Buckingham Town Council has supported several organisations in the town with grants to aid them in providing facilities and services that benefit Buckingham residents. Other events, community assets and projects are supported by the Town Council in different ways.
Grants awarded for 2024/25
In 2024 the Town Council gave grants totalling £31,755 to projects beneficial to the people of Buckingham
One Year Grants
| Organisation | Grant Received (£) | Purpose |
| Chronic Pain Support Group | £500 | Support group guest speaker fees |
| Buckingham Pantomime | £1,364 | Replacement of ‘back wall’ |
| BAFA (Buckingham Art4All) | £1,389 | Equipment for close-up filming and live streaming of art demonstrations |
| Buckingham & District Angling Association | £271 | Towards River Warden Group activities |
| Jedidah | £808 | School summer holiday lunches |
| Open House (Community Care North Bucks) | £808 | Day trip for former carers and people living alone |
| West End Bowls Club | £941 | Bowls equipment to improve inclusivity |
| Buckingham Football Club | £1616 | LED lighting upgrade |
| Swan Community Hub | £1616 | Buckingham Summer Club for young children and children with SEND |
| Total | £ 9,313 |
Four Year Grants
Four-year grants were awarded for the first time in 2022 – allowing local groups to plan for the future.
The total amount of four-year grants given for the 2024-2025 year is £22,442, The grant amount is paid to our four year grant holders once a year, with a 3.5% uplift annually.
| Council Agreed Four Year Grants | Grant Received (£) | Purpose |
| Buckingham Youth Clubs Ltd | £5,570 | After school youth sessions and trips for young people with trained staff |
| Citizens Advice Bucks | £6,160 | Free expert advice on a range of issues including financial advice |
| Buckingham Old Gaol | £5,356 | Maintaining this unique museum and it’s local history exhibits |
| Buckingham Summer Festival | £2,142 | Organise and host the annual Festival Gala Concert as part of Buckingham Summer Festival. |
| Buckingham Lawn Tennis Club | £1,607 | Replace the 10 floodlights at the Tennis Club with environmentally friendly LED lamp alternatives |
| Chandos Park Bowls Club | £1,071 | Maintain the Chandos Park Bowls Club Green |
| Project Street Life | £536 | Residential activities weekend away for young people |
| TOTAL: | £ 22,442 |
Past Project: Open House CCNB (One Year Grant)
Open house provides a programme of social activities, speakers and activities for former carers and people who live on their own, to help them move on and to combat social isolation. The grant contributed towards a new programme which included activities such as workshops and outside speakers, as well as assisting in attending workshops and externally at a subsidised rate (at Stowe for example) and any transport costs and fees in visiting other venues, as necessary.
Past Project: Project Street Life (Long Term Grant)
Project Street Life, Buckingham provides facilities in premises where young people can participate in activities for one afternoon a week. They are here to assist young people from Buckingham and surrounding villages, to improve their conditions of life, particularly in the provision of facilities for leisure-time occupation in the interests of social welfare.
A grant of £520 was given in 2023, which was spent on a residential weekend for 11 young people and their leaders who participated in a variety of activities at the Cadlecotte Xperience Centre in Milton Keynes from 27th to 29th January 2023.
The activities were chosen in order to help develop and inspire teamwork and build confidence in the young people which would stand them in good stead for later life. Each of the activities were all inclusive and SEND young people were encourages to participate, with all necessary resources being available to them.
Project Life felt that they were successful in providing a residential Weekend for the young people who might otherwise not have been able to experience these opportunities.