New community grant celebrates Town of Culture

COMMUNITY groups can apply for a new grant to celebrate Stalybridge’s Town of Culture status.

The community grant fund has been developed to support projects, activities and events being created for Stalybridge by community groups and individuals, who can apply for up to £500.

Project must fit with the over-all themes put forward in the Stalybridge Town of Culture bid: 

• Slow Food – events and activities linked to for instance community orchards, doorstep growing, allotments, recipes, reducing food waste

• Slow Making – events and activities linked to knitting, embroidery and other crafts

• Slow Art – events and activities linked to storytelling, artist led creations, music, exhibitions, conversations, performance, dance, writing and literature

• Slow down – events and activities linked to the town’s heritage, it’s surrounding landscape and town centre such as talks, trails, walking and cycling.

This funding is only available this year and all activity must take place in Stalybridge in 2022 and form part of the Town of Culture programme. 

Applications will be accepted until 1 October 2022 (unless it closes sooner if funds are exhausted). Read the full story on InTameside.co.uk.  Download and fill in the application form by visiting https://www.tameside.gov.uk/townofculture