Community Climate Change and Nature Fund

Community climate change fund

Community Climate Change Fund Phase One

In November, Stratford-on-Avon District Council's Cabinet agreed to establish a Stratford-on-Avon Community Climate Change Fund (CCCF). The purpose of the CCCF is to enable the delivery of climate change focused projects within the communities of Stratford-on-Avon.

The first phase of the Community Climate Change Fund had a budget of £50,000. The successful grants represent a combined total of £44,137 capital. The successful projects are outlined below:

Organisation

Project Description Funding Sought
Great Alne Parish Council To develop a community flooding Scheme £4,000
Napton Parish Council The replacement of sodium bulbs in floodlights with LED bulb £10,000
Bidford Parish Council To establish a community fridge and café £4,500
Great Alne Parish Council To install a mobile rainwater harvesting system £1,842
Snitterfield Village Hall To install an air source heat pump £4,696
Bearley Parish Council The replacement of conventional streetlight bulbs with LED £2,065
Warwickshire Cycle Buddies To develop and deliver a help to cycle scheme £2,174
Shotteswell Village Hall To install a battery storage system to operate alongside solar panel system £2,500
Great Alne Parish Council To commission a feasibility study for a Greenway between Great Alne and Alcester £10,000
Stratford Town Hall To commission a decarbonisation feasibility study £2,360

The remaining £5,863 will be carried over to the second round of the Fund, where a total of £55,863 will be available to successful applicants.

Community Climate and Nature Fund Phase Two

Following the success of Phase one, a further £55,863 was allocated to the phase two of the fund. The successful projects are outlined below:

Organisation Project Description Funding Sought
Upper Lighthorne Parish Council Community action to increase the local hedgehog population £1,042
The Bear Pit Theatre Upgrade of theatre stage lighting from tungsten to LED £4,980
Tiddington Village Residents Association Water quality monitoring and improvement in the River Avon £1,392
Kineton Village Hall Association Insulation of the Village Hall £9,850
Ilmington Community Shop Solar panel installation £6,000
Stockton Village Hall Committee Solar panel and battery storage installation £7,750
Shottery Memorial Hall Solar panel and battery storage installation £5,500
The Shakespeare Hospice LED lighting upgrade at Avenue Farm site £4,790
Warwickshire Rural Hub Creation of an online hub for the South Warwickshire Area Network for Wildlife (SWAN) £4,370
Shipston-on-Stour Town Council Increasing biodiversity at Cornmill Meadows £1,620
Stratford Sports Club Installation of SmartCellar technology £1,085
Tysoe Village Hall Trust Installation of 2 destratification fans at the Village Hall £2,152
Escape Arts Provision of sustainable cooking workshops, two new accessible community growing spaces, and installation of a rainwater harvesting system £5,426

Community Climate and Nature Fund Phase Three

Are you a community group or Parish Council with an idea for a green project? Contact us now to discuss your project idea!

The following groups will be able to apply for grant funding through the CCNF:

  • Town or Parish Councils
  • Formally constituted charity and community groups
  • Sports clubs

The CCNF will fund projects which meet one of the following criteria:

  • Projects which result in a direct reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Projects which build resilience to the impacts of climate change.
  • Projects which will result in research enabling access to more significant funding applications.
  • Projects which will result in the enhancement of biodiversity.

Please email climate.emergency@stratford-dc.gov.uk for any queries.

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Contact: The Climate Emergency team

Last updated on 12/05/2025