Thriving Communities Commissioning Fund - 2025 to 2028

The Thriving Communities Commissioning Fund provides funding to not-for-profit organisations that deliver services in Waverley and meet the scheme's priorities.

Priority one – improving people’s health and wellbeing

Priority two – enabling access to information, advice and guidance

Priority three – reducing social isolation and loneliness

Priority four – building stronger, connected communities

Organisations sign a funding agreement.

Funding Levels

You can find out more about the organisations receiving funding by clicking on the name of the organisation in the table.

Organisation name	Funding per year (£)	Funded service delivery
40 Degreez	£20,000	Friday Health Hub and Saturday games drop-in for children and young people.
A Place to be CIO	£10,000	Physical activities and life skills workshops for children and young people.
Brightwells Gostrey	£20,000	Socialisation for older people including meaningful activities and lunches.
Brigitte Trust	£3,535	Bereavement support group for adults.
Cellar Camino Cafe	£3,600	Day trips for people of all ages who have additional needs.
Cranleigh Arts Centre	£35,000	Culturally based wellbeing activities for people of all ages.
F⁶IT	£15,000	Physical activities for children and young people who are disabled and non-disabled, family outdoor activities, parent/carer meet ups and parent/carer workshops.
Farncombe Day Centre	£35,000	Socialisation for older people including meaningful activities and lunches.
Farnham Assist	£17,000	Community weekend roast lunch programme.
Farnham Community Farm	£15,000	Volunteer Coordinator to increase and support volunteering at the farm to support the wellbeing of the community.
Farnham Maltings	£35,000	Culturally-based wellbeing activities for people of all ages.
Green Hub Project for Teens	£10,000	Referrer Relationship Manager to support the expansion of the service and reach more young people experiencing mental health problems.
Greenways Preschool	£18,953	Activities and learning for vulnerable children whose families are supported by Children's Services and other agencies.
Hale Community Centre	£20,000	Health and wellbeing programme for disadvantaged and vulnerable young people.
Haslemere Youth Hub	£24,850	Wellbeing and sports sessions for children and young people.
Haslewey	£15,000	Social and wellbeing activities for older people including afternoon tea parties, tech support, coffee morning, games club, home visits and trips.
Home-Start in Waverley	£28,300	Activities and support for families with children under 5, that focus on the mental health of the parents.
I'm all Ears CIC	£4,376	"Buddies" project matching volunteers with older people experiencing loneliness and social isolation and monthly drop-in café.
Joyfull Greens	£9,000	Community cookery sessions and workshops.
Oakleaf Enterprise	£20,167	Wellbeing activities for people over the age of 16 experiencing mental health problems.
Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre	£20,000	To enable Independent Sexual Advisers to provide one-to-one emotional and practical advice to anyone over 13.
Rowleys Centre for the Community	£7,500	Melody Memories singing group and Rosemary and Sage Café for people living with Dementia and Young Carer's Café. (Funding for the period 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027)
Sayers Croft Environmental Educational Trust	£4,620	Action Stations Club for children and young people with disabilities and their families.
Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey	£3,000	Monthly "Meet Up Catch Up" for adults who have a sight/hearing impairment.
Skillway	£5,060	For young people to learn woodwork, carpentry and craft skills.
South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service - bid 1	£28,516	Outreach Worker to support people affected by domestic abuse.
South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service - bid 2	£11,000	FatFish programme for children and young people who have been affected by domestic abuse.
space2grow	£3,744	Young Carers' Club.
The Hunter Centre	£8,300	Weekly Welcome Club that provides a programme of events supporting the carers of people living with Dementia.
The Teen Project	£8,000	Confidence Courses for teenage girls dedicated to addressing the unique challenges young women face.
Voluntary Action South West Surrey	£30,000	Our local Council for Voluntary Service, who provide infrastructure support to the voluntary and community sector across the borough.

Background information

All funding has been allocated, but you can read the Thriving Communities Commissioning Fund 2025 - 2028, Market Position Document for additional background information on the scheme.

Additional one-off funding

The Council has agreed additional funding to support voluntary sector organisations. This has been awarded to identified organisations which meet the criteria of the Thriving Communities Commissioning Fund (TCCF).

You can find out more about the organisations receiving additional one-off funding by clicking on the name of the organisation in the table.

Organisation name	Funding awarded (£)	Funded service delivery
40Degreez	£10,000	Friday Health Hub and Saturday games drop-in for children and young people.
Cellar Camino Cafe	£2,500	Christmas trips and lunches for people of all ages who have additional needs.
Change of Scene	£10,000	121 sessions for children and young people struggling in education.
Cranleigh Arts Centre	£5,000	Culturally based wellbeing activities for people of all ages.
Creative Response	£18,250	Therapeutic art sessions for adults.
Farnham Assist	£2,080	Community weekend roast lunch programme.
Farnham Community Farm	£4,091	Volunteer Coordinator to increase and support volunteering at the farm to support the wellbeing of the community
Growing Hope Farnham	£10,000	Provision of specialist therapy to children and young people with additional needs.
Hale Community Centre	£5,000	Health and wellbeing programme for disadvantaged and vulnerable young people.
Haslemere Youth Hub	£20,000	Management and safeguarding support to volunteers and those acccessing services at the Hub.
Haslewey	£5,000	Cookery sessions for families during the school holidays.
Headroom	£8,000	Mentoring for 16 to18 year-olds.
Home-Start in Waverley	£10,000	Crisis Support worker to deliver one to one individual targeted support to vulnerable families.
Huckleberries	£15,000	Learning Guide who will support children with higher, unmet needs.
Joyfull Greens	£614	Community cookery sessions and workshops.
New Ashgate Gallery	£20,000	Heritage skills for wellbeing in the community and at the gallery.
Space2Grow	£13,320	Nurture club for children.
The Hunter Centre	£1,200	Singing group for people living with dementia and their carers.
Voluntary Action South West Surrey	£5,000	Our local Council for Voluntary Service, who provide infrastructure support to the voluntary and community sector across the borough.
Waverley hoppa Community Transport	£40,000	Contribution towards the Hospital hoppa service.

Thriving Communities Commissioning Fund - 2025 to 2028

Funding Levels

Background information

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