Toggle High Contrast Toggle Font size About Us The Vision Projects Planning Community Public Meetings Contact Us Ebbsfleet Community Investment Fund Ebbsfleet Development Corporation has set up a fund to help local groups to expand in the Garden City and to deliver events, projects and initiatives that are going to generate a sense of community spirit in our local area. The fund is open to bids from Constituted Local Groups, Registered Charities, Not for Profit Social Enterprises, Private Individuals and Private Companies Limited by Guarantee. You must be based and or active within four miles of Ebbsfleet International Station to bid. It is a requirement that any project which we support is delivered within the Ebbsfleet Garden City area, for example Castle Hill, Ebbsfleet Green, Springhead Park, Cable Wharf and Ebbsfleet Cross. We are also keen that your project or idea is accessible to and benefits existing, neighbouring communities, particularly Swanscombe, Greenhithe and Northfleet. Click here to view our guidance note To find out more email here So far the fund has helped: Coffee morning and get active club in Castle Hill The Community Investment fund has supported Reverend Penny Marsh who hosts the Castle Hill coffee morning every Friday morning at Castle Hill community centre from 10.45am- midday; bringing residents together. Support from the fund helped Reverend Marsh to purchase soft play equipment which is well used by the younger participants. Reverend Marsh also delivered the 2019 Castle Hill Easter Egg hunt with funding. The fund has also supported Reverend Marsh with her Sunday Active programme which encourages residents to get active every Sunday morning. Reverend Marsh has purchased new running equipment using the funding and it is great to see the project going from strength to strength. Search for ‘Sunday Active – Ebbsfleet’ on Facebook to find out more. New boat for sea scouts The Community Investment fund has supported the Cambria Sea Scouts to promote their 2019 Regatta which was held on 6 July. The Sea Scouts also used the funding to purchase a new vessel, named Worcester (after the training ship TS Worcester that used to be moored at Greenhithe) which was out on show on the day. The Sea Scouts welcome everyone along so if you would like to get out on the water take a look at cambriaseascouts.org Young person’s initiative The Community fund has supported The Grand Healthy Living Centre in Gravesend to extend their immensely successful ‘Gifted Young Generation’ project to Northfleet. With support from the fund, The Grand has engaged young people in the community in Northfleet to see what types of activities they want to do and this in turn has led to a number of projects being delivered around performing arts, confidence, creativity and building positive relationships. To get involved visit giftedyounggeneration.co.uk Easter holiday football training sessions in Castle Hill Dartford Football Club’s Community Project was funded to deliver football training sessions on Castle Hill during the Easter holidays 2019. The sessions were really successful with over 40 children attending to get active and play some football with qualified coaches. Instruments for young musicians Knights Academy of Performing Arts received funding from the Community Investment Fund to purchase new instruments for their young musicians. These young people performed at our Freshtival event at Ebbsfleet Academy in February and will be at more local events this Summer. To get involved with the band visit knightsacademy.org.uk Easter 2019, Castle Hill Easter Egg Hunt At Easter time 2019 the Community Investment Fund supported a local church in Ebbsfleet, The South East Baptist Association, to host an Easter Egg Hunt. The funding was used to create good quality publicity, to buy eggs to hide around the development and of course, hundreds of chocolate eggs, and craft materials for use on the day. Over 120 local children and young people took part in the hunt with over 250 people attending the event on the day; mostly coming from Castle Hill and Ebbsfleet Green areas. We’re looking forward to the next hunt in 2021! local community were invited to attend. Family fun day In 2019 the Community Investment Fund supported the Ingress Park Family Fun day, held at the Ingress Park development in Greenhithe. As part of the funding that was awarded, the event was promoted through a leaflet drop in new Garden City developments such as Castle Hill and Ebbsfleet Green. The theme for the event was a ‘Journey into space’, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Moon landings in 1969. The event is attended by over 100 thousand people each year and is a great opportunity for the community to come together. We look forward to the next event in 2021. Kent Telugu Community A year ago the CIF supported the local Kent Telugu Community to hold a Diwali celebration and meal at Ebbsfleet Academy. Well over 100 people attended the event to mark Diwali with food, dancing, music and entertainment all on offer. The event was a great success and really helped to develop a sense of community spirit and cohesion; celebrations also took place in Castle Hill (pictured below). The event was publicised online and all members of the Got a creative idea? 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