Kitchen Items – £4,786
Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association, Perimeter Fencing and Gate for the Village Hall – £1,945
Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association, Separate Sound and Vision Systems for Both Halls – £4,950
Elwick Parish Council, James Greives Playing Field Play Equipment – £4,700
Elwick Parish Council, St Peters Community Garden/Orchard – £4,900
Hartlepool Baby Bank, Safer Sleep and Play for Children Across Hartlepool £5,000
Hartlepower CIC, Greenbank: A Community Anchor for Hartlepool – £3,967
LilyAnne’s Wellbeing, Energy Efficiency & Carbon Reduction Initiative at Greener Hub – £2,240
Something Positive Solutions, Community Projects – £981
West View Project Children and Young People’s Activity Centre, Youth Club Renovation – £27,200

2025

Round 2
4th Hartlepool Boys Brigade Co, Summer Residential for Disadvantaged Young People in the Burn Valley – £2,500
9th Hartlepool Scout Group, Badges and Craft Equipment – £800
Aeronauts Trampoline Club, Trampoline Well-Being Recreational Sessions – £4,000
Belle Vue Community Sports & Youth Centre Ltd, Major Repairs to Centre Roof – £4,800
Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association, Air Source Heating System for New Village Hall – £12,800
Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association, Private Car Parking for New Village Hall – £14,800
Elwick Parish Council, Village School Garden Kit – £4,695
Elwick Parish Council, Play Field Swings and Seesaw – £4,995
Elwick Parish Council, Memorial Bench – £2,000
Friends of Carlton Camp, Providing Residential Experiences to Carlton Adventure – £3,500
Hartlepool Arts Studio Limited, Artrium Art Studio, Building Repairs Project – £9,153
Hartlepool Rovers FC, Future Changing Rooms – £10,000
Kilmarnock Road Children & Young People Family Resource Centre Ltd, Food & Activities – £5,000
Manilla Cycling, Summerhill Cycling Track, Hartlepool, Purchase of Steel Containers – £6,232
The Big League CIC, Community Space, Activities & Support Murray Street (Hartlepool) – £10,200
West View Project CIC, Develop Children’s Resilience, Wellbeing and Aspirations (Hartlepool) – £10,000

Round 1 (Additional Round)
10th Stranton (Hartlepool) Guide Unit, Girl Guiding For All – £3,375
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Improvement to Play Area Access – £1,180
Elwick Parish Council, James Greives Memorial Playing Field Adventure Trail – £8,232
Hartlepool Baby Bank, Safety Project – £5,000
six8nine, Refurbishment of Toilets – £6,000
West View Advice and Resource Centre Limited, Refurbishment – £8,000

2024

8th Hartlepool Boys Brigade, Annual Camp 2024 – £4,200
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Portable Solar Panel to Charge Generator for Outdoor Events – £1,200
Families First North East, Safe Sensory Spaces – £9,500
Wynyard Parish Council (Hartlepool), Three Benches on Wynyard Woods – £2,500
Wynyard Parish Council (Hartlepool), Bus Shelter, Wynyard Woods – £7,864

2023

4th Hartlepool Boys Brigade Co, Summer Residential for Disadvantaged Young People From Burn Valley, Hartlepool – £1,000
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Solar Battery Power Bank for Village Outdoor Events – £2,560
Elwick Parish Council, Silent Generator – £3,729
Elwick Parish Council, Playing Field Dog Walk – £2,550
Elwick Parish Council, Battery Bank for Elwick Parish Events – £2,820
Greatham Village Players, Upgrade of Technical Equipment – £1,556
Hartlepool Rugby Football Club, Changing Rooms / Shower / Toilet Upgrade Project (Changing Rooms 3&4) – £5,000
LilyAnne’s C.I.C, Reducing the Feelings of Loneliness in Hartlepool – £5,000
Live Music Now , Music in Care Homes and Special Schools in Hartlepool – £4,140
Oxford Road Baptist Church, The Community Grocery – ORB Centre, Hartlepool – £10,000
The Wharton Trust, Replacing a Condemned Lift in The Annexe Community Centre – £25,000
West View Advice and Resource Centre Limited, West View Community Centre, Hartlepool – New Heating System – £20,000
Wynyard Parish Council (Hartlepool), Wynyard Park: Bus Shelter – £7,213
Wynyard Parish Council (Hartlepool), Benches and Bins – £2,616

