2025-2026 grant summary – Final

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2025/2026 Grants Awarded by the Town Council
The information below, regarding grants paid by North Petherton Town Council, is provided to meet the Local Government
Transparency Code 2015.
Date Grant
Recipient Organisation
agreed
th
16 Dec 2025 Citizens Advice Somerset
16th Dec 2025 Moorland and Fordgate Village
Hall
th
16 Dec 2025 North Newton Village Hall
16th Dec 2025 North Petherton Rugby Football
Club
16th Dec 2025 The Womens Community Forum

Grant Purpose
To provide general advice service 2025/26
Contribution towards internal decoration and
furnishings
Purchase of inclusive picnic bench and
providing a new serving hatch
Purchase of Rhino Rebel 3 Junior Scrum
machine and protective cover
Contributions towards the Rivers Festival 2026

9th March
2026
9th March
2026
9th March
2026
9th March
2026

Café Connect

Various items for the cafe

Friends of North Petherton Library

Youth Activities during the school holidays

North Petherton Flower Show

Supporting the Annual Flower Show

North Petherton community
Centre

Improve access to and storage space available
to the users of the Youth Club

9th March
2026

Escape Hub

Support swimming sessions at Taunton Pool

Nett
Power used to
Amount
award grant
£1000
Section 137 of
the LGA 1972
£1500
Section 137 of
the LGA 1972
£3500
Section 137 of
the LGA 1972
£3925
Section 137 of
the LGA 1972
£500
Section 137 of
the LGA 1972
£464
Section 137 of
the LGA 1972
£1200
Section 137 of
the LGA 1972
£1000
Section 137 of
the LGA 1972
£130
Lover
Government
Act 1972 Act
1976 s19
£500
Local Charities
Act 2011,
s297ff

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2025/2026 Grants Awarded by the Town Council

9th March
2026
9th March
2026

North Petherton Scouts

Support Group celebrations

£621

Durleigh Sailing Club

Make alterations to the pontoon and its access –
to allow more inclusive use

£1000

9th March
2026

Quantock Heritage Group

9th March
2026
23rd March
2026

North Petherton Guy Fawkes
Carnival Committee
North Newton PTA

Support the continuation of the multi-year
£1750
community test pitting project in North
Petherton
Provide Park & Ride scheme, traffic
£5000
management measures
Bookcases, Bean bags and repainting the library £1200

23rd March
2026

MAADE Youth Theatre

Support production of Matilda

£1000

23rd March
2026

Moorland and Fordgate Village
Hall

£4000

23rd March
2026

Pentathlon Carnival Club

Support proposal for Village Hall Resilience
Infrastructure Enhancing Community
Preparedness through acquisition of a shipping
container and generator feed in switch
Support the repairs following the flooding

23rd March
2026

North Petherton Rugby club

Install a hard-standing training area, alongside
the purchase of a Polytunnel Shelter for the
scrum machine

£3700

£3000

Local
Government
Act 1972 s137
Section 137 of
the LGA 1972
Local
Government
(Miscellaneous
Provisions Act
1976 s19
Section 137 of
the LGA 1972
Section 137 of
the LGA 1972
Local
Government Act
1972 s145
Local
Government Act
1972 s145
Local
Government Act
1972 s137
Local
Government Act
1972 s145
Local
Government
(Miscellaneous

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2025/2026 Grants Awarded by the Town Council

23rd March
2026

North Petherton Primary School
PTA

Install a permanent outdoor shade and shelter

£6000

Provisions) Act
1976 S19
Local
Government Act
1972 s145