Name of Organisation:    

One YMCA 

Description of Project:

To support the creation of the ITC Suite at Charter House.  It will give the 150 residents of Charter House access to the same essential training, resources and facilities as their peers as they develop and progress towards employment and independent living. 

Working in partnership with Oaklands College and their Corporate Partner CAE, they will deliver formal and informal training in IT. Having a dedicated area will ensure residents receive the specialist support required to help them identify the most appropriate routes to further education, training and employment opportunities which will enable them to progress to a financially secure future.

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£30,000.00

Name of Organisation:    

Watford Borough Council 

Description of Project:

To provide significant changes to the Victoria Passage carriageway.  The proposal will create a level footpath promoting accessibility making it inclusive of all users. 

Public realm investments play an important role in connecting different parts of our town, attracting visitors, increasing footfall, and encouraging residents and workers to use sustainable modes of transport such as cycling and walking. The improvements to the public realm in Victorica Passage have the potential to create an environment in which people enjoy spending time, which helps a town centre to thrive. Providing well-designed areas has the potential to reduce anti-social behaviour such as fly tipping and crime.

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£76,018.00

Name of Organisation:    

Watford Community Housing 

Description of Project:

To improve social and play space in Foxhill for children, young people and their parents and carers. 

The existing play space is tired and in need of some investment in line with the wider regeneration. 

This project would provide high quality outdoor spaces for families in the locality.

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£11,750.00

Name of Organisation:    

Watford & Three Rivers Trust 

Description of Project:

Since COVID the Barn has become a very popular centrally located community centre. It has proved to be a successful warm space for many residents. W3RT are requesting funding to improve facilities at The Barn. These improvements will help to enhance the organisation’s ability to support the local community during the cost-of-living crisis and beyond.

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£17,676.00

Name of Organisation:    

Watford Area Arts Forum 

Description of Project:

A proposal for art and writing workshops with a focus on ‘the planet’ and the benefits of recycling.  This project is to be led by Sian Fenwick and Helen Nicell of WAAF.

A series of inclusive workshops for adults and children will be held

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£3000.00

Name of Organisation:    

The Watford Gurdwara 

Description of Project:

To provide a phone box library.  A phone box is converted into a free public library for the benefit of the community.  Tesco Watford have agreed to supply unlimited free books for the library.

The volunteers at the Gurdwara will 100% maintain the phone box library. 

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£12,000.00

Name of Organisation:    

Goods for Good (Global) 

Description of Project:

This 16-week pilot project is a collaboration between OneYMCA and Goods for Good. Its aim is to take residents from the Watford Hostel and provide them with training and employability skills. As well as gaining valuable work experience, residents will grow in confidence, develop self-efficacy and social skills.

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£4842.00

Name of Organisation:    

Random Café CIC 

Description of Project:

Installing a new entrance path to the café. Older visitors can struggle to access the café because the path is uneven and becomes muddy in the rain. A new level path will make it safer and easier for older visitors, wheelchair users and people with pushchairs to visit the café.

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£9840.00

Name of Organisation:    

Friends of Lanchester 

Description of Project:

The Friends of Lanchester fully funded an adventure playground which has been a great addition to the physical activity equipment for their community to enjoy. 

The area surrounding the equipment is grass and can only be used in warm and dry months which significantly limits the equipment use. Currently, the trim trail is surrounded by grass which becomes unsafe with constant use and in wet weather. 

A new hard-wearing surface would be low maintenance and provide safe areas to play outside throughout the year.  The solution proposed will enable children to use the adventure playground throughout the year during playtimes, physical education lessons, after school clubs and during community events such as the summer fair. 

The school’s public events are open to all so the wider community would also benefit.

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£10,000.00

Name of Organisation:    

Home Start Watford & Three Rivers

Description of Project:

To provide an additional family group to serve the families supported in Central Watford. Support and friendship for parents and safe and varied play experiences for their young children.

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£4695.00

Name of Organisation:    

Nascot Residents Association 

Description of Project:

To create a sculpture to be designed by a local artist with contributions from the whole community.  Emphasis will be given to local schoolchildren who, working with the artist, will be involved in helping to visualise elements of the sculpture and participate in elements of its creation. 

The aim is to produce a sculpture that recognises and celebrates the unique nature of the ward.

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£3000.00

Name of Organisation:    

Watford & District Mencap Society 

Description of Project:

To build an accessible soft play building within the organisation’s garden for local children and young people with learning disabilities.  

This will be constructed with sustainable resources, and they will re-use the soft play equipment they kept from their previous facility. It will be heated, have air-conditioning and lighting. A ramp and handrail will make the building accessible for all, with the support of our trained and experienced team.  

The facility will also be available for use by other community groups.

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£20,000.00

Name of Organisation:    

Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre 

Description of Project:

To demolish the old costume shed and relocate a new costume container unit into the back of the building/car park creating access to all. Currently in its present position it is inaccessible to disabled users. 

To create improved access to lighting and sound balcony currently accessed by a vertical ladder. By creating access into the back of the balcony area this will ensure the area is easily accessible, improved access will enable training and skills opportunities to potential new lighting and sound operatives. The Pump House would also like to install an electric charger to the car park improving access to electric car users and supporting their environmental strategy and policy.

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£14,225.00

Name of Organisation:    

West Watford Community Association 

Description of Project:

To make the Centre more prominent within its residential area. The organisation would like to make the community centre more welcoming to local residents by installing new signage and a mural to the side of the building. 

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£4,222.00

Name of Organisation:    

Watford Sheltered Workshop Ltd

Description of Project:

To create a new mezzanine level that will increase floor space by a third and enable the organisation to recruit and train approx. 20 more people with disabilities per year in both work and life skills.

Without the additional space, those people would be in danger of falling through the cracks and not achieve their ambitions through the career opportunities that the workshop create for them.

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£20,000.00

Name of Organisation:    

West Herts ABC & Educational Support CIC 

Description of Project:

To provide 2 new sessions per week, targeting disadvantaged children and young people (male and female) aged 11-19 (25 for those with SEN) who are new to the Callowland and Central Watford area.

These young people are lonely and isolated. They are vulnerable to influence by negative role models, which could lead to gang affiliation and anti-social behaviour.

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£5,000.00

Name of Organisation:    

Tasty Bean 

Description of Project:

To buy a Defibrillator and lockable cabinet for the wall of the Tasty Bean Cafe in Oxhey Activity Park.

Amount of Neighbourhood Grant (CIL) requested:

£2,663.00