Sutton Council has awarded £7,000 in local grants to various organisations in the Sutton South, Cheam and Belmont areas. This represents the total amount of local funding grants available for these areas for 2025/26, as detailed in the Local Funding Grants Update 25/26.
The grants were announced at the Sutton South, Cheam and Belmont Local Committee meeting on 3 July 2025. The funding will support a range of community initiatives, from Christmas celebrations to mental health projects.
The recipients of the grants are:
- Cheam Chamber of Trade - Cheam Christmas: £900
- Royal British Legion Belmont - Remembrance Day Insurance: £200
- Sutton Lodge - Senior Summer Social: £1,100
- Sutton United - New Cerebral Palsy Team costs: £1,400
- Friends of Cheam Park - Gardening & Promotional material: £568
- Cheam & Cuddington Horticultural Society - Equipment for Shows: £915
- The Hello Club - Hello Arts & Crafts equipment: £675
- Get On Downs - Summer Family Picnic: £930
- The Percenters Project - Young People's Mental Health: £312
The grants are intended to support local organisations and events that benefit the community. The Public Reports Pack provided to the attendees of the meeting included a grants update for 2025/26, listing the grants under the heading Sutton South, Cheam & Belmont - 25/26 Local funding
and Grants Update
.