Purpose

At their meeting on 24 September 2026, the Grants Advisory Committee reviewed a report setting out applications to the 2026/27 Zero Carbon Communities (ZCC) grant scheme. In line with the report recommendations, the GAC recommended that the following applications be awarded funding: 

Applicant:

Type of project:

Amounts applied for:

Amount awarded:

Wysing Arts Centre

Carbon Reduction

£15,000.00

£15,000.00

Fenland Squash Club, known as Swavesey Squash Club

Carbon Reduction

£5,000.00

£5,000.00

Cambourne Town Council [Greenbank building]

Carbon Reduction

£15,550.00

£15,550.00

Horningsea Parish Council

Carbon Reduction

£5,540.17

£5,540.17

Orchard Park Community Council

Carbon Reduction

£18,000.00

£18,000.00

Comberton Village Institute Trust

Carbon Reduction

£9,338.00

£9,338.00

Harston Village Hall Trust

Carbon Reduction

£12,500.00

£12,500.00

Cambridge Carbon Footprint [Repair Cafe]

Community Engagement

£15,000.00

£15,000.00

The Liberation Cycle

Community Engagement

 £18,000.00

 £18,000.00

Cambridge Carbon Footprint [Open Eco Homes]

Community Engagement

 £15,000.00

 £15,000.00

Cambridge Sustainable Food CIC

Community Engagement

 £19,457.00

 £19,457.00

Cam Valley Forum (CVF)

Community Engagement

 £6,000.00

 £6,000.00

Cambridge Past, Present and Future

Community Engagement

 £11,900.00

 £11,900.00

Cambridge Retrofit Hub Charitable Community Benefit Society Ltd [Community Retrofits]

Community Engagement

 £16,416.33

 £5,171.83

Total

£182,701.50

£171,457.00

The above remains within the grant budget of £152,000 and includes an additional £19,457 allocated to deliver action 5.2 of South Cambridgeshire district Council's Climate and Nature Strategy.

In line with the report’s recommendation, and to remain within the allocated budget for the grant scheme, no awards were recommended by the GAC to the remaining applications listed below.

Applicant:                  

Type of project:

Amounts applied for:

Amount awarded:

Cambourne Town Council [MUGA]

Carbon Reduction

£14,000.00

£0

Steeple Morden Parish Council

Carbon Reduction

£19,500.00

£0

Mordens Air Scout Group

Carbon Reduction

£5,220.00

£0

The George Long Charity for Swavesey Memorial Hall

Carbon Reduction

£11,460.00

£0

Recreation Ground Trust, Foxton

Carbon Reduction

£19,500.00

£0

Sawston Parish Council

Carbon Reduction

£6,585.00

£0

Haslingfield Parish Council

Carbon Reduction

£3,203.31

£0

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hildersham

Carbon Reduction

£19,500.00

£0

Robinson Hall, Lolworth

Carbon Reduction

£5,300.00

£0

Grantchester Village Hall

Carbon Reduction

£16,000.00

£0

Great Shelford Parish Council

Carbon Reduction

£19,500.00

£0

Cambridge Sport Lakes Trust

Carbon Reduction

£13,356.00

£0

Milton Parish Council

Carbon Reduction

£11,980.00

£0

King Georges Field Whittlesford, also known as Whittlesford Lawn Trust

Carbon Reduction

£14,000.00

£0

Babraham Parish Council

Carbon Reduction

£12,000.00

£0

Let's Cook Project CIC

Community Engagement

 £14,850.00

£0

Nature Nell and Dr Dell CIC

Community Engagement

 £19,484.00

£0

Trees Are Good CIC

Community Engagement

 £4,802.00

£0

Cambridge Retrofit Hub Charitable Community Benefit Society Ltd [Hall Retrofits]

Community Engagement

 £5,123.16

£0

Whittlesford Parish Council

Community Engagement

 £3,128.00

£0

Shepreth Parish Council

Community Engagement

 £5,887.53

£0

Decision

To accept the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee (see above).

Reasons for the decision

All applications were considered by the Grants Advisory Committee (with the Lead Member for Resources present). The recommended awards for 2026/27 will spend £171,457.00. This supports the funding of a broad geographical spread of projects across the district.

Alternative options considered

To reject or vary the recommendations of the Grants Advisory Committee (GAC).