Community Fund

Chagford Show Community Fund

The Chagford Show is delighted to donate a portion of its annual profits each year to a Community Fund, supporting small clubs and organisations within the Show District. (See below the criteria for applying)

This year (2025), 13 awards were granted to various projects that play a vital role in our community. We eagerly anticipate hearing how our contributions have supported these wonderful initiatives and ideas.

We were pleased to invite the recipients to our awards evening at The Globe Chagford where they received their donation.

Pictured above are the 2025 recipients – Dartmoor Makers CIC, Chagford Swimming Pool, Chagford Primary School, Cheriton Bishop Primary School, Chagford Film Festival, Chagford Netball Club, Moretonhampstead Association for Youth, Chagford Education and Leisure Trust (CELT), Chair of Friends of Moretonhampstead School – FOMS, Whiddon Down Village Hall, MED Theatre, Moretonhampstead Parish Hall, Bellacouch Meadows Green Spaces.

Please read carefully before applying

Once again the Directors of the Chagford Show have kindly agreed to donate a % of the profit from 2025 to a charitable fund to help local organizations or projects within the Show District, which comprises of the parishes of Chagford, Drewsteignton, Gidleigh, Manaton, Moretonhampstead, North Bovey, Throwleigh, South Tawton, Spreyton, Lustleigh, Cheriton Bishop, and an area within half a mile of the Bridge at Postbridge.

We prefer to support applications from:

  • Organisations that have a wide impact on the local community and the individuals in it.
  • Organisations that present a well-documented need for a particular project.
  • Charitable organizations which in themselves help others in the community.
  • Organisations which demonstrate that the funding for which they are applying will have a long-term effect.


Unless there is a shortage of applications in the above categories, we are unlikely to support:

  • Blanket one off donations to individuals. These can be applied for through other local funds such as the Providence School Charity or the Chagford Combined Charities Educational fund.
  • Other Charitable Organizations that in themselves give money to Charity
  • Start-up initiatives
  • Anything which is any way connected with business.
  • Running costs rather than capital expenditure unless it can be shown to have charitable connections.
  • Applicants that have year on year received support from Chagford Show over multiple years.

 

All recipients must have a bank account clearly linked to the relevant association. Payment will be made by BACS transfer.

Applicants need to apply in writing with full details of their request to:

The Secretary – via Email: chagfordshow@gmail.com
Or by post – 42 The Square, Chagford TQ13 8AH
by 10th January 2026

All applications will be considered by the Funding Committee, and the successful applicants will be notified in March 2026.