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Fund Raising in Midgley Village
Midgley Community Forum was established to provide and improve facilities for the local community and in 2010, following many months of hard work, the Forum proudly opened its new Community Room and village shop in the building that had housed the Co-op in days gone by.
In recent years the forum donated to Midgley Recreation Ground play equipment, supporting the new Trim Trail at Midgley School - available to all residents in the village wanting a workout. It donated to CROWS for upkeep of local paths and to Booth Cricket Club for the junior section equipment. New planters were installed in the village with the support of the gardening group.
Conversion of Shop and Community Facilities with Aid from Funding Agencies
The purchase of the building and its conversion into these community-run facilities was made possible by generous grant aid from the various funding agencies detailed below.
Community Share Issue to Raise Funds
The Forum also launched a community share issue where local people were able to buy shares in the building, which would be repayable after 5 years. A fantastic total of £53,000 was raised through the community shares, which enabled the completion of the building conversion and the fitting out of the shop and community room.
The Forum worked hard hard to raise funds to pay back the shares, with profits from the shop and rental from the flat going straight to Forum funds and set aside for this purpose.
Large and Small Community Events – A Source of Income
Our large-scale community events such as the Fete and Open Gardens are important fund raisers with all profits going to the Forum, whilst smaller events such as quizzes and coffee mornings provide a regular source of income.
Midgley Community Forum – Into the Future
We were able to pay back the community shares in 2014. Fund raising did not stop there however, as our Community building will need continuing modifications, improvements and repairs to make sure it provides the very best facilities that suit the needs of the community.
A Word About Our Sponsors…
We would like to thank the sponsors who made it possible.
The Big Lottery Fund provided £50,000 toward the purchase of the old Co-op building.
Biffaward provided £50,000 toward the purchase of the old Co-op building.
The Green Business Network not only provided a grant of £10,000, but were crucial in supporting the community in their application for the Biffaward grant.
The Tudor trust made a grant to the village of £30,000 to help with the purchase and refurbishment of the old Co-op.
The European Agricultural fund for rural development. A funding partner of the leader grant.
Defra a funding partner for the leader grant.
Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency and a partner for the Leader funding.
£52,000 funding through South Pennines LEADER programme (Rural Development Programme for England), funded by Defra and the European Union, managed by Yorkshire Forward in Yorkshire and Humberside.
We specially need to thank our own community for everyone's efforts in supporting the project to date and for the £53,000 community share issue.
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