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Cheddar Youth Trust Chairman, Keith Herring receiving a cheque from  Huw Davies, proprietor of the Riverside Inn, Cheddar, on behalf of the Riverside Business Club.

Who can apply?

 

You can apply for a grant if, at the date at which the awards are made:

 

You are at least old enough to attend school but are under 25.

You have been resident in the Civil Parish of Cheddar for at least twelve months.

You have a project or need to which such an award would make a real difference.

 

Examples of the applications we have been pleased to have helped in the past include the following activities:

 

Spending three months helping out in an orphanage in Southern India during a gap year.

Spending free weekends doing voluntary youth work during a Pastoral Ministry Degree Course.

Course fees, exam fees and the purchase of books and other materials for college and university courses.

Development of talent through increased training opportunities for a national level athlete.

Purchase of improved sound equipment to help a volunteer at local community events.

Degree fieldwork amongst an aboriginal community in Australia.

Attendance at Stagecoach Drama School to pursue a great love of drama and music.

Qualification in British Sign Language in order to pursue a career helping those with severe hearing problems.

Kick-starting  the large fund-raising requirement to enable a student to spend time in the third world serving local communities.

Fees to attend a specialist Agricultural College.

Spending a year in Russia working in an orphanage.

A trainee doctor gaining medical experience abroad, working in both a Tanzanian Hospital and Fiji.

Spending a year in Estonia doing voluntary work with adults with learning disabilities.

 

How do I apply?

 

Please click here to apply online or here for an application form you can save and / or print. Alternatively, please contact one of the Trustees details of whom are on the contact page. Complete forms should be submitted by hand or post to:

 

The Clerk (CYT), BGW Solicitors, Roley House, Church St, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3RA.

 

Please note that awards are only determined once a year but you can submit an application at any time.

 

The deadline for receipt of your submission will be 30 June 2010.