Tameside Community and Learning Chest

Who Can Apply?

Community groups and voluntary groups operating within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside.

How Much Can You Apply For?

Grants of between £50 and £5,000.

What Can You Spend It On?

• Providing childcare to allow parents and carers to take part in community group meetings and regeneration activities.
• Buying materials for a community art club or drama society.
• Funding a community festival or sports day.
• Hiring an interpreter or translating documents.
• Printing a community newsletter.
• Paying for a new group to hire a room to hold a first meeting.
• Buying basic IT equipment and the training to go with it.
• Paying for a training programme or learning opportunity for a group's committee or members.
• Paying for an exchange visit to a similar group in another town to share good practice.
• Designing and printing community group stationery or publicity materials.
• Renovating disused premises so they can be used as a community centre or as a group's headquarters.
• The upkeep of a local community amenity - for example, a children's playground.
• Any activity that encourages community involvement and cohesion organised by local people.

Who to Contact:

Community Foundation for Greater Manchester, Beswick House, Beswick Row, Manchester M4 4LE
0161 214 0945 alke@communityfoundation.co.uk