Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council: Seniors' Christmas Event Grant

Overview

The Seniors Christmas Event Grant was established in February 2019 to provide financial assistance to support local senior’s activities taking place in the Borough over the Christmas period.

Who can apply? 

Constituted community, voluntary and charitable groups can apply to the grant aid scheme providing they meet the following conditions. The group must:

• Be democratically accountable through regular public meetings. 
• Hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM). 
• Be properly constituted and include a decision-making process and aims and activities that are acceptable to the Council (a copy must be submitted with the application). 
• Be managed by a publicly elected committee; the office bearing positions of Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer must be held as a minimum. 
• Demonstrate a fair and equitable ethos through their established aims and objectives in accordance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998). 
• Produce an annual statement of independently verified or certified accounts, or a bank statement for new groups only. 
• Agree to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council's monitoring, evaluation, and training procedures if required. 
• Activities must take place within the Borough to be eligible for funding. 

Events/projects must take place during the period 15 November – 25 December 2025 any activity outside these timescales will not be eligible for funding.

What can be funded