Community Awards Scheme - APPLY NOW

Last year Ferndown & Parley Rotary Club gave out over £14,000 in awards to local charities, schools and community groups with its first Community Awards Scheme alongside its other charitable donations. This was from funds that the club raised through their various activities and events. Funds are raised to support the great work that local charities and community groups are doing to help people of all ages in need in the Ferndown, Parley and West Moors areas.

Last year’s application and review process culminated in a Community Awards Presentation evening. The successful applicants were thanked for all their good work and presented with their cheques. They were also given a platform to talk about the issues facing their organisations going forward and how Ferndown & Parley Rotary Club and the other charities / community groups in the room could work together to help each other. They were invited to join the Club’s WhatsApp Group which had already been set up following a Charity Networking Evening that the club had held so that they could remain in contact.

After the success of the scheme in the first year, Ferndown & Parley Rotary Club will be running the scheme again in 2026/27.  As always, the intention is to identify real need in the local community which is not otherwise being supported and projects that will really improve local lives.  Our main aim is to make a clear and demonstrable impact on the lives of residents and primarily those currently in need of help whether this is due to deprivation, disability, educational needs or issues with physical or mental health. 

So, if your charity, school or community group has a particular project or an equipment need, then please apply using the attached form.  The closing date for applications is 31^st January 2027 with the Community Awards Presentation Evening being on 17^th March 2027.

Ferndown & Parley Rotary does still consider requests received during the rest of the Rotary year where the need for funds is more urgent than the Community Awards Scheme timetable allows. You can put together your own application and send to us to be considered independently if applicable. The attached form is a useful guide to the information required.