Community Grants
Whether it is a local event for adults or children, providing support for people who might otherwise feel excluded or you simply have an idea to try which may grow into something bigger, take a look at our community grants on offer.
The town council recognises the value and importance of community groups and activities within the town.
Whether it is a local event for adults or children, providing support for people who might otherwise feel excluded or putting on a festival such as Barnaby, we want to help wherever we can.
We now have three levels of grant. Micro grants are up to £100 and are for small start up ideas for one off projects or for the start of a longer term idea. Small grants are up to £250 and large grants up to £2,000.
Grant applications are considered at the next appropriate and available Finance Committee as scheduled and decisions are made according to the council’s scheme of delegation.
If you would like to apply for a community grant but would like to have a chat about it first, please contact Assistant Town Clerk Helena Gowler on 07593 535 784 or by emailing [email protected]
If you would like some guidance on your application or would like to submit a draft to be looked at before submitting a final version, it is essential that you get in touch at least one month before the deadline.
Micro grant applications can be considered at any time. Small and large grant applications are considered at Finance Committee meetings and applicants are asked to attend to introduce their application and be able to answer any questions.
Deadlines for applications are below.
Deadline is 9am on Monday 3rd February – Decision meeting held on Monday 3rd March 2025
Deadline is 9am on Friday 11th April – Decision meeting held on Monday 12th May 2025
How To Apply
To apply for a micro grant of up to £100, download Micro grants application form
Applications for micro grants need to fit in with the Macclesfield Town Council themes.
Read the Micro grants guidance document here
To apply for a small grant of up to £250, download the Small Grants application form
To apply for a large grant of up to £2,000, download the Large Grants application form
Read the Grants and Donations Policy here.
Successful Community Grant Awards
The Community Grants Scheme can provide funding for any community activity or community group in Macclesfield that is open to all, is for the benefit of Macclesfield or the people of Macclesfield and is a not for profit activity.
Below are some of examples of projects we have funded:
Previous Community Grants
Grants 2024
Upton Youth and Community Project
£2,000 awarded towards the food pantry
Cheshire Without Abuse
£680 awarded towards a peer support group
P3 Charity
£245 awarded towards bikes and repair lessons for care leavers
Puss Bank School
Awarded £122.40 towards a visit from the Brush Bus to improve dental hygiene
The Tuesday Group
Awarded £1,800 towards a knit and natter group for socially isolated older people
Macclesfield Juniors FC
Awarded £1,920 towards new kits
St Peters Church
Awarded £2,000 towards a multi-cultural event
Circus Starr
Awarded £1,200 towards an inclusive circus performance
Friends of West Park
Awarded £250 towards family activities in the park
MS Community Action Support
Awarded £240 towards an accessible boat trip for MS sufferers and their carers
Moss Rose Scouts
Awarded £2,000 towards storage for equipment
Macclesfield College
Awarded £2,000 towards an outdoor table tennis table
Just Drop In
Awarded £830 towards their ‘Have Your Say Day’ for young people
Grants 2023
Child Safety Media
Awarded £2,000 towards their ‘Crucial Crew’ child safety event
Cre8
Awarded £2,000 towards equipment for a cooking project
Macclesfield Civic Society
Awarded £240 towards the awards ceremony
St Barnabas Church
Awarded £2,000 towards new flooring
Royal British Legion Macclesfield Branch
Awarded £120 towards putting additional names on the war memorial
Park Lane School
Awarded £653.95 towards equipment for a sensory room
Macclesfield Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast Club
Awarded £500 towards a hearing loop
Macc Wild
Awarded £1,818.88 to purchase new equipment
MHA Communities Cheshire East
Awarded £908 towards a lunch club
Weston Friends
Awarded £200 towards the provision of groups and breakfast clubs on the Weston estate
Space 4 Autism
Awarded £1,740 to a social club for young people with Austic Specturm Condition
Roe-Naissance
Awarded £1,950 to buy plants for the gardens within the grounds of Christchurch
Mersey Rivers Trust
Awarded £715 towards an environmental event
Macclesfield Pride
Awarded £2,000 towards the Macc Pride event
Friends for Leisure
Awarded £2,000 towards a drama project for young people with disabilities
Disability Information Bureau
Awarded £1,648.80 towards a wheelchair provision project
Bollin Girl Guides
Awarded £250 towards an interrailing trip
Brookfield Lane Allotments
Awarded £825 towards a structure for the allotment site to be used for events.
