RWE Butterwick Moor Wind Farm Community Benefits Fund
Funding
Up to £5,000
Deadline
4 January 2027
Location
Fishburn; Thorpe; Larches; Trimdon; Trimdon Station; Sedgefield; Winterton
Applications
Deadline: 4 January 2027
Overview
The Butterwick Moor Wind Farm community fund gives up to £5,000 to local groups in and around Sedgefield in County Durham. It covers Fishburn, Thorpe, Larches, Trimdon, Trimdon Station, Sedgefield and Winterton. You need charitable aims, but you do not have to be a registered charity. It can pay for community halls, sports facilities, environmental projects, community activities and energy saving. Applications close on 4 January 2027. Official source: https://pointnorth.org.uk/grants/rwe-butterwick-moor-wind-farm-community-benefits-fund/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Up to £5,000.
- Area of benefit: Fishburn, Thorpe, Larches, Trimdon, Trimdon Station, Sedgefield and Winterton.
- Charitable aims required; registered charity status is not.
- Closes 4 January 2027.
Groups with charitable aims serving Fishburn, Thorpe, Larches, Trimdon, Trimdon Station, Sedgefield and Winterton.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Community groups and charities near the Butterwick Moor Wind Farm.
Regions
Full details from Point North
Grants of up to £5,000 from the Butterwick Moor Wind Farm community fund, paid for by RWE and run by Point North, for community groups, voluntary organisations and environmental projects in and around Sedgefield in County Durham. The area of benefit covers Fishburn, Thorpe, Larches, Trimdon, Trimdon Station, Sedgefield and Winterton, within about three miles of the farm. You do not need to be a registered charity, but you must have charitable aims: registered charities and CIOs, constituted community and voluntary groups, and registered social enterprises can apply. Grants can support improvements to community halls and sports facilities, environmental and wildlife projects, activities that bring the community together, and energy efficiency or renewable energy projects. Contingency funding, party political activity and statutory duties are not funded. Applications close on 4 January 2027.
Read the fund guidelines on the Point North page, then apply through the Point North online application portal by 4 January 2027. Point North aims to decide within 12 weeks of a complete application.
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