New Grove Trust grants
awards 2010
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Border Bicentenary Piano Festival – funding for a public concert and educational project to celebrate the bicentenaries of Chopin, Liszt and Alkan.
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Kestrals Gym -partial funding to buy a specialist gymnastics floor for the club.
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Portskewett Good Companions – funding for a trip to see a Christmas Panto.
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Chepstow Choral Society – the purchasing of a new electronic piano with stand and case for taking to concerts.
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Arts Alive – funding for textile workshops based on recycling clothing including photography and writing, culminating in an exhibition in Abergavenny.
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Usk Junior Football Club - training new coaches in first aid and Football Leader qualifications.
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Gwent Young Peoples Theatre – funding for the summer production of ‘The Golden Masque of Agamemnon’.
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Monmouth People’s First – training courses for able and disabled people to improve understanding and opportunities.
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Chepstow Hearing – funding for lip-reading classes.
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Priory Gardens – funding to improve the front garden, including disabled access and a new sundial to commemorate a local historian.
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Dance Blast – running weekly creative dance classes for families over a six month period
November 2010
August 2010
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Bridges Community Centre – partial funding for the repairs to the ballroom floor.
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Love Zimbabwe – funding for drums to run drumming and dance workshops to improve awareness of issues in Zimbabwe across South East Wales.
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Cross Ash Village Hall – renovation of the gents toilet facilities in the hall.
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Raglan Local Ways – funding for a set of leaflets defining local walks around Raglan.
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1st Raglan Scout Group – purchase of 20 sets of climbing equipment.
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Babington Meadow Recreation Ground Trust – purchasing a new sign for this community field used for play and events within Penault.
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Friends of Caldicot Castle – funding for the development of a DVD to explain the history of the castle.
April 2010
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The Teddy Bear Club – funding for new toys and safety equipment.
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Friends of Dixton Church -funding for leaflets to explain the history of this ancient church and encourage visitors and donations.
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Llangattock-Vibon-Avel Community Choir – commissioning a piece of musical theatre to celebrate the life of Charles Rolls.
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Hands On Theatre – funding for a gala performance at Dingestow to raise money for Hands Around the World.
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Usk Tapestry Group - funding for the materials to develop the tapestry.
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Bryn y Cym Community Association – funding for taster sessions for inside and outside activities such as creative dancing, mountain biking and bread making to encourage local children to take up new interests.
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Brockweir Green Shoots – creation of a new community vegetable garden including tools and other construction materials.
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Gavilion Football Club – partial funding for improvements to playing facilities for the youth teams.
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Music in Monmouth – funding towards running a series of jazz performances at the Queens Head.
January 2010
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Hands Around The World – funding towards developing a new base in Dingestow for this international charity to encourage local volunteering and support.
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Raglan Music Festival 2010 – partial funding for the music festival especially to encourage the involvement of young people.
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Friends of Monmouth Comprehensive School Boat Club – partial funding towards new equipment, including new oars (blades).
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The Bridges Tea Dance – funding towards the running costs for the weekly Tea Dance for elderly people with physical and mental health problems.
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Crawley Hall – funding for new chairs for the village hall.
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Thornwell Football Club – funding to take the U16 team to visit other clubs where the players are involved in community activities that continue beyond the youth teams.
