PRESS RELEASE: Sevenoaks Town Council awards grants to local voluntary organisations

Published: 07 October 2022

Sevenoaks Town Council continues to financially assist local community groups and, through its Finance and General Purposes Committees, awarded the following grants in September 2022:

Baby Umbrella

Cost of specialist support practitioner fees and venue costs.

£1,380

Sevenoaks History Hub

Contribution to publishing costs of book using historical photos and postcards of Sevenoaks, and oral history, to tell story of the town.

£500 

Sevenoaks Counselling

To supplement the Bursary Fund which assists clients who are unable to afford the recommended contribution.

£1,500

West Kent Mind

Towards the costs of delivering mental health awareness workshops for residents of Sevenoaks Town.

£1,000

D’Vine Singers

Contribution to enable the group to meet at its Sevenoaks venue and sing at community events.

£500

In addition, the Youth Services Committee in September 2022 awarded the following grant: 

Sevenoaks Three Arts Festival, Young Musician of the Year

Towards cost of hire of venue and competition standard piano for the Young Musician competition.

£600 

The next round of grant applications will be considered in February 2023, applications to be submitted by Friday 13th January 2023.