Autumn grants: eleven streets, £31,400
The neighbour grants panel met in October and funded eleven of nineteen ideas, from planters on Weaver Street to a supper club in Mill Court.
The neighbour grants panel met on 8 October and read nineteen ideas. It funded eleven, for £31,400 in all.
The panel is eight neighbours, chosen by lot from the trust’s members each year. They read every idea, meet the groups who want to come and talk, and decide in one evening.
What was funded
- Weaver Street planters, £1,800: twelve planters and a bench made from the floorboards of number 14, watered on a rota by thirty households.
- Mill Court supper club, £2,400: a monthly supper in the courtyard for a year, cooked by whoever signs up.
- The towpath litter crew, £450: grabbers, bags and gloves for a Sunday crew of eleven.
- Quay Road tool library, £3,200: a shed of shared tools with a booking sheet, in the yard of the old dairy.
And seven more, listed in the annual report in June.
Next round
The next round closes on 15 January 2027. One page is enough, and Daniel runs a grants surgery in Canal Hall on Saturday mornings to help you write it. How to apply.
