See the variety of projects that were awarded grants in April 2020 by the grants panel.
| Organisation | Description of project | Amount awarded | Area of Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|
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Emerald Ant (Sturminster Newton Mill) |
Working with Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust to work collaboratively with Yewstock Special School and William Barnes Primary School celebrating the fully functioning Sturminster Newton Mill which has a rich history dating back to Roman times. |
£2,000 |
North Dorset |
|
Weymouth Museum |
To provide a pop-up museum on the town's busy high street which attracts thousands of visitors every day. |
£3,500 |
Weymouth |
|
Dorset County Hospital Charity |
Arts in Hospital programme. Contribution to the development of a website to curate and exhibit their art collection online with the aim to become a significant art resource for the whole of Dorset by enabling full public access to their extensive art collection. |
£1,250 |
West Dorset |
|
Transition Town Bridport |
A celebration day taking place in St Mary Primary School, Bridport in the Autumn around National Teachers day as a thank you for all the support during lockdown/Covid 19 where 35 children of key workers were cared for by the school |
£2,000 |
West Dorset |
|
Opera Circus |
Working with Bridport Arts Centre (BAC), Colfox School, and the ‘Rights Respecting the Town Team’ in Bridport, they aim to have community conversations through workshops, meetings and an exhibition, called ‘Exile’, at The Allsop Gallery at Bridport Arts Centre. |
£1,500 |
West Dorset |
|
Activate REMIX Summer School |
The Remix is an integrated Youth Performance Company for young people aged 11-19 years. The company attracts young people from across the county. See the Activate Remix Summer School project case study. |
£2,000 |
West Dorset |
|
Electric Backroom |
A series of sound related video events featuring sound art, experimental music and video, exploring responses to global climate issues. Responses informed by scientific investigation and realised through collaborative exchanges, skills workshops, performance, participatory events and screenings. |
£1,000 |
West Dorset |
|
Arts Development Company |
To provide a series of after school and holiday arts activities for young people with physical or learning disabilities |
£2,000 |
West Dorset |
|
Unincorporated Collaborations |
Unincorporated Collaborations will collaborate with teenagers from the Bridport ASD and Social Anxiety Group to make a short film and a series of social media broadcasts/posts |
£2,000 |
East Dorset |
|
In Jolly Good Company |
In Jolly Good Company exists to alleviate the physical and mental problems caused by loneliness and isolation through intergenerational indoor and outdoor activities in different locations throughout Dorset – this project is a video project for socially isolating individuals |
£400 |
East Dorset |
|
Priest’s House Museum - Millstream Theatre |
To assist with a 2020 play for learning disabled participants of the Millstream Theatre – development and performance costs. |
£2,000 |
East Dorset |
|
Wimborne Community Theatre |
To develop an accessible original site-specific community theatre performed outdoors in various locations along the banks of the River Allen in Wimborne(one of the purest chalk streams in Europe). |
£3,240 |
East Dorset |
|
Radio Wimborne |
To purchase equipment and pay for installation costs to enable the Radio to go FM having been granted a licence by Ofcom |
£1,535 |
East Dorset |
|
OSR Projects |
A multidisciplinary art project combining visual arts, dance, drama, music and music technology in the historical setting of Nothe Fort working with young people involved in visual and performing arts at Weymouth College. |
£1,000 |
Weymouth |
|
Broadcast B Side Community Group |
To develop safe ways within social distancing guidelines to involve residents of Portland in contributing to ‘Artist and Resident’ conversations that sow the seeds, develop to result in a number of creative outputs including walking guides exploring the lesser known areas of Portland, a series of songs delivered to your door and an online choir |
£2,000 |
Portland |
|
Lewis Manning Hospice |
Art activities for people with life-limiting illnesses in the Swanage and Wareham areas over a 12 month period from July 2020 to July 2021 |
£905 |
Purbeck |
|
Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum |
The aim of the project is to de-risk the design of any future permanent building for craft and educational activities centre post COVID-19 by provide mobile and flexible workspace, with relevant facilities, that can be used to determine the optimal configuration |
£4,000 |
Purbeck |
|
Maiden Newton Bowls Club |
To purchase an electrically operated mat winder that can be operated by a far wider range of members |
£1,060 |
West Dorset |
|
Dorset Wildlife Trust |
Increase accessibility to the facilities and to the natural environment for visitors to the Kingcombe Centre. A short trail will encompass examples of habitats of the area. Upgrade of equipment, improve accessibility for community groups and volunteers funds will purchase play equipment and seating for the trail. |
£5,000 |
West Dorset |
|
Ferndown Skatepark |
Redevelopment and extension of the current skatepark into a state of the art concrete wheel park that meets the needs of younger users as well as those looking for a challenging and exciting facility. |
£5,000 |
East Dorset |
|
Charlton Marshall Parish Council Play Area |
To replace most of the equipment in the play area with new equipment and to replace the surfacing with safer materials. |
£5,000 |
North Dorset |
|
Swanage Tennis Club |
To upgrade one of the floodlit tarmac courts to an astro-turf surface. |
£4,000 |
Purbeck |
|
Stalbridge Petanque and Croquet Club |
To build a petanque terrain and croquet lawn at Stalbridge Village Hall for public use of the town to encourage light exercise and create a new social point. |
£1,370 |
North Dorset |
|
Weymouth Golf Club |
Lay an all-weather pathway to enable elderly and disabled players to use buggies and trolleys around part of the course all year round.. |
£2,500 |
Weymouth |
|
Puncknowle Village Hall |
Major repairs to kitchen ceiling installation of a ventilation system to resolve condensation. Redecoration of kitchen and repair condensation damage. |
£1,000 |
West Dorset |
|
Walditch Village Hall |
Replacement of original wooden windows at one end of the village hall. |
£987 |
West Dorset |
|
Hinton Martell Village Hall |
To carry out essential repairs and refurbishments and to install a disabled ramp to access the building as part of their next phase of improvements to the village hall. |
£2,000 |
East Dorset |