The Grants Committee met on 19th May 2025 and awarded funding to four local organisations whose work directly supports our mission of making Letchworth a great place to grow up:
Headway Hertfordshire
Awarded £5,000 to run a peer-led support group for local residents living with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), offering tailored occupational therapy, wellbeing activities, and community connections.
Letchworth Festival
Awarded £5,900 to support inclusive community events across the town in June 2025, with a focus on nature, music, sustainability, and youth-led programming like the Skate Jam and Glast-Wynd-Bury.
Resolve
Awarded £14,983 to fund a key worker post at their Letchworth centre providing abstinence-based drug and alcohol support for local residents, improving health, wellbeing, and employability outcomes.
Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation
Awarded £8,000 to deliver cycling lessons, skills workshops, and reconditioned bikes to 400+ local children, promoting safe travel, health, and independence.
These grants reflect our strategic priorities across health, education, access to nature, and inclusive community participation. We will be working in partnership with Letchworth Festival and Hertfordshire Disability Sports Foundation during the period of the grant to support legacy-building and long-term impact.
We provide grant funding to new and existing groups to help the residents of Letchworth. This grant programme plays a pivotal role in meeting our strategic aim of making Letchworth a great place to live and grow up.If you are looking to do something in the community based on young people’s mental health, please contact grants@letchworth.com for an initial chat to discuss. If you have any questions, or would like to discuss ideas for a new group, please contact Alastair Stewart at the email above.Application deadlines for 2025:
- Monday 16th June
- Monday 15th September
- Mondays 24th November
The Grants committee meet four weeks after each deadline and we accept grants applications any time during the year.
To apply for a grant, please email grants@letchworth.com or write to Alastair Stewart, One Garden City, Broadway, Letchworth, SG6 3BF.