Radipole Park's play area, the Veterans Hub and Air FM are among eight Weymouth groups sharing more than £26,000. The next round closes on 21 February 2027.

Eight Weymouth groups are sharing more than £26,000 from Weymouth Town Council’s community grants scheme. The awards were agreed by the council’s Finance and Governance Committee on Wednesday 4 November.

The biggest single sums, £5,000 each, go to the Friends of Radipole Park and Gardens and to Westham Community Group. The town council announced the grants on 10 November.

Who gets what

Group Grant What it pays for
Friends of Radipole Park and Gardens £5,000 Play equipment for 3 to 7-year-olds, plus weatherproofing and gates so the community deck can be used all year
Westham Community Group £5,000 Graffiti-proofing the new artworks in Westham’s subways
Wessex Folk Festival Association £4,840 Bringing children from Weymouth’s schools into the festival, with a primary schools parade and a T-shirt design competition
The Veterans Hub £3,200 A new shutter for the café kiosk, which the current one makes hard to open
Air FM Community Interest Company £3,000 Speakers, amps, a mixing desk and microphones for a mobile outside broadcast trailer
The Friendly Food Club £3,000 Training two Weymouth community groups to run food and cooking sessions, £1,500 each
Greenhill Bowling Club £1,080 Repairing cracks in and repainting the sea-facing balustrades above the Greenhill chalets
The Bus Shelter Dorset £1,000 Tools, raised beds, plants and sensory planting for a gardening project

Those eight grants add up to £26,120. The Veterans Hub was also given money towards first aid certificates for more than 30 volunteers; the council did not say how much.

One award comes with a condition. The Friendly Food Club’s grant was agreed in principle, and the council will hold the money until the club confirms which two groups it will work with.

Where the grants will show

Several of these are things residents will see. The Westham subway murals were painted earlier in a project by Hope House, local artists and the town council, and the new grant is to protect them from graffiti.

The Bus Shelter Dorset is the charity working to end rough sleeping in Weymouth. It is also behind the council-backed night hub planned at Weymouth Park and Ride, which we reported on last week.

What it means for you

If you belong to a Weymouth club, charity or community group, the next round is open. Grants run from £500 to £5,000. The deadline is 21 February 2027, and the Finance and Governance Committee will decide on 24 March 2027. How to apply is set out on the town council’s grants page.

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