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Melksham Town Council awards three types of grants for use by constituted community organisation and charities: Core, Community, and Facility Hire Grants. Core Grants are awarded annually for a four year period. Community and Facility Hire Grants are awarded bi-annually in April and September.

Details of any grants received by Melksham Town Council from grant providers will be displayed in the table below.

1. Core Grants

Core Grants are awarded annually for a maximum of four years. This offers financial assurance to larger organisations operating within Melksham Town. Core Grant recipients are selected at the discretion of Melksham Town Council though an application process.

Core Grants are not currently open for new applications.

2. Community Grants

Community grants are for maximum of £1,000 and are awarded bi-annually in April and September. You can apply for a Facility grant at the same time.

Community Grant Application Form

3. Facilities Hire Grants

Facility Hire Grants enables Melksham Town Council to fund room hire in Melksham Town Hall, Melksham Assembly Hall, or KGV park for a specified (number of) event(s). If applying for a Facility Hire Grant, please contact Melksham Assembly Hall at assemblyhall@melksham-tc.gov.uk prior to making this application to get a quote for the exact amount your event/s would cost. If you’d like to apply for a Community grant, you can do this at the same time.

Facility Hire Grant Application Form

4. Monitoring Forms

Six months after successfully receiving a grant, community organisations and charities will be required to submit a monitoring form detailing how the grant has been used by their organisation.

Grants Policy

Before application, it is essential that grant applicants fully read the Melksham Town Council grant policy to ensure they are eligible to apply. Applications that do not primarily benefit the Melksham Town community will be rejected. (If an organisation is not based in the area covered by Melksham Town Council but still benefits the community and/or individuals based there, the Town Council will provide funding on a pro-rata basis for the estimated number of residents using that service.)

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Grants Awarded

Grants provided by Melksham Town Council  between 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 are listed below

Date Grant AwardedGrant RecipientAmount Awarded Purpose of Grant
05/06/2024Melksham Christmas Light Group£10,000Christmas Light Installation
05/06/20244Youth£10,000Youth Services
05/06/2024Food and River Festival£5,000Community Event
05/06/2024The Friends of Canberra Park£7,988Canberra Park
05/06/2024Melksham Tourist Information Centre£4,000Community Asset
05/06/2024Melksham Carnival£2500Community Event
30/06/2024Age UK £12,000Project Worker
08/07/2024Celebrating Age Wiltshire (CAW)£530.87Creative workshops
08/07/2024Group Five£530.87 Vehicle maintenance
08/07/2024Melksham Amateur Swimming Club£ 325 Coach funding
08/07/2024Melksham Gardeners Society£273Facility Hire
08/07/2024Melksham Lions£281.63 Refurbishment of Sleigh
08/07/2024Melksham Riverside Centre £281.63 Two domestic cookers
08/07/2024That Meeting Place £530.87Community group activities
08/07/2024Wiltshire Search & Rescue (WILSAR)£530.87A generator
08/07/2024 Wiltshire Mind £1000Adult counselling sessions paid quarterly 2024/25
09/09/2024Melksham Foodbank £700Supplementing food parcels
09/09/2024Back on Track- Stroke Rehab Service£1000Activities for stoke survivors
09/09/2024Youth Adventure Trust£2494 Pathway days for Melksham residents
09/09/2024Melksham Music Festival LTD£180Facility Hire
09/09/2024Melksham Community Larder£112.50Facility Hire
04/11/2024Avon Bowls Club £1000Replace green edging
04/11/2024Celebrating Age Wiltshire (CAW) £790Art workshops
04/11/2024Forest Community Centre£650A new computer
04/11/2024Help Counselling Services £1000Support counselling sessions
04/11/2024Melksham Foodbank£300Breakfast provision
04/11/2024Read Easy North and West Wiltshire £500Support for adult learners
04/11/2024Splash633.5012 spaces on Splash positive activities for Melksham residents
04/11/2024 Melksham PHAB £600 Subsidise for summer trip
10/03/2025Melksham Amateur Swimming Club£300Equipment for Backstroke swimmers
10/03/2025Bowerhill Baby & Toddlers£200Toddler equipment and uniforms
10/03/2025Melksham Gardeners Society£243Facility Hire
10/03/2025Melksham Transport Users Group£300Website development
10/03/2025Melksham and District Historical Association £400 Storage unit hire
10/03/2025Melksham WI£150Speaker activities
10/03/2025Crazy About Knitting£500knitting supplies for community projects
10/03/2025Melksham Girlguiding£208.13Facility Hire and event support costs
10/03/2025 Friends of Giffords Surgery£500Website development
16/06/2025Alzheimer’s Support£500Homebased respite
16/06/2025Wiltshire Cacti Society374.30Facility Hire
16/06/2025Melksham Foodbank & Lifeline CIO£500Monthly breakfast and summer barbeque
16/06/2025Group Five£750Computer
16/06/2025Melksham Food and River Festival£2500Core Grant
16/06/20254Youth£10000Core Grant
16/05/2025Melksham Carnival£2500Core Grant
16/05/2025Melksham Carnival £2500Core Grant (Historic Payment)
16/05/2025Melksham Tourist Information Centre£4000Core Grant
08/12/2025Melksham Foodbank & Lifeline CIO£1000Breakfasts for 180 people
08/12/2025Melksham Lions£559.98Repairs to Santa’s Sleigh
08/12/2025Wiltshire Digital Drive CIC£100050 devices for 25 people in Melksham
08/12/2025Celebrating Age Wiltshire£1000Five 1.5-hour men’s conversation sessions
08/12/2025Friends of Gifford Surgery£1000Food for a Christmas dinner and £300 room hire
08/12/2025Melksham Community Larder£200Assembly Hall hire for a Swish clothes recycling event
08/12/2025Friends of River Mead School£120Park hire for trail events
08/12/2025Fear Free£1000“Free The Night” event in Melksham
08/06/261st Bowerhill Scouts Group£434Purchase of equipment for youth activities
08/06/26Families Out Loud£1,000Free professional counselling sessions for Melksham residents
08/06/26Melksham Transport User Group£750Equipment, stock and building repairs for a volunteer-run passenger support facility at Melksham Railway Station
08/06/26British Cactus and Succulent Society (Wiltshire Branch)£364.50Venue hire for their Annual Cactus & Succulent Show at Melksham Assembly Hall
08/06/26Melksham Gardeners Society£388Venue hire for their Flower and Produce Show at Melksham Assembly Hall
08/06/26GROUP FIVE£500Digital equipment and operational support for their community activities
08/06/26Wessex MS Therapy Centre£1,000Free neuro-physiotherapy sessions for Melksham residents living with Multiple Sclerosis

Grants Received

Grants received by Melksham Town Council  between 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 are listed below

Date Grant AwardedGrant Received fromAmount Awarded Purpose of Grant
14/01/2025Wiltshire Council£58,181.79Awdry Avenue Play Area
03/03/2025Wiltshire Council £1080Youth Advisory Launch
13/03/2025Wiltshire Council £18,044.44Awdry Avenue Play area
24/03/2025Wiltshire Towns Programme£ 50,000Town Centre improvements
01/04/2025Melksham Without Parish Council£500VE Day Commemorations
01/04/2025Apple a Day Sponsorship£1000VE Day Commemorations
01/04/2025Wiltshire and Swindon Sports Partnership£750Park Yoga