Community Awards 2025

At the Community awards and Networking event held in Monmouth Priory on Friday evening May 20th Rotary Monmouth President David Forbes welcomed guests.
The award presentation was preceded by a short talk by Rotarian Kevin Graham of Miking Solutions on his recent trip to the Ukraine to deliver humanitarian aid to that country. This was one of many aid deliveries that have been coordinated through Will Jackson of the Rotary Club of Hereford City. Kevin found an apparently peaceful country in the areas he visited, but moving pictures of Ukrainian children killed by attacks on the Ukraine and of others killed in the war have spurred him to do more to help the country. Rotary Monmouth will be working with Kevin and Will on how best to help the country.
In the main part of the evening Rotary Monmouth was pleased to be able to meet all requests for support that they received, nine grants were made

•    Mayhem Theatre Group     £1,000    Support for Production of “Grease” 
•    1st Wyesham Scouts     £403     An Event Shelter
•    Monmouth Comprehensive School   £250 entry fee for Bar mock trail contest
•    Monmouth Foodbank     £1,000     Ongoing support
•    Friends of Monmouth Comprehensive School  £999 Headsets for the Specialist Resource base at the school
•    Two River Meadow     £468     Insurance, seed and mower rental
•    Chippenham Park Run     £263     Defib pads/batteries to ensure run can continue
•    Friends of River Wye     £300     Meters to improve the accuracy of measuring water turbidity in the Monnow, Trothy and Wye
•    Community Fridge     £1,000     Ongoing Support
Several groups spoke of the opportunity they offer for volunteers to get involved, with all groups relying on dedicated members of the community to keep alive events and facilities which help make Monmouth a special place to live. 
Four students from the Monmouth Comprehensive school illustrated the benefits they receive from being in Mayhem Youth Theatre and participating in the Bar Mock Trial contest developing their confidence and poise in speaking to the assembled audience. 
The evening concluded with Deputy Mayor Rob Barrell awarding certificates to the various groups and concluding remarks from Monmouth Rotary Vice President Chris Bennet.
 

ABOUT THE AWARDS

Application Deadline - 6:00 pm – 30th April 2025

The aim of the Community Awards programme is to support organisations within the Monmouth area with a small grant which will make a real and lasting difference.  This is a programme with awards of up to a maximum of £1000. If your project needs more than this, please make an approach to Rotary Monmouth to discuss your project and objectives in more detail
This is a new programme reflecting the success of Rotary Monmouth Fundraising activities and the support we have received from the Community.
Organisations with significant assets or turnover will not be considered.

Community Award Application Criteria

Priority will be given to projects promoted by small groups or organisations that: -
•    Offer value for money, for example because their work will have a significant number of beneficiaries.
•    Fall within one or more of the Rotary Areas of Focus (See Here)
•    Are staffed mainly by volunteers. Applications for payment of salaries will not be considered.
The maximum award to any one organisation is £1000 and no application will be too small.

Eligibility

The funding is open to registered charities, voluntary organisations and community groups whose work benefits residents or communities in and around Monmouth, including for example Raglan, Trellech, Llandogo, Goodrich and Skenfrith.

Application Process and Submission

Interested groups/organisations should complete the application form - download here.
Please do not enclose any additional paperwork – we will contact you if any other documents are required 
If you have any queries about this programme or the completing the application form, please contact Rotary Monmouth

Return your completed application form by email to: Rotarymonmouth@gmail.com 

Assessment and Decision Making
1.    Applications will be logged on receipt and checked for their eligibility to apply.
2.    Confirmation of receipt will be emailed; supplementary information may be requested before a decision is made.
3.    Applications will then be voted upon by members of Rotary Monmouth
4.    Successful applicants will be notified by email and be invited to attend a Presentation Evening which is planned for Wednesday 18th June.
5.    Successful applicants agree to use the Rotary logo on publicity and promotional material for their project and to submit a report on progress/impact of the project.
6.    Rotary Monmouth reserves the right to reduce the amount of award to less than that requested.
7.    The decision of Rotary Monmouth will be final, no correspondence will be entered into.