We are currently offering opportunities to support community projects through your local Parish Council or Community Board. Get in touch if you have an idea for a project in your neighbourhood, that meets one of the following criteria:
Improves or enhances local green space
Increases or improves wildlife habitats
Promote or support healthy living in the local community

Lindengate ‘Rest and Reflect’ Project
Community Projects Funding Pot


Young carer, Monty, enjoying a day out thanks to the Carers Bucks ‘Time Together’ project supported by Aylesbury Garden Town
As part of our 2050 Vision for a green and healthy Aylesbury garden town, we introduced a Community Projects Funding Pot which was open for applications from November 2019 to February 2020.
Grants of up to £3000 were available for not-for-profit voluntary, or community sector organisations, to support projects that:
- improved or enhanced local green space
- increased or improved wildlife habitats
- promote or support healthy living in the local community
Nine organisations were awarded funding for a range of community projects:
Carers Bucks for their ‘Time Together’ project
Empower to Cook for their ‘Cooking for Inclusion’ project
The Healthy Living Centre for their ‘Growing Healthier Together’ project
- River Thame Conservation Trust for their ‘Aylesbury Balsam Bash’ project
- Green Ridge Primary Academy for their ‘Healthy Living Eco Reading Shed’ project
- Community Youth Ventures for their ‘Community YourSpace’ project
Southcourt Baptist Church for their ‘Bridge The Gap’ foodbank project
- Bucks County Museum for their ‘Maud Grieve Story Garden’ project
Haydon Abbey Primary School for their ‘Haydon Abbey Healthy Harvest’ project