Deadline: 28-Feb-23
Camden Council is delighted to announce that they are opening funding applications for Community Festivals and Events.
Aims
- Camden Community Festival Fund support events that promote the active participation of residents in community life. The aim of this fund is to sustain and develop Camden’s rich culture, its strong communities and dynamic partnerships by supporting quality creative events that meet the criteria set out.
- Camden Council supports this grants programme in recognition of the contribution made by community festivals to strengthening Camden communities, and in developing a rich culture and economy within the borough. The Fund welcomes applications from partnerships between multiple groups that demonstrate a commitment to community cohesion and improving inter-community relationships.
- Successful applicants will also receive a waiver of the fees and charges associated with holding an event in a London Borough of Camden park, open space, or street.
Funding Information
- Applications are welcome for grants of £200 to £2,000.
What they can fund
- Artists fees
- Contribution to the cost of planning and delivery
- Publicity and marketing costs
- Hire or purchase of equipment and facilities, PA systems, sanitary provisions, lighting, staging, security and safety measures and costs relating to the training of volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
- Registered charities, Community groups or non-profit making Organisations based and resident within the London Borough of Camden.
- The event must take place in the London Borough of Camden.
Criteria
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The outcomes of your proposal should aim to:
- Foster greater community cohesion and improve inter-community relationships through allowing residents to engage in an event on a common theme. While events from single community groups are welcome, the application must demonstrate that the event will target multiple communities as part of the developing neighbourhood cohesion.
- Engage with and be relevant to diverse participants from multiple communities from a range of ethnicities, faiths, abilities, sexual orientation and class to celebrate Camden’s cultural diversity.
- Demonstrate that it is a community-led event open to the whole of the community.
- Events should predominantly take place within a park or open space to encourage the whole community to feel welcome to participate.
- Events should be free to attend.
- Engage local people not currently participating in cultural and community activities in Camden. Events should showcase the vibrancy of the local cultural offer and activities to encourage the community to access the cultural resources available in the neighbourhood.
- Demonstrate that the event is produced in collaboration with other local organisations, and that it has backing from a wide range local community partners.
- Offer opportunities for volunteering and mentoring for Camden residents.
- Demonstrate that it is a well-managed event and that the organisers have considered the impacts and safety of their festival.
Ineligible
- Schools or educational establishments including Colleges
- Departments within the local authority
- Business and business representatives.
For more information, visit Community Festival Funding.