Deadline: 22-Jan-2025
The Hyndburn Borough Council is seeking to issue grants to event provider(s), to aid in the organisation of events through the period of April 1st 2025- March 31st 2026.
These events must be held on suitable public land in Hyndburn. Hyndburn Borough Council would like to see a substantial increase in people using the borough’s high streets, parks and open spaces. Therefore, the purpose of this commission is to run an event programme, at regular intervals throughout the year that allows the organiser(s) to promote Hyndburn, to raise awareness to prospective visitors and increase footfall from the wider Hyndburn, East Lancashire and North West community.
Hyndburn Borough Council aim to award a number of grants, and they anticipate that there will be a range of proposals each offering a varied mix of events that attract a wide audience.
Objectives
- Objective 1: Increase visitors to the Hyndburn’s high streets, parks or open spaces (increase footfall)
- Objective 2: Engage with people who live in and around Hyndburn
- Objective 3: Create an event which can engage with the widest possible audience
- Objective 4: Demonstrate value for money
- Objective 5: Explore additional funding sources, other than that of the Council
Categories
- Food Festival
- Net Zero Event
- Soapbox Challenge
- Carnival / Procession
- Culture & Heritage
- Accrington Christmas Light Switch On, including blessing of the crib
- Township Christmas Light Switch on events
- Great Harwood Winter Event
- Other
Funding Information
- Food Festival
- Maximum Funding Available: £24,000
- Net Zero Event
- Maximum Funding Available: £7,000
- Soapbox Challenge
- Maximum Funding Available: £25,000
- Carnival / Procession
- Maximum Funding Available: £2,500
- Culture & Heritage
- Maximum Funding Available: £100 to £1,000 grants available
- Accrington Christmas Light Switch On, including blessing of the crib
- Maximum Funding Available: £24,000
- Township Christmas Light Switch on events
- Maximum Funding Available: £100 to £2,000 grants available
- Great Harwood Winter Event
- Maximum Funding Available: £20,000
- Other
- Maximum Funding Available: £10,000
Criteria
- Each event,
- Must be well organised must adhere to all requirements and timelines set out in Hyndburn Borough Council’s Event:
- Must be managed professionally before, during and following the event
- Must demonstrate that it fulfils all of the 5 Objective
- Must produce an Event Report, no later than one month following the event, detailing the following:
- How the 5 Objectives were met
- Budget Assessment
- Project Successes and Issues (including feedback from stakeholders and attendees)
- Objective Evaluation of Event Outcomes (including any items to be altered in the future and lessons learned)
- Results of the visitor survey (at least 100 visitors must be surveyed at each event)
- The following two documents should be provided as your Proposal submission:
- Completed Grant Application Form
- Must be well organised must adhere to all requirements and timelines set out in Hyndburn Borough Council’s Event:
Application Requirements
- Proposal document, to include the following headings:
- Introduction
- Applicants information and background
- Relevant event experience
- Reason for application
- Details of the Proposed Event including
- Event Category
- Event title o full description of event
- Funding sought from Hyndburn Borough Council, including a breakdown of costs (Hyndburn Borough Council may fund Traffic Management costs in addition to the grant funding)
- Demonstrate the amount and origin of additional funding (other than the funding provided by the Council) towards this event
- Target audience
- Project and Management Plan (Applicants need to demonstrate that events can be managed independently of the Council)
- How Objectives 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 will be met
- Marketing Plan
- What will success look like
- Plan for Reporting
- Proposed outcomes and methods of evaluation
- Introduction
For more information, visit Hyndburn Borough Council.