Community Grants Programme
The Pride in Place Community Grants Programme provides £180,000 of funding for community-led capital projects that improve spaces, facilities and opportunities across Rawtenstall, Waterfoot and Crawshawbooth.
YOUR IDEA.
YOUR PLACE.
Funding to help community organisations improve local buildings, facilities and shared spaces across Rawtenstall, Waterfoot and Crawshawbooth.
The next round of Community Grants is expected to reopen in Spring 2027.
The Pride in Place Community Grants programme provides funding for community-led projects that make a positive difference to local people and places.
A total of £180,000 in capital funding is available across the four-year programme to support improvements to community buildings, group facilities and shared spaces in Rawtenstall, Waterfoot and Crawshawbooth.
Applications for the current round of Pride in Place Community Grants have now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied and to all the community organisations working to make a difference across our towns.
The programme is expected to reopen in Spring 2027. Further details about the next application window will be shared nearer the time.
Improvements to community buildings and venues that help local groups provide activities, services and support.
Improvements to facilities used by voluntary groups, community organisations and local partnerships.
Improvements to spaces that give people opportunities to meet, take part in activities and connect with their community.
The fund is open to community organisations, voluntary groups and local partnerships with projects benefiting people in Rawtenstall, Waterfoot or Crawshawbooth.
- Respond to a local need or community priority.
- Benefit local people and communities.
- Be practical, achievable and deliverable within the funding requirements.
- Create lasting benefits for the community.
- Be capital focused.
The Pride in Place Community Grants programme is delivered by Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale CVS through the Pride in Place programme, with support from Rossendale Borough Council.
If your organisation has a capital idea to improve a community building, facility or shared space in Rawtenstall, Waterfoot or Crawshawbooth, start thinking about your project now. The next round of Pride in Place Community Grants is expected to open in Spring 2027, with further information to follow nearer the time.
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Chair of the Pride in Place Board
The Pride in Place programme gives local people the opportunity to guide how funding is used and to focus on the improvements that matter most to them.
Chair of Civic Pride
We have secured £20m for the next 10 years for Waterfoot, Crawshawbooth and Rawtenstall.
The government strongly endorsed our plan, which means we can start to deliver the things our community want.
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