Yorkshire Green Grant funds

Published: 13 August 2026

To find out more about the grants available to the Shipton community please see the attached information here: 

 YG Local Community Fund

For more information about the Yorkshire Green project please see this link: YORKSHIRE GREEN PROJECT 

The grant can be accessed 3 times in total, once per year, by eligible organisations by applying for grants of up to £20k per year. The Parish Council is planning a refurbishment of the playground area to replace old items that are nearing the end of their life, to improve the accessibility of the equipment and to add some new equipment. We have submitted our first application with YG for £20k and hope to find out if we have been successful later in the year. If we are successful the £20k will make the first part of our 3 phase plan possible, supplying just over two thirds of the cost of the first part of the refurbishment.

Our plans for the playground reflect the responses of the consultation event we held in 2024. More recently over the past year we have organised several meetings where we have arranged to have YG representatives attend to talk about the grant and advertised these extensively via whattsapp and facebook forums with the intention of getting as much public participation as possible. We are very pleased that a few members of the public managed to come to hear what we were planning and to find out about the opportunities available. 

Members of the public are always welcome to attend monthly Parish Council meetings, and there is a space in the agenda for members of the public to raise any issues they feel are relevant for discussion. The Clerk can also be reached at clerk@shiptonbybeningbroughcommunity.org.uk with any questions.