Mayors Grant Scheme
The scheme is currently closed
Further updates coming soon:
Grant Awarding Policy – Thorne Moorends Town Council 2025
Grant Evaluation Form – Thorne Moorends Town Council 2025
2024 / 2025 Awards
- Moorends Mauraders First Aid Equipment £219.70
- Phab Swim Sessions £300.00
- Recycled Teenagers Bus Trip £200.00
- Thorne OAP Centre Garden Refurbishment £300.00
- Club Thorne U7s Training Items £300.00
- Country Women’s Association Crafts, Speaker, and Rent £207.00
- Girl Guides Storage Cabinet £209.00
- Thorne & Moorends Youth Group Halloween Party Accessories £186.79
- Thorne Squadron RAFAC Advertising Equipment £209.67
- Thorne/Moorends Fitness For All Room Hire £150.00
- Thorne Arts Network Free Arts Sessions £232.00
- Artistic Spectrum Materials for Art Project £300.00
- Maria Chappell Flowers for Volunteering £60.00
- DDMES Free Train Rides £150.00
- Panto Sweets Best Christmas Jumper £60.00
- Christmas Light Switch On Voucher – Most Involved Business £100.00
- Sea Cadets Awards and Certificates £300.00
- Chair Exercise Group Hall Hire £150.00
2021 / 2022 Awards
- Thornensians Rugby Club – £236.40 – Training equipment for junior rugby.
- Thornensians Rugby Club – £248.00 – Rugby clothing and balls for girls rugby.
- Friends of Thorne Memorial Park – Gardening equipment.
- Moorends Miners Welfare Centre – Halloween Party Decorations , Games and Party Items
- Moorends Marauders Rugby Club – £225.00 – Match Balls for Rugby
2020 / 2021 Awards
- Thorne Colliery FC – £250.00 -For the provision of new match balls.
- Active Fusion – £300.00 – For the provision of delivery of a half term sport camp in Moorends.
- Moorends Marauders Rugby Club – £244.20 – For the provision of training equipment for junior players.
- Marshland Road School – £87.00 – For the provision of flowers and compost for planting project.
- Thornensians Rugby Club – £236.40 – For the provision of new training equipment and training aids to be used with the clubs junior and girls teams.
- Moorends Marauders Rugby Club – £232.98 – For the provision of catering equipment to support the club providing refreshments during training and matches.
Previous Mayors Fund Details
Cllr. Mark Houlbrook – 2019/2020
- Friends of Thorne Community Wood Grant Awarded: £114.95 – To support family activities at the woodlands 25th anniversary event.
- Join in Local Life Grant Awarded £200.00 – To support provision of materials for ‘Knit and Natter’ group in producing knitted products that are sold to raise funds for charity. The group also provides a valuable support network to its often elderly and isolated members.
- Friends of Harry Priestly House Grant Awarded £200.00 – To support the provision and creation of a sensory garden for the benefit of residents and visitors alike.
- Thorne Business Forum Grant Awarded £200.00 – For the provision of winter hanging baskets in Thorne Town Centre.
- Thorne Family Support Group Grant Awarded £181.97 – To support Christmas Disco and additional group activity materials for adults for with learning disabilities.
- Join in Local Life Grant Awarded £ 69.60 – For the provision of wrapping paper to support the wrapping of children’s Christmas presents that are delivered to families who may otherwise be unable to provide their children with a present at Christmas.
- Thorne Colliery FC Grant Awarded £200.00 – For the provision of new football goals for the Under 10 girls football team.
- Coronavirus Response Efforts £833.48 – For the provision of food aid parcels for local vulnerable people.