Let’s Create Jubilee Fund 2022

The Let’s Create Jubilee Fund supports voluntary and community groups to develop creative and cultural activities as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Created by Arts Council England in partnership with the National Lottery, the Fund supported nationwide creativity, with Leeds Community Foundation administering the Fund in Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield. 

In total, £145,000 was invested in 17 Community Organisations. The organisations that were awarded funding are: 

• • • • Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation Limited (Leeds) 
      • Bradford Deaf Community Association (Bradford) 
      • Bradford Moor Play And Support Service (Bradford) 

• • • • Burmantofts Senior Action CIO (Leeds) 
      • Café West – Healthy Living Centre (Bradford) 
      • Fall Into Place Theatre (Leeds) 
      • Friends of Middleton Park (Leeds) 
      • Leeds Irish Arts Foundation (Leeds) 

• • • • Leeds Jewish Welfare Board (Leeds) 
      • Muslim Women’s Council (Bradford) 
      • People in Action (Leeds) 
      • Portobello Community Forum Ltd (Wakefield) 
      • Rotary Club of Horbury & Ossett Phoenix (Wakefield) 

• • • • The Old Quarry Adventure Playground (Wakefield) 
      • The Valley Project (Bradford) 
      • Wakefield District City of Sanctuary (Wakefield) 
      • Women’s Health Matters (Leeds) 

The funded activities include: 

• • • • An accessible variety show inspired by the annual Royal Varieties, where autistic people and those with a learning disability can show their talents. 
      • A creative writing and portrait project showcasing untold stories of women in Leeds, inspired by the Queen, – one of the most photographed women in the world. 
      • An intergenerational project creating an original piece of theatre with music, inspired by the Queen’s Coronation. 
      • A 1940s style family fun day with reimagined vintage games, a teddy bear picnic and afternoon tea. 

The activities took place in June 2022, engaging local people in creative and cultural celebrations.

For more information on grants awarded, visit the What We’ve Funded page.