Silk Heritage Trust
Awarded £1,720 towards an educational project
Circus Starr
Awarded £1,200 towards an inclusive big top event
Macclesfield Harriers
Awarded £1,997.72 towards throwing equipment
Bollin Valley Partnership
Awarded £1,010 towards an educational nature event
Hurdsfield Phoenix FC
Awarded £2,000 towards new kits for their growing football team
Friends of West Park
Awarded £250 towards events in the park
Silklife Foodbank
Awarded £2,000 towards providing nappy packs for new parents
Community Grants Archive
Grants 2022
Macclesfield Civic Society
Awarded £250 towards the Macclesfield Civic Society Awards
Elim Church
Awarded £1,998.67 towards equipment for their youth club
Scoop and Scales
Awarded £900 towards Macc Eco Hub
Broken Cross Methodist Church
Awarded £250 towards the running of a Dementia Cafe
Refugees Welcome
Awarded £240 towards the Refugees Welcome Cafe.
Holy Trinity Church Hurdsfield
Awarded £1,940 towards a community engagement project
Barnaby Festival
Awarded £2,000 towards event planning for 2023
Silk Heritage Trust
Awarded £1,950 towards a Heritage Open Day programme
SPARK
Awarded £250 towards a South Park Centenary event
ROAR (Reach Out and Recover)
Awarded £1,990 towards an exhibition
Macclesfield Pride
Awarded £1,995 towards event costs
Just Drop In
Awarded £1,240 for a targeted summer school programme
Cygnets
Awarded £2,000 for a new sound system at their new Paradise Mill venue
Macclesfield Cricket Club
Awarded £2,000 towards developing a piece of land for use by new players
Macclesfield Boys Boxing Club
Awarded £1,500 for taking female boxers to a competition
SUSO
Awarded £1,500 for a room renovation
Macclesfield Library
Awarded £733 for a history of wardrobe event
Macclesfield Town Ladies FC
Awarded £2,000 for replacement kits
Princes Trust
Awarded £250 for a community project
The Rossendale Trust
Awarded £1,000 for a jubilee party
Circus Starr
Awarded £1,000 towards an inclusive circus event
Macclesfield Music Centre
£2,000 to provide free music lessons for beginners
Macclesfield Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast Club
Awarded £1,806.15 for a jubilee party
Macclesfield and Congleton District Scouts
Awarded £250 towards attendance at the jamboree
Grants 2021
Hurdsfield Phoenix FC
Awarded £1,000 for football kits
Friends For Leisure
Awarded £1,380 towards social outings
Fermain Club
Awarded £2,000 towards a feasibility study
Space 4 Autism
Awarded £1,800 towards Galaxy Group outings
Child Safety Media
Awarded £2,000 towards crucial crew child safety events
Macclesfield Scouts
Awarded £2,000 towards a building refurbishment
Roenaissance
Awarded £250 towards public liability insurance
The Hope Centre
Awarded £1,581.97 towards a slow cooker project
East Cheshire Hospice
Awarded £1,500 towards the art fair event
Macclesfield Pride
Awarded £1,500 towards event costs
St Michael’s Church
Awarded £2,000 towards virtual meeting equipment
Tytherington Juniors Football Club
Awarded £2,000 towards free football sessions
Macclesfield Hospitality Action
Awarded £3,300 towards an outdoor seating area
Macclesfield Satellites Swimming Club
Awarded £2,000 towards swimming lessons for talented swimmers of all ages
CORE
Awarded £2,000 towards the purchase of ambient food for the community pantry
Macclesfield in October
Awarded £880 towards a music event
Age UK Cheshire East
Awarded £1,968 towards a telephone befriending project
Cheshire Wildlife Trust
Awarded £2,000 towards a nature event
Just Drop In
Awarded £1,468 towards a volunteer room
Macclesfield College
Awarded £2,000 towards a community garden project
St Peters Church
Awarded £625 towards a wildflower planting project
Disability Information Bureau
Awarded £1618.89 for the purchase of a shopmobility scooter
Macclesfield Eye Society
Awarded £250 for a sensory planter project
Grants 2020
Macclesfield Seals
Awarded £250 towards promotion and safeguarding
Water Street residents
Awarded £250 for a planting project
Cygnets
Awarded £250 for a youth theatre performance
St Alban’s Pre-School
Awarded £2,000 towards a capital building project
Roe-naissance
Awarded £250 for event equipment
Sparkallot
Awarded £876.35 towards allotment site improvements
Macclesfield Music Centre
Awarded £1,005 for a virtual performance
Tytherington Juniors Football Club
Awarded £1,668 towards defibrilators
Scoop and Scales
Awarded £1,200 towards a sustainable shopping project
Weston residents and Healthbox CIC
Awarded £250 for a communal garden project
Gawsworth Girls Brigade
Awarded £250 towards craft packs
Macclesfield Rugby Union Football Club
Awarded £2,000 for CCTV
Grants 2019
Macclesfield Community Artspace
