VE80 Community Fund

On Thursday 8 May 2025, the nation will commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

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VE80 Community Fund

On Thursday 8 May 2025, the nation will commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

Logo for the 80th celebration of VE day. Text says "VE day, 80th Anniversary. A shared moment of celebration, 8 May 2025"

2025 will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. This will be commemorated nationally on Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 2025.

To help communities celebrate the occasion, Northumberland County Council has allocated £10,000 to create a VE 80 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 anniversary. 

Grants of up to £250 are available from the opening of the fund on Friday 24 January 2025 and the deadline for applications will be 5.00pm on Friday 21 February 2025. Applications will be considered the week commencing 3 March and offer letters sent out that week requesting bank details by 11 April.

The fund 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
  • Street parties or hospitality, excluding alcohol
Specifically excluded are:
  • Road closure fees and traffic management costs
  • Entertainment licences
  • Core organisational costs
  • Religious or political activities
  • Commemorative projects, such as benches, tree planting
  • Gifts, prizes, memorabilia, such as coins, mugs, etc

The panel will be looking to support projects that demonstrate the following:
  • opportunities for the community to come together to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

Any grant offer will be conditional upon the provision of 3 images/video clips of the activity to be uploaded to the website. This will allow the archive service to compile a lasting record of the 80th Anniversary of VE Day celebrations in our county. Please submit your files no later than 30 June 2025.
  • Maximum Grant £250.00
  • Total funding available £10,000.00
  • 100% intervention rate (no match funding required)
  • Cannot be used to match other NCC funding
  • Delivered on a first first come first served basis
  • Deadline for applications will be 5pm on 21 February 2025
  • All unallocated grants in one area will be redistributed to areas of demand
  • The fund will close when fully allocated
  • 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.

For more information, please contact: communitychest@northumberland.gov.uk 

  • Deadline for applications will be 5pm on 21 February 2025 
  • The grant panel will meet and offer letters issued w/c 3 March 2025
  • Grants must be claimed by 4 April 2025
  • Grants will be processed for payment no later than w/c 7 April 2025

List of grant recipients

 
Application forms should be returned to communitychest@northumberland.gov.uk

Organisations seeking to host an event should also consider other important event notification aspects that may be required such as road closure requirements, licensing, fire and safety risks (if lighting a beacon then Northumberland Fire and Rescue Services will need to be informed). If you plan to hold an event in parks and other council owned green space, you may still require an event licence, and you should discuss this first with the relevant Green Spaces Officer or Parks and Sites Officer. If the relevant officer is not known to you, an enquiry should be sent to countryside@northumberland.gov.uk.

For more information, please contact: communitychest@northumberland.gov.uk

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