19 September 2008
Events fund support for six Kapiti Coast projects in 2008/09
A concert, a vintage festival and a sports tournament will receive $7,000 each while an Irish festival, a summer arts programme and food event will each receive $3000, from the Kapiti Coast District Council’s District Events Fund.
The Chair of the District Events Fund Allocation Subcommittee, Councillor Peter Ellis, has announced that a total of 24 applications were received requesting funding totalling $266,000 while only $30,000 was available for the subcommittee to distribute.
The Sounds ‘n Nature Trust receives $7000 for its Sounds ‘n Nature Concert to be held in February 2009.
The Wellington Tramway Museum’s ‘Anything Vintage Festival’ will be held in December 2008 and will include vintage transport, machinery and will feature display and activities. The committee granted it $7000.
Also receiving $7000 is Netball Kapiti who are holding the Wellington Combined Netball Centres Under 15 and Under 17 Netball Tournament over Queen’s Birthday weekend in 2009. Teams from the upper South Island to the mid North Island will be involved.
Students of Whitireia Polytechnic’s Professional Cookery Course will receive $3000 to support their involvement in the annual Kapiti Food Fair where they plan to showcase the Kapiti Coast as the food basket of the Wellington region.
The Kapiti Coast Irish Society plans a festival of Irish culture based mostly at Kapiti College. The Irish ‘Feis’ event will be held over Labour Weekend 2008 and the subcommittee allocated them $3000 to support the event.
The Sunny Otaki Summer Arts Festival Trust will receive $3000 for the Arts Festival it has planned with events from October 2008 through to February 2009 which will include theatre, dance, music and film over the summer season.
The subcommittee were pleased with the number of high quality applications the Events Fund had received and hoped people would continue to apply in the coming year.
Events Funding Applications Closed for 2008
The Kapiti Coast District Council recognizes that community events have the potential to provide economic, social and other benefits to a community.
The Council administers a District Events Funding pool to support events held in Kapiti Coast District. Applications are now invited from groups or organisations who are considering holding an event.
Applications closed on 29 August 2008.
As a guide for future years all the application material is available below:
Applicants' Guide to Events Funding (4 pages, 115kb)
Events Funding Application Form 2008 (7 pages, 129kb)
Events Funding Allocation Policy (7 pages, 146kb)
Temporary Events Management Plan (9 pages, 1.2Mb)
Post Events Report (2 pages, 54kb)
Background to District Events Funding
This is an annually awarded fund of $30,000 with which the Council wishes to promote the development of a range of events which:
contribute to economic benefit for the District and/or raise the profile of the District as a vibrant and interesting place to live in and visit.
The Council will do this each year in a way that:
- provides an increasing range of events that will involve young people
- increases the use and development of tourism facilities
- where relevant, builds community awareness of issues and opportunities relevant to the community’s future.
The District Events Funding Allocation Policy was approved in December 2006.
Contact the Strategic Advisor for more information.