When you save or borrow with Clockwise, your money goes further than your account – it helps strengthen the community. Through our Community Grant Scheme, we award funding to local groups and projects that make a real difference across the areas we serve.
Here are some of the grants we’ve given out in 2025
Grapevine Coventry and Wawickshire
In July we awarded some much-needed funds to Grove Farm Community Centre to help with costs for their fun day. They’re being supported by the wonderful Michelle Lewis of Grapevine Warwickshire.
Michelle from Grove Farm said:
The grant will be used to support a fun day. We are hoping that by involving the local community in a fun, positive activity, that we can improve local morale and encourage more local residents to get involved in local actvities in the future.
Little Bird Baby Bank
Also in July we awarded £250 to Little Bird Baby Bank.
Little Bird Baby Bank support local families by providing pre-loved baby essentials such as clothing, cots and pushchairs. The charity was started after Julie lost her best friend to cancer. Julie wanted to do something to honour her friend’s memory and came up with the idea of a baby bank in Stratford on Avon. Clockwise Credit Union are proud to support them with a community grant towards their running costs.
Julie from the organisation said:
Since we started just over 6 years ago, its been our mission is to ensure that no child goes without the basic necessities for a healthy and comfortable start in life.
Just this year so far we have helped over 100 such families, who have been referred to us, with a combination of generously donated “pre-loved” essentials like bundles of clothes, blankets and toys as well as new items such as toiletries, milk formula and nappies. We also get referrals for items like car seats which are often more difficult to facilitate on public donations alone, but also make such a huge difference so we are thrilled that this grant can help us provide for those most in need!
Baby Collective
Another opportunity for us here at Clockwise Credit Union to support a great organisation – Rugby based Baby Collective was awarded £250. They provide urgent baby care items to those in need locally. Our funds were used to secure some storage space freeing up that spare room again!
Gloria from the Baby Collective said:
“Thank you Clockwise for supporting Baby Collective, Rugby’s baby bank! As a new organisation, we are really excited about being awarded this grant, which will enable us to fund a long term storage space for our donated baby items. Having a dedicated space like this will help us to run our operation more efficiently and sustainably, accept and hold more donations from our local community ready to distribute to families and pregnant women who need them, and take on volunteers. This will put us in a strong position to expand our organisation and help even more families and their babies in Rugby. We look forward to sharing our progress with you.”
Aspire in Arts
We were pleased to visit an incredible youth organisation in Nuneaton Aspire in Arts CIC. They aim to provide a safe, social and creative environment that supports the transition of young people into adulthood. Amina and her team were awarded a Clockwise Credit Union community grant this year to ensuring that every young person in the programs receives a hot, healthy meal, addressing their nutritional needs and easing the financial burden on families in need. Additionally, funding will allow Aspire in Arts to teach cooking workshops, equipping youth with essential life skills and promoting healthier eating habits.
“We are incredibly grateful for the £250 grant, which will help us provide hot, nutritious meals to over 200 young people who attend our weekly youth sessions. As more young people access our services, our food budget has struggled to keep up. This funding will also enable us to teach essential cooking skills, giving these young people knowledge they can carry with them into adulthood.
Support like this may seem small to some, but it makes a significant difference to grassroots organisations like ours. We rely on funding to keep our programs running, and every contribution helps us reach more young people and provide the support they need.”
Amina Mamoojee, Chief Executive Officer, Aspire in Arts CIC
Christ Church in Brownsover
Next we awarded £250 to Christ Church in Brownsover, Rugby. In addition to providing church services, they also run a weekly meal programme, feeding local families who would otherwise struggle.
Brain from the Church said:
“The grant will be used to support our “Warm Hub” project which supports young families who are struggling with high energy bills over the winter period.”
