Coronation Community Fund

Information about the King's coronation happening on Saturday 6 May 2023

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Coronation Community Fund

On Saturday the 6 of May 2023, His Majesty, The King will be crowned Charles the Third in a coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London.

The king's coronation emblem. Text says King Charles the third, coronation on 6 May 2023

To help communities celebrate the occasion, Northumberland County Council has allocated £50,000 to create a Coronation Community Fund. The purpose of this special fund is to enable non-profit making community and voluntary groups, schools, local charities, parish and town councils, and churches within Northumberland to apply for grant funding to help them to take part in celebratory events to mark the coronation of His Majesty, King Charles the Third.

Community groups are encouraged to organise celebratory events for The King’s Coronation on the weekend of 6 and 7 May 2023, and on the special bank holiday on 8 May. Schools may organise an event on 5 May when they break up for Half Term. Grants of up to £500 are available from the opening of the fund on Monday 13 February 2023.

All project activity must take place within the specified days.

***The Fund was fully allocated in one round and is now closed*** 
This list is not exclusive, but the grant could be used to support activity for such as
  • Street entertainment, including performance fees
  • One off hire costs, such as marquees, stage and PA hire.
  • Hospitality, excluding alcohol
Specifically excluded are:
  • Entertainment licenses, road closures and traffic management.
  • Core organisational costs
  • Religious or political activities
  • Commemorative projects, such as benches, tree planting
  • beacons
  • gifts, prizes, memorabilia, such as coins, mugs, etc

For further guidance on road closures and organising events, such as 'Street Parties', on the highway, please click here.


The panel will be looking to support projects that demonstrate the following:
  • opportunities for the community to come together to celebrate the King's Coronation
  • Maximum Grant £500.00
  • Total funding available £50,000.00
  • 100% intervention rate (no match funding required)
  • Cannot be used to match other NCC funding
  • Delivered in rounds until the budget is fully allocated
  • Activity must take place on the 6th, 7th or 8th of May (5th for schools)
  • Grants will be paid in advance
Applicants must fall into one of the following groups:
  • Parish and Town Councils
  • Schools
  • Constituted voluntary and community organisation
  • Local charities
  • Social Enterprise
  • Churches, where the benefit is to the wider community
Beneficiaries must be domiciled in Northumberland.

Please note: we cannot fund individuals.
  • Round 1 – 03 March 2023
The fund was fully allocated in Round 1 and is now closed to applications.

A list of organisations awarded grant funding can be found here

 

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