Grant Scheme
Each year Woodbridge Town Council awards grants to Charities and Voluntary Organisations that contribute to the well-being of Woodbridge or promote the image of the Town.
Funds are limited therefore however well deserving, County and National charities and organisations are unlikely to receive grant funding unless they can demonstrate that any funds granted will directly benefit Woodbridge and its inhabitants.
Grants are awarded by the Town Council at its July meeting. Applications for those awards should be received by the Town Clerk at Shire Hall, Market Hill, Woodbridge IP12 4LP or email: [email protected] by 31st May 2024.
Applications Forms and details of Criteria can be found by clicking on the below documents;
Please note that if you require a word document if you are unable to open the above pdf documents, please email: [email protected]
WTC Grants Awarded in 2024
| Organisation | Grants awarded |
|---|---|
| Citizens Advice East Suffolk | £2,300 |
| Dora Brown | £3,000 |
| First Woodbridge Scout Group | £1,500 |
| Opera for Woodbridge | £1,000 |
| Suffolk Accident and Rescue | £500 |
| Seckford District Girlguiding | £350 |
| Tide Mill Trust | £5,000 |
| Transition Woodbridge | £1,500 |
| Woodbridge Bowls Club | £2,300 |
| Woodbridge Cricket Club | £2,000 |
| Woodbridge Festival of Art and Music | £2,700 |
| Woodbridge Football Club | £2,000 |
| Woodbridge in Bloom | £1,500 |
| Woodbridge Rotary Club | £350 |
| Total | £26,000 |
Discretionary Grant Scheme
Under the powers provided to the Council under section 137 of the Local Government Act (1972), a Council may:
‘Incur expenditure which in their opinion is in the interests of and will bring direct benefit to their area or any part of it or some of its inhabitants’.
Such expenditure must be commensurate with the benefit to the community. Woodbridge Town Council has a Discretionary Hardship Ear Marked Reserve, from where the following grants have been provided in the 2023/23 Financial Year:
Woodbridge Branch Salvation Army - £1500 (July 2023).
Potter Cup
The Potter Cup is an award presented annually by Woodbridge Town Council along with a cheque for £50.
Each year nominations are invited for an individual or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to the life or name of Woodbridge in the preceeding twelve months.
Previous winners of the Potter Cup are listed below.
| Year Awarded | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Mrs Charmian Berry |
| 2022 | Brenda Jackson, New Horizons Club |
| 2021 | Mr Prity and Yogi Patel, Warwick Convenience Store |
| 2020 | Mrs Jane Healey |
| 2019 | Friends of Woodbridge Library |
| 2018 | Messrs Kevin and Cliff Baldock |
| 2017 | The New Horizons Club |
| 2016 | 432 Woodbridge Air Force Air Cadets |
| 2015 | Dr Bob Merrett |
| 2014 | Miss Brenda Jackson |
| 2013 | Mr Richard Cavana |
| 2012 | Mr Ray Branton |
| 2011 | Woodbridge Town Pastors |
| 2010 | Mr Brian Andrews |
| 2009 | Mr Peter Bacon |
| 2008 | Mrs Valerie Constable |
| 2007 | Woodbridge Town Youths Football Club |
| 2006 | The Rochford Trust |
| 2005 | NO AWARD |
| 2004 | Woodbridge Community Council |
| 2003 | Mr Alastair Howard |
| 2002 | Mr Don Tucker |
| 2001 | NO AWARD |
| 2000 | Mr Lee Nunn |
| 1999 | Woodbridge Deben Rotaract Club |
| 1998 | David Horne |
| 1997 | Miss Carley Brennan |
| 1996 | Company of Four |
| 1995 | Mr Jonathan Rattle & Mr Lenny Pack |
| 1994 | Mr Rob Robinson & Mr John Collins |
| 1993 | 5th Woodbridge Sea Scouts |
| 1992 | Helen Stevenson |
For further information about the Potter Cup contact the Deputy Town Clerk on 01394 383599 or Email [email protected].