Ward funding reports
This is an overview of the 2025 to 2026 Guildhall Ward funding allocations.
- Total spend: £17,731
- Projects supported: 20
| Project summary | Funding allocated |
|---|---|
| Groves Festival May 2025 - Funding towards Community Festival in the Groves on May Day bank holiday | £882 |
| Bull Lane noticeboard - installation of a new notice board | £1,210 |
| YCFC Foundation - to provide girls-only football themed Wildcats sessions during summer 2025 and Easter 2026 at Hull Road park | £1,778 |
| Theatre 41 - to install LED lighting and integrated Passive Infrared sensors throughout the community theatre to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint | £2,185 |
| Red Tower Foodbank - to purchase stock of non-perishable food to hold in reserve and to top up food-bags on weekly Monday morning distribution to those in need living in the Walmgate area on occasions when the donations from supermarkets are lower than sufficient | £200 |
| St Nicks signage - contribution towards replacement of signage at entrances to the Local Nature Reserve providing information about the diversity of natural species to be found on the reserve, how the site is managed to improve this, and what different areas and habitats there are to discover and explore | £500 |
| Notice board installation costs - Lawrence Street, Clarence Gardens, Bull Lane | £798 |
| River Foss Society - to purchase gravel to apply at several locations of the path on the western side of the River Foss that gets very muddy and dangerously slippery in rainy weather | £200 |
| Door84 Youth and Community Centre - to provide 10 cooking workshops to engage socially isolated people and people who want to bring some purpose back into their lives and find a sense of direction, whilst learning new skills and re-integrating into the wider community | £1,400 |
| Clarence Gardens - installation of raised beds for edible growing and printing costs of a flyer to promote the opportunity to get involved with the park | £1,000 |
| The Groves festival 2026 - A grant towards 2026 Spring Festival including costs of a band night, St John hire fee, admin fee to include Temporary Events Notices and insurance, first aid cover and contingency costs | £1,490 |
| Hire for Ward Committee meeting - National Centre for Early Music hire for November 2025 and printing costs for flyers for the meeting | £50 |
| Venue hire for April ward committee meeting | £70 |
| Venue hire for January ward committee meeting | £60 |
| Bluebird Academy shop - to fund set-up costs of a charity retail shop at 107 to 109 Walmgate, including gift aid software, gift aid labelling materials and new display equipment | £1,100 |
| New Visuality - a grant towards manga art activities workshops for young people on 2 Fridays over the Easter holidays and four after school sessions in term time; activities to run at Spark York and at after school sessions at either St. Wilfrid's or Park Grove Primary Schools | £840 |
| Bereavement Café - a grant towards the bereavement café pilot between March 2026 and June 2026 on the fourth Tuesday of each month at St Thomas’s Church Hall on Lowther Street and production of a podcast | £1,890 |
| Queer Arts CIC - a grant towards community-led creative groups delivered by QueerArts UK CIC within the Guildhall Ward. Literary Lounge & Creative Writing, discussion groups focused on reading, writing, shared storytelling, and literary exploration. Arts and Crafts - informal, welcoming sessions centred on chat, crafts, and creative making | £850 |
| Converge - a grant to pilot creative writing workshops and a reading club offering an opportunity to develop community connections, reduce social isolation and increase engagement with the local environment | £1,000 |
| Monkgate Mural BID - funding towards the creation of a new mural on Monkgate; the project is supported by local residents as the site has been a hotspot for graffiti for many years and negatively impacts people’s perceptions and enjoyment of the area | £228 |
Also see
Michal Czekajlo
Community Officer
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