Background
Queensferry and District Community Council (QDCC) have a long established and well developed working relationship with Cala Homes going back to the time when Dalmeny Park (The old Agilent Site) was first proposed and ultimately delivered. For a number of years now Cala have both supported and continue to support the local community within Queensferry in a number of different ways and are now seeking to deliver a lasting legacy.
With the housing developments at Queensferry Heights and Rosebery Wynd now well under way, Cala wish to offer ongoing and continuing support to local interest groups across the community who are situated within in the existing boundary area as covered by The City of Edinburgh Council scheme for community councils for QDCC.
This funding opportunity, launched earlier this year, is known as the QDCC and Cala Community Chest.
The QDCC & Cala Community Chest second round of applications opens on September 1st 2025 and we will accept applications until October 3rd 2025. The panel will sit by end of October to decide on awards and successful candidates will be advised by November 3rd.
How previous awards from the fund have helped the community….
| Group | Amount Requested | Project | Amount Awarded | Comments |
| £ | £ | |||
| Round 1 Spring 2025 | ||||
| Longcraig Scout Centre | 550 | Replacement Lighting | 550 | Full Award |
| History Group | 799 | Database/laptop | 682 | Part Award |
| Sea Cadets | 1,000 | Floor Replacement | 500 | Part Award |
| Priory Church | 673 | Landscaping | 673 | Full Award |
| Dalmeny PS | 986 | IPad Pens | 435 | Part Award |
| Rotary Club | 1,000 | Youth Leadership Attendee | 400 | Part Award |
| Queensferry Music Society | 610 | Musical Workshops | 240 | Part Award |
| Echline Parents Association | 380 | Litter Picking Toolkit | 380 | Full Award |
| KSQFC | 1,000 | Samba Goals | 340 | Part Award |
| Open All Hours | 1,000 | Summer Event | 800 | Part Award |
| Christmas in Queensferry | 1,000 | Annual Event | 0 | Covered by CALA directly |
| Total | 10,892 | 5,000 |
Qualifications are in the application form but – a constitution or memorandum and articles of association, the provision of annual accounts or as a minimum a bank statement.
The geographical requirements are that the organisation must be based and operating in or from Queensferry District within the boundary as defined by CEC scheme for Community Councils. A project must be clearly defined and costed. The Pledge funding is not to support day to day running costs.
Please submit your application form by downloading below.
Application Form – Word version , pdf version