2022

4th Hartlepool Boys Brigade Co, Summer Residential for Young People in Burn Valley Ward, Hartlepool – £1,275
Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association, Detailed Design for Planning Permission for New Village Hall – £24,457
Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association, Clear Overgrown Areas of Site for New Village Hall – £4,900
Elwick Parish Council, The Village Green Free Book Kiosk – £6,320
Elwick Parish Council, Wildlife Garden Toolbank – £590
FC Hartlepool, Grayfields Goalposts – £4,980
The Big League CIC, Toy Library for All (Salaam Centre) – £4,750

2021

Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association, Provide Secure External Storage Facilities for Spare Equipment – £4,842
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Planting Orchard and Bluebells in The Batts Nature Reserve – £4,303
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Installation of ‘GridForce’ Reinforced Walkway – £3,567
Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association, Demolition of Village Hall – £29,450
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Footpath from Three Gates to the Village – £4,950
Hart Village Hall, Ceiling Tile Replacement (Proctor Lounge) – £714
Hart Village Hall, Storage Provision for Regular Hall Users – £2,816
Elwick Parish Council, Children’s Carousel – £4,567
Elwick Parish Council, Repairs to Village Green Road – £4,736
Hartlepool Rugby Football Club, Hartlepool RFC – New Match Floodlights – £7,000
Elwick Parish Council, Soft Fall Play Surface – £13,000
The Wharton Trust, Doing Up the Youth Club – £17,500

2020

Miles for Men, Emergency Covid-19 grant – £1,562
Hartlepool Foodbank CIO, Emergency Covid-19 grant – £3,644
Elwick Parish Council, Events Equipment – £4,479
Elwick Parish Council, Parish Shed – £2,185
Elwick Parish Council, Wildlife Garden – £4,050
Miles for Men, Respite Accommodation – £20,000
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Installation of Edging Stones Around Village Pond – £2,525
Hart Village Hall, Security Installation – £864
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Footpath between Three Gates and Dalton Village – £4,950
Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association, Safety Analysis of Hall & Soil for New Building – £4,950
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Bulb Planting – £980

2019

Music in Hospitals & Care (North Office), Concerts at The Bridge – £3,600
Wynyard Residents Association, Create a Care Home Therapy/Sensory Garden – £3,972
Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association, Replace Old Windows with Energy Efficient Double Glazed Units – £4,931
Families First North East, One77 – £7,500
Hartlepool Rural Plan Working Group, Digital Mapping Toolkit – £4,795
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, The Batts and Village Biodiversity Project – £4,720
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Restoration of Historic Village Green Installations – £3,194
Hart Parish Council, Digital Mapping Hardware – £2,295
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Digital Mapping Toolkit – £2,295
Elwick Parish Council Digital, Mapping of Elwick Parish – £2,295
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Village Green Trees Biodiversity Project – £1,270
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, To Extend the Footpath in the Village for Safety Aspect – £4,950
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Providing Solar Lighting and Security – £4,850
Miles for Men, Respite and Visitor Accommodation – £5,000
Greatham Community Association Ltd, Greatham Community Centre – Folding Furniture and New Curtains – £3,968

2018

Hartlepool Town Pastors, Project Extra Teams – £600
Haswell Avenue Allotment Association, Environmental Pond Adaptation – £1,800
Greatham Residents Association, Village Green Replacement Safety Fence – £2,000
Fens Residents Association, Green Spaces Enhancement – £510
Hartlepool FC, Hartlepool FC Juniors – £3,000
Dalton Piercy Village Hall Association, Replace Tables, Chairs and Barbecue – £4,848
Grange Road Methodist Church Community Centre, Contribution Towards Broadband, Telephone and Chairs – £750
Elwick Parish Council, Church Bank Cinder Path – £14,150
Elwick Parish Council, Village Green East Footpath – £5,200
Hartlepool Rovers FC, Update and Replace Existing Floodlights – £5,000
Hartlepool Special Needs Support Group, Summer Programme – £3,000
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Improvement of Village Common Areas – £4,850
Families First North East, One77 – £4,985
Tees Valley Wildlife Trust Limited, The Howls Woodland Wellbeing – £2,000
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, New Footpath – £7,804

2017

Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Pond Restoration – £6,400
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Provide Play Equipment and Safety Fence – £16,128
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Hexagrid on Green Areas – £3,969
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Phone Box Renovation to House a Defibrillator – £2,500
Dalton Piercy Parish Council, Fencing a Wild Flower Meadow and Ancient Field – £4,675
Elwick Parish Council, Play Equipment – £12,800
Hartlepool Stage Society, Purchase of a Storage Container – £2,000
National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool The HMS Trincomalee Playground – £1,928