The Calderdale Cultural Fund 2025-28 is a grants programme for the voluntary sector. It will help to deliver our cultural strategy and support our Vision 2024.
This development fund is to support cultural organisations in Calderdale who have ambition and are delivering high quality, year-round cultural activity across our borough.
Current grant holders
There was an open grants round, which was managed by the Community Foundation for Calderdale. After this, awards were made to the groups below for three year projects from April 2025 to 2028:
Curious Motion
Funding to delivery 250 community workshops, five events and 10 wellness podcasts.
- Award amount: £40,500
- Website: Curious Motion
Happy Valley Pride
Funding to support three community festivals, 45 community events through the year, mentoring young people and increasing volunteer pool.
- Award amount: £40,500
- Website: Happy Valley Pride
Arts Charity Dean Clough
Recruit new staff to support organisation growth; Curator/Admin support. Increase Art School participation and engage new community partners.
- Award amount: £31,500
- Website: Arts Charity at Dean Clough
Handmade Productions CIC
Commission 15 community artists, increase footfall at exhibitions (target 500 per exhibition). Six community workshops, increase community outreach. (2026-28).
- Award amount: £24,000
- Website: Handmade Productions
Everybody Arts
Commission 15 community artists, increase footfall at exhibitions (target 500 per exhibition). Six community workshops, increase community outreach.
- Amount awarded: £36,000
- Website: Everybody Arts
Todmorden Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
Increase volunteer engagement, produce a volunteer strategy, deliver 18 workshops to upskill volunteers.
- Amount awarded: £30,000
- Website: Todhip.org
Pheonix Radio Limited
Increase listeners/followers. Engage new partners and sponsors. Deliver 50 workshops with local partners. 24 podcasts per year, increase volunteer pool.
- Amount awarded: £30,000
- Website: Phoenix FM
Music for the Many
Increase youth orchestra numbers. Deliver monthly rehearsals for 50 children. Deliver two community concerts per year. Increase school partners to feed into youth orchestra. Working in close partnership with Tod Orchestra.
- Amount awarded: £22,500
- Website: Music for the Many
Contact us
For more about the programme, please contact:
- The Grants Team
Email: grants@calderdale.gov.uk