Grants awarded throughout 2024

Cheltenham Borough Council Grant

Parrot Productions – 2x plays to be available free, 1 filming 1 audio
Glos Writers’ Network – Annual Competition Judge’s Fee
Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra – To source young local soloist to perform Beethoven’s violin concerto 1/3/25
Cheltenham Italian Society – To organise an evening of performances of Italian Operatic arias
Holst Victorian House – To fund 4 art practioners to run arts and crafts stalls Sep ‘24 for Host’s 150th
Cheltenham Music Festival Society – For use of Pittville Pump Room for free young musicians lunchtime concerts
Charlton Kings Local History Society – To create an illustrated children’s history book about CK for 3-7 year olds
Churchdown Male Voice Choir – Replacement radio microphones for sound system and towards coach transport
Cheltenham Choral Society – Support of concert in April 2025 with full orchestra and soloists
Cheltenham Local History Society – 3 display boards for use at research and display history afternoon events
Tapestry Chamber Choir – A joint concert with the New Choral Singers from the Netherlands 1/11/24
Cheltenham Children’s Choir – Towards cost of accompanist and safeguarding lead at summer showcase 14/7/24
Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra – Towards concert in Cheltenham Town Hall celebrating Gustav Holt’s 150th
Cheltenham Silver Band – To purchase 2 double sided A frame signboards to attract passers-by at events
Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts – To purchase a 2nd hand dance floor which will shortly become available
The Oriel Singers – Hire of professional actors to bring to life Stanford and Parry at Highnam concert 29/6/24
Cheltenham Phil. Orchestra – Towards professional violinist to perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto at Autumn Concert
Cheltenham Playhouse Theatre – Contribution to the Playhouse’s first ‘Cheltenham Fringe Festival’ project
Cheltenham Christian Arts – Project to match artists to audiences -painters,poets,sculptors,singers,- in hosts homes
Cheltenham Camera Club – Supporting Annual Exhibition and Gloucestershire Young Photographers Competition for schools
Cheltenham Civic Society – Photography, printing and mounting of two panoramas of the High Street
Cheltenham Open Sudios – Promotional literature for art trail, posters for exhibition at Gardens Gallery June 24, leaflets

Trafford Fund Grant

Churchdown Male Voice Choir – We are planning to purchase speakers and stands
Cleeve Chorale – To support the costs of Spring Concert to include costs of visiting musicians
Lansdown Art Studios – To purchase a hanging system for the corridor gallery
Gotherington Singers – To enable the employment of professional musicians for the Christmas concert
Gardens Gallery – To give prizes and certificates for Cheltenham Young Artist 2025
Timothy Cowling – To buy organ shoes and music
Verity Cadogan – To puchase a new cello case and strings
Darcey Hacker – To puchase a new open keyed flute
Silas Porter – To pay for professional drum lessons
Zoe Thomas-Friend – To pay for accordion lessons
Holst Victorian House – Toward’s musician’s fees for the rescheduled Holst 150 Birthday Celebration
Ben Gilchrist – Funding toward’s an Opera Course
Cheltenham Silver Band – Towards funding an educational day for the Band’s conductors

2023 awards

Cheltenham Arts Council – Annual Awards

Cheltenham Arts Council held their Annual Award Ceremony on Wednesday 1st March 2023. The Award Winners were very well supported by their local societies. The mayor, Councillor Sandra Holliday and her husband were in attendance and the awards were presented by CAC’s president Edward Gillespie. The Playhouse Theatre provided a generous and accommodating venue.
Award Winners

A list of Award winners is below. Many congratulations to them all.

The Elizabeth Webster Cup, awarded to a young person, 18 years or under, who has made an outstanding contribution in his or her branch of the arts was awarded jointly to:
Daisy Long from Cheltenham Children’s Choir and Niamh McBride from St Edward’s School .

Citations for outstanding contributions to local societies went to:
Rachel Tedd for her work with Cheltenham Music Festival Society, The Holst Victorian House and Cheltenham Arts Council
Jill Waller from the Cheltenham Local History Society
John Wright for his work with Charlton Kings Choral Society and The Holst Victorian House
Anthony WF White from the Cheltenham Choral Society
The Charles Irving Sponsorship Award , awarded to a local business that has provided exceptional support through sponsorship of the voluntary arts in Cheltenham was awarded to Spirax Sarco for their support of Cheltenham Choral Society since 1989.