Awarded £250 for a community event
Child Safety Media
Awarded £2,000 towards the Crucial Crew child safety event
Macclesfield Library
Awarded £250 for a reader engagement event
Swifts Over Macclesfield
Awarded £250 for nest boxes
Aftermath 100
Awarded £558 for the printing of commemorative materials
East Cheshire Hospice
Awarded £1,000 towards the Art Fair
Cheshire and Warrington Carers Trust
Awarded £780 towards the carers lunch club
Circus Starr
Awarded £680 for an inclusive circus event
Macclesfield Pioneering Women
Awarded £1,000 for a showcase event
Refugees Welcome
Awarded £375 for a respite trip for refugee families
Macclesfield Male Voice Choir
Awarded £2,000 towards new uniforms
Macclesfield branch of the Royal British Legion
Awarded £800 for a new standard/branch flag
Friends for Leisure
Awarded £528.16 for a community support project
Holy Trinity Church
Awarded £103.93 for community outreach at the Green in the Corner
Macclesfield United Reformed Church
Awarded £250 for a hearing loop to be installed
St John’s Church
Awarded £779 for activities to tackle social isolation
Sparkallot
Awarded £822.25 for groundwork improvements
1st Moss Rose Scouts
Awarded £2,000 for camping equipment
CORE (Church of the Resurrection)
Awarded £2,000 for refurbishment work
Crafty Corner
Awarded £878.40 for a community craft project
Macclesfield Pride
Awarded £1,373.88 for event costs
Friends for Leisure
Awarded £528.16 towards a community support project
Holy Trinity Church
Awarded £103.93 towards a community engagement project
Macclesfield United Reformed Church
Awarded £250 towards a hearing loop in the building
St John’s Church
Awarded £779 for activities to tackle social isolation
The Tuesday Group
Awarded £615 for room hire for the social and knitting group
Morton Hall Community Centre
Awarded £2,000 towards building improvements
Macclesfield and Congleton District Scouts
Awarded £1,100 for the second phase of museum improvements
Macclesfield and District Sheepdog Trials
Awarded £250 towards a new toilet block for use at the annual events
Macclesfield Sea Scouts
Awarded £250 towards purchase of a Rigid Inflatable Boat
Hurdsfield Phoenix Football Club
Awarded £2000 to fund an wards evening and summer tournament
Royal British Legion, Macclesfield
Awarded £280 for a memorial project
Princes Trust Macclesfield
Awarded £250 for equipment
Macclesfield Scouts
Awarded £250 for training
Macclesfield Pride
Awarded £1,257.20 towards the event
Macclesfield Pride
Awarded £1,257.20 towards the event
East Cheshire Hospice
Awarded £1,000 for the Snowman Sprint
Aftermath 100
Awarded £1,976.09 towards Macc Peacefest
Brookfield Lane Allotments
Awarded £986 for ground work
Macclesfield Great War Commemoration Society
Awarded £500 for an event
SUSO (Speak Up, Speak Out)
Awarded £1,908 towards services and resources
Friends of Victoria Park
Awarded £1,750 towards a calendar of events in the park
Circus Starr
Awarded £250 towards a circus event
Age UK Cheshire East
Awarded £894.12 towards a new boiler system
St Michael’s Church
Awarded £250 for hand dryers
St Peter’s Church
Awarded £1,800 for a commemoration event
Macclesfield Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Club
Awarded £1,984.75 to fund a trip to the National Arboretum for members
Youth Fed
Awarded £1,686.55 for a community project
Macclesfield Literary and Philosophical Society
Awarded £50 for promotion
Friends for Leisure
Awarded £1,853 for their drama group
Macclesfield Civic Society
Awarded £250 towards the civic awards
Macclesfield Library
Awarded £654 for an event and display
Silkfest
Awarded £250 towards a film festival event
Cygnets
Awarded £250 for a performance event
Macclesfield Music Centre
Awarded £250 to purchase a laptop
Space 4 Autism
Awarded £1,870 for equipment and services
Moss Lane Allotments
Awarded £2,000 for ground works
South Park Allotments
Awarded £2,000 for infrastructure works
Cheshire Streetwise
Awarded £1,320 for a furniture project
Macclesfield and District Cardiac Support Group
Awarded £500 for project promotion
IDST
Awarded £250 for an art project
East Cheshire Hospice
Awarded £2,000 for Elf Run
Morton Hall Community Centre
Awarded £1,990.17 for facilities improvement
Langley Cricket Club
Awarded £2,000 for facilities improvement
Cheshire Villages Great War Society
Awarded £450 for an event
WHAM
Awarded £1,000 for the night shelter
Macclesfield Pioneering Women
Awarded £500 towards an event
Macclesfield Open Art Exhibition
Awarded £250 for the event
1st Moss Rose Scouts
Awarded £1,100 for equipment
Macclesfield and District Scouting Museum
Awarded £1,750 towards museum improvements
