The Love Your Market grant programme aims to boost our market towns by supporting unique projects that celebrate local pride, engage communities, increase footfall, and raise awareness of our high streets.
About Breckland Council Love Your Market Town grant
Opportunity Details
The Love Your Market grant is an initiative proudly funded by Breckland District Council and Norfolk County Council. This exciting programme aims to boost our market towns by supporting unique projects that celebrate local pride, engage communities, increase footfall, and raise awareness of our high streets.
Applications are welcome from local groups and businesses. Your project must be a new idea and should support multiple areas or services within a local town.
For maximum economic growth impact, their primary focus will be on projects that are set to be delivered by the end of March 2026. While they certainly welcome longer-term projects with completion dates extending to the end of 2026, the first round of funding will be concentrated on those that can be completed by the end of March 2026.
Expected Outcomes
Following completion of a grant supported project, we would expect to see:
- Increased town centre footfall
- Diversification to attract new people to the town
- Enhancement of existing services to significantly increase people’s experience in a town
- Introduction of ideas, concepts or events to create awareness of the town
The following costs are not supported through this scheme:
- VAT, unless it is not recoverable
- Any costs incurred before a grant offer is made
- Items that are not directly required to deliver the proposed project (i.e. general operating costs)
- Those that benefit a private individual such as enhancement of personal premises or assets.
Benefits of Breckland Council Love Your Market Town grant
- The Love Your Market grant scheme is to part-fund or fully-fund projects.
- Individual awards will range from £1,000 to a maximum of £5,000.
Breckland Council Love Your Market Town grant Requirements
- Applications are welcome from any local groups or business,
- any activity must be a brand-new idea and should support multiple areas or services within a Breckland market town.
- There is no limit to the kind of activities that can be funded but the idea must have a link to creating interest or increasing footfall in town centres.
Application Date and Process
please email the Norfolk's High Streets Matter team at: [email protected] with the following information:
- Short overview of your project idea - including location
- Timeline for project completion
- Your estimated total project cost and the amount of grant that you're requesting (between £1,000 and £5,000)
- Confirmation that your project is located within the Norfolk County Council boundaries.
If your project is considered eligible you will then be sent:
- A formal application form
- Guidance on quotes and the documents you'll need to include.
Application Deadline
31 August, 2025
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