New Grove Trust grants

May 2015

• Chepstow Rugby Football Club – New LED lighting system for winter training and evening games.

• Llangattock – Vibonavel Community Choir – Funding for professional musicians to work with the local amateurs in a charity concert raising cash for local charities and the church.

• Monmouth Off-Street Project – Funding towards resurfacing the BMX track and new fencing.

• Wye Valley Chamber Orchestra – Funding towards the costs of the 2015 festival and especially encouraging more performances by young musicians.

• Ross SHYPP

• Mitchell Troy Village Hall – Partial funding for the replacement of the kitchen facilities.

• Incredible Edible Caldicot – Materials to enable new raised beds to be built along with new fruit trees and signs.

• GAVO Volunteer Centre – Funding for a presentation evening to celebrate the contribution of volunteers across Monmouthshire.

• 2nd Caldicot Scout Group – Protective treatment and decoration of the scout hut.

• The Narth Village Hall – Funding towards replacing the heating system.

• Lydbrook Band - Partial funding for Prom in the Park event involving amateur musicians from all across the Forest of Dean.

• Savoy Youth Theatre – Funding for professional staff to work with the Youth Theatre on a performance of Rent.

• Hood Memorial Hall – Funding for a new wildflower area and additional play equipment.

• Monmouth Male Voice Choir – Funding for a new PA system and the cost of using a larger rehearsal space.

• Redbrook Village – Partial funding for local music festival to cover the cost of artists, raising money for the village.

• Putson Community Association – Developing a community garden with disabled access, sensory plants and community vegetable plots.

• Forest of Dean Childrens Opportunity Centre – Towards the cost of providing services for supporting children with special needs.

• Shirenewton Local History Society – Funding for a projector to enable a WW1 history exhibition.

• Babington Meadow – New gates for the community meadow in Penallt.

• Ross Penyard Singers – Funding for orchestra and soloists to accompany the choir in a fund raising concert for the Basement Youth Trust.

• Caldicot RFC – Funding for refurbishing the ladies and disabled toilets.

• Womens Aid Monmouthshire – Funding for a project supporting male children and young people who have witnessed domestic abuse.

• Monmouth Canoe Club – New safety equipment for the community canoe club.

• Wormelow Cricket Club – Partial funding for new boundary fences.

• Tintern Festivals Association – Funding for the 2015 village festival.

• Chepstow Rugby Club – Installation of new LED lighting to improve lighting and reduce costs.

• Lea Village Hall – Refurbishment costs for village hall including materials and new signage.

• Blue Phoenix Jazz Band – Funding towards provision of new uniforms for this youth marching band.

• Yeleni Therapy and Support – Replacing carpets in therapy rooms providing free services for cancer patients.

• Raglan Festival – Partial funding for local music festival to enable additional youth music events.

• Forest of Dean Age Concern – Finance for descaling the industrial water heating system used to prepare hot meals for elderly people across the Forest.

February 2015