Below you will find case studies of successful projects from Round One:
- Installation of an air-sources heat pump in the New Garden room at Snitterfield Village Hall
- Installation of LED floodlighting at Napton Sportsfield
- Upgrade of 12 streetlights to LEDs in Bearley
The first round of the Community Climate Change Fund had a budget of £50,000. The successful grants represent a combined total of £44,137 capital, and were distributed in March 2024. 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 |
Projects that will be delivered in Round Two:
The second round of the Community Climate Change Fund (formally renamed to the Community Climate and Nature Fund) has now been completed. In March 2025, the remaining £55,863* of capital was granted to deliver the following projects:
| 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 |
| Heart of England Forest |
Restoration of ponds and their surrounding habitats |
£7,500 |
| 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 |
*An additional £7,500 was granted directly from SDC's Climate Change Reserve to Heart of England Forest to deliver their pond restoration project.
