Ipplepen Community Fund
The Ipplepen Community Fund was established in 2010 thanks to a generous donation from the Cottage Garden Society (the organisation that runs the annual Village Show and Ipple Tipple Beer Festival). The premise for the Fund was, and still is, to “give back” to Ipplepen Village the surplus funds generated by the Village Show via grant funding to Ipplepen village organisations.
Since 2010, there have been further donations from the Cottage Garden Society to the Ipplepen Community Fund, together with other generous donations from individuals and groups. This has enabled the Community Fund to award grants totalling more than £60,000 to a broad range of village organisations (see list at the bottom of this page).
The Fund exists to promote community life and activity via the distribution of capital or project funding to “not for profit” organisations, with grants usually up to a maximum of £1,500 – occasionally more in exceptional situations. Please note that grant funding does not normally cover on-going running costs or expenses of a grant-seeking organisation.
The Management Committee of the Fund is made up of representatives of the main Committee and the Ipple Tipple sub-committee of the Cottage Garden Society, the Parish Council, Churches in Ipplepen, the Primary School and the Health Centre.
The Annual General Meeting is normally held in June each year, following a 31 March year end. 21 days public notice is given for this meeting and any Ipplepen resident over the age 18 can attend and vote.
The Grant Guidance for Applicants are set out below and the Application form is on this page under Download Documents . Any further information can be obtained from Rob Cowling, Chair of the Ipplepen Community Fund at robcowling@btinternet.com
Guidance for Applicants (updated 28.04.17)
1) Applications will only be accepted from formally constituted not for profit organisations. However, applications from public or statutory bodies may be accepted in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Committee.
2) Applications will only be accepted that directly benefit the community of Ipplepen.
3) Applications will be accepted from organisations that have a remit wider than the community of Ipplepen, provided that the application will directly benefit the community of Ipplepen.
4) Applications will only be accepted via the use of a fully completed Ipplepen Community Fund Grant Application Form, and other documentation may be required.
5) If your application is for a single item over £250.00 it should be accompanied by at least two quotations/estimates.
6) Applications in excess of £1,500 will only be considered in exceptional circumstances
7) Any Grant awarded must be spent within six months of the date the Grant is paid
8) Evidence of use must be provided to the Ipplepen Community Fund within one month of the Grant being spent and not later than seven months after the Grant is paid.
9) Under normal circumstances only one application within a 12 month period will be considered.
Priority Criteria
Priority will be given to those applications that are able to clearly demonstrate how the application –
i. promotes the well-being of the community of Ipplepen, including which people will benefit and how many
ii. relates to a specific project(s) and not to general, on-going revenue costs
iii. supports the objectives of the Parish Plan
iv. can lever in other funding sources
v. is not the sole source of funding for the project(s)
Funded Organisations
Examples of the many organisations in the Village that we have supported:
St Andrews Church
Bowls Club
Village Hall
Cricket Club
Allotments
Village Magazine
Heart & Soul Choir
Scouts & Brownies
Ipplepen Community Fund,
