Our Adelaide Terrace

‘Our Adelaide Terrace’ is part of the Newcastle High Streets Project funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund with the North East Combined Authority as the lead authority. Newcastle High Streets Project is a transformation programme aiming to revitalise selected high streets in the city. 

As part of this wider transformation programme, we have planned the following activities to take place between April 2024 and March 2025: 

• 4 get-togethers with local VCSE organisations and traders located on Adelaide Terrace and in its proximity, to help identify the high street’s current strengths and priorities for improvements.  
• A small grants scheme for VCSE organisations to deliver local projects that will respond to local priorities. 
• Designs for small scale improvements to public spaces in and around the high street.  
• An art project to engage with the local community and help re-imagine the high street.  
• A dedicated community safety officer from the EPiC team (Empowering People in Communities) who will tackle issues such as litter, fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour.  
• The Green Street initiative to support selected local traders to become ‘greener’ and save money.  

Small Grants Scheme for VCSE Organisations 

Priorities for this grant scheme have been identified as a result of conversations held at the first get-together with local VCSE organisations and traders which took place on 5^th June 2024. 

We are now making funding available to support local organisations to respond to these priorities, specifically projects with a focus on:

• Care & Maintenance – to improve the look and feel of the high street and back lanes; to address the litter problem; to declutter the high street.  
• Natural Space - to improve the green spaces and make them accessible to the community.   
• Play & Recreation - to create opportunities for different communities to meet and spend time together and for children to play.  

This funding is for preparing and delivering new small community-led activities and is not intended for activities that are already established.  Activity must be centred on and around Adelaide Terrace. 

We expect that applications will be led by local organisations (within the project area), although activity can be delivered in collaboration with other partners (in or outside of the project area).   

Funding Available 

Individual grant value available to one organisation is max £10,000. 

We will not offer grants below £5,000. 

We encourage partnership applications – where two or more organisations team up and develop a joint project. The grant value for the whole project can be higher than £10,000 (maximum grant value = number of partners x £10,000).  

All project related costs must be paid by 31^st December 2024. No costs paid beyond this date will be accepted. 

To request further guidance and/or an application form please contact economicdevelopment@newcastle.gov.uk

The deadline for submitting applications is 19^th July 2024, 11am