Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council: Royal Wedding Celebration Grant Scheme 2018

Overview

Grants will be available, up to a maximum of £500, to constituted groups for the purpose of supporting the delivery of community festivals/ street parties to mark the occasion.

NB This fund is only open to applications for street parties / festivals to celebrate the Royal Wedding, other festivals and programmes may submit applications through to the Community Festival Fund Scheme.

Programme Criteria

The Royal Wedding Celebration Fund is a competitive scheme and applications will be assessed and scored against the scheme criteria. Organisations must clearly demonstrate on their application form how they meet the following;

1. The provision of a community lead festival / street party which demonstrates community involvement in the organisation and delivery of the event, delivered during the period 16th May – 23rd May 2018
2. Having the Royal Wedding as the central theme of the festival / street party being organised.
3. Delivery of an inclusive programme that brings individuals together to celebrate the Royal Wedding, encourages relationship development and contributes to the development of a strong munity infrastructure.
4. A programme that has considered all of the regulations and requirements of organising a community festival / street party, including Health and Safety, Child Protection and Insurance implications.
5. Activities and programmes that clearly demonstrates value for Money.

What they will fund

Under the Royal Wedding Celebration Fund, they will fund the following expenditure;

• Catering costs & refreshments.
• Inflatables, Face Painters, festival activities
• Artists, performers and/or guest speakers
• Venue Hire
• Hire of equipment, used as part of festival
• Decorations and/or royal wedding merchandise
• Marketing costs (including printing & advertisement)
• Materials directly related to the event.

For detailed guidance notes see here