Royal Leamington Spa Town Council has announced the distribution of £17,522.92 in community grants to 18 local charities, organisations, and community groups.

The Town Council holds three rounds of community grant awards each year in June, September, and December.

The grants, of up to £2,000 per award, are available to non-profit organisations and local groups to assist with specific projects.

This was the first round of grants awarded for 2025.

The Mayor of Royal Leamington Spa, Councillor Ruggy Singh, said: "It is fantastic to see so many local groups, across the range of Arts, Sports and Wellbeing, doing such important work in our town.

"The Community Grant Fund is one way the Town Council can help support that work, helping to enrich the lives of residents and visitors alike."

The grants from the first round of 2025 funding will support a range of projects, including:

• ARC (Achieving Results in Community) - Maintaining the All Saints' Living Labyrinth Community Garden.
• Arts Uplift CIC - Inside Stories - Singing for Wellbeing
• Brunswick Hub - Christmas events for the local community.
• Flourish - Mentoring groups supporting young girls.
• Home-Start Warwickshire - Lillington Perinatal Support Group.
• Leamington Cricket Club - Towards a new water sprinkler.
• Leamington History Group - Leamington at War (film)
• Leamington Netball Club - Towards the resurfacing of netball courts.
• Leamington Spa Amateur Swimming Club - 140th Anniversary Celebration Gala.
• Lighthaus Arts CIC - 'Creative Connections': Wellbeing through art.
• Lillington Olympic Festival - Lillington Community Fun Day, 19th July 2025.
• Motionhouse - Moving Stories: empowering the learning and development of children in Leamington through dance.
• New Hope Counselling - Creativity for Wellbeing • PBC Foundation (Primary Biliary Cholangitis) – for the direct benefit of 29 people who live in Leamington who suffer from PBC.
• Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir - RLSBC will join forces with another local choir and the Leamington Sinfonia to perform Oratorio, written by the African American composer Dett in 1932.
• Shri Krishna Resources Centre - International Yoga Day 2025.
• St Mark's Church, Leamington Spa - Replacement of chairs.
• Warwickshire Pride - For 2025 Community Grants 2025.

The deadline for the next funding round is Friday, 15 August 2025.

Details are available from the Town Council website.

For further information, contact Kay Sheriston, Deputy Town Clerk at [email protected]