Royal British Legion, Macclesfield
Awarded £100 towards a commemoration event
Macclesfield Garden Festival
Awarded £750 towards the event
Age UK Cheshire East
Awarded £1,750 to help launch the Macclesfield Shed as part of the Men in Sheds project
Silkfest
Awarded £250 for promotion of the festival
Weston Community Choir
Awarded £750 to fund the promotion of the choir
Macclesfield Royal British Legion
Awarded £100 towards Pachendale commemorations
Macclesfield Garden Festival
Awarded £750 to fund community aspects of the festival
Macclesfield Literary and Philosophical Society
Awarded a grant of £172.54 for the printing of promotional materials
Community Artspace
Awarded a grant of £1,600 to purchase a stage for use at community events
Macclesfield Eye Society
Awarded a grant of £2,000 to set up a support group
Just Drop In
Awarded a grant of £550 for refurbishment works
Macclesfield Civic Society
Awarded a grant of £300 for the annual Civic Awards
Byrons Lane Allotments Association
Awarded a grant of £680 for site repairs
Treehouse
Awarded a grant of £500 to provide a Christmas lunch and party to vulnerable people in Macclesfield
Community Artspace
Awarded a grant of £500 to help bring the ADP Riot Tour to Macclesfield in November 2016
Glassball public Art installation
Awarded a grant of £5,000 to provide public art through the Waters Green underpass
South Park Allotment Association
Awarded a grant of £2,000 for site clearance
Friends for Leisure
Awarded a grant of £500 to provide activities for children in Macclesfield.
Church of the Resurrection
Awarded a grant of £2,000 for building and refurbishment works
St Michael and All Angels’ Church
Awarded a grant of £2,000 towards retaining a heritage lighting feature
Cheshire Streetwise
Awarded a grant of £329.46 to fund the purchase of PA and event equipment
Macclesfield Boys’ Boxing Club
Awarded a grant of £2,000 towards buying new training equipment
Macclesfield RSPB Wildlife Explorers
Awarded a grant of £250 to buy and install bird boxes.
Macclesfield South Park Allotments Society
Awarded a grant of £2,000 to support their work to improve and clear the site.
Macclesfield Youth Brass Band
Awarded a grant of £462 to support their purchase of band uniforms.
Macclesfield Hope – Street Angels
Awarded a grant of £420 to support their night time work in Macclesfield with people needing assistance.
Macclesfield Junior Football Club
Awarded a grant of £1908.04 to provide failities and improvements at their ground in Jasmine Park.
Macclesfield Just Drop In
Awarded a grant of £1657.94to improve their IT facilities for young people seeking help and support
Macclesfield Parkside Bowling Club
Awarded a grant of £3000 towards improvements and facilities at their bowling green.
Macclesfield Time Out Group
Awarded a grant of £500 for their work and inclusion project.
Macclesfield Literary & Philosophical Society
Awarded a grant of £131 to help them with their insurance costs, enabling them to continue promoting culture and arts in the town.
Macclesfield and District Canoe Club
Awarded a grant of £500 towards the purchase and installation of an equipment and canoe store.
Senior Voice for Macclesfield
Awarded a grant of £500 to help them with their work and publication of information to help people in Macclesfield.
Canalside Radio
Awarded a grant of £1000 fto help them upgrade their studio facilities and support their youth training work
Cre8 Macclesfield
Awarded a grant of £1200 for work to refurbish their premises
Macclesfield Live at Home
Awarded a grant of £12000 to support their work with older people in the community.
Macclesfield Museums
Awarded a grant of £10,000 to support their grant applications for capital works
Macclesfield Civic Society
Awarded a grant of £200 for their Civic Awards, which rewards positive contributions and improvements in the built environment.
Macclesfield Pioneering Women
Awarded a grant for £600 support their work in raising awareness of the pioneering work of women in Macclesfield.
Cheshire Streetwise
Awarded a grant for £242.50 to support their community furniture project.
Brookfield Lane Allotments Association
Awarded a grant for £450 to buy some much needed gardening equipment.
Barnaby Festival
Awarded a grant for £10,000 to support their biennial festival.
Friends of Victoria Park Carols in the Park
Awarded a grant for £500 to support their Christmas event.
Food 4 Macc Potato and Seed Day
Awarded a grant for £500 to support their annual event.
War & Conscience event
Awarded a grant for £265 to support the location hire for their event.
Macclesfield Art Space
Awarded a grant for £250 to support their project.