Community Grant Scheme

Children preparing to take a river kick sample © Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

Children preparing to take a river kick sample © Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

Community Grant Scheme

So many local people are keen to take action for our chalk streams, but need a little help to make their ideas a reality. The Watercress and Winterbournes Community Grant Scheme offered funding for projects that protect, enhance, or celebrate the stream headwaters of the Rivers Test and Itchen. The grant scheme is now closed to new applications, but we're delighted to be supporting a wide range of fantastic community-led initiatives.

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Completed projects

North Hampshire Bat Box Project - Hampshire Bat Group
Grants: £2,000 and £2,800 | Learn more

Eel House Interpretation - New Alresford Town Trust
Grant: £3,090 | Learn more

Living by the Ash Tree Waters - Andover Trees United
Grant: £5,000 | Learn more

Arle Together - The Watercress Way Charity
Grant: £3,729 | Learn more

The River Arle: History, Heritage, and Future - The Alresford Society
Grant: £5,000 | Learn more

Understanding the Role of the Whitchurch Aquifer - Whitchurch Conservation Group
Grant: £3,800 | Learn more

Current projects

Arle Together - The Watercress Way Charity
Grant: £3,729 | Learn more

Whispers of Chalk Stream - Attention2Place
Grant £4,488 | Learn more

Whitchurch Children's Festival - Whitchurch Conservation Group
Grant £2,340