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Community Fund

Are you a school, community group or project within the Forest of Marston Vale looking for up to £2k of funding?

Willow Hut built at Cranfield School with money from the Community Fund

We spent [our grant] on our Willow Den, which we love! Now we sit in our Willow Den to read, explore, hide, have fun and play imaginative games! The grown-ups are excited because they say the Willow Den has inspired them to make even more of our outdoor area…It’s looking like we’re going to be having even more fun!

                             Little Cranes Pre-School, Cranfield

The Forest of Marston Vale Community Fund is available to any community groups or projects based in (or of benefit to) the local communities in the 61 square miles of the Forest. It's simple to apply for and wide ranging - accepting applications for many things from educational projects to community amenities; environmental projects to energy efficiency schemes. The funding panel meets once a year in February – so get your applications in by the end of January to be considered for next year.

The company that built the wind turbine at the Millennium Country Park has committed to contributing £10,000 a year into the Community Fund for the lifetime of the turbine - 25 years!

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If your group is doing great work thanks to the Community Fund, then let everyone know! Make sure you share on Facebook and Twitter, and tag us into any posts so we can share the good news!

For more information about the Community Fund, call 01234 762608 or email us.

Published: 1st August, 2017

Updated: 12th September, 2019

Author: Sam Hayden

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The Forest of Marston Vale Trust is a Registered Charity No. 1069229.
Company registered in England No 3462405.

Registered Office: The Forest Centre, Station Road, Marston Moretaine, Bedford MK43 0PR.
Marston Vale Services t/a The Forest Centre Ltd, registered in England No 3538255 & Marston Vale Farms Limited, registered in England No 06537891 are subsidiaries of the Forest of Marston Vale Trust.