Archive: This article describes funding announced for community events around King Charles III’s coronation on 6 May 2023. The coronation-specific application information is historical.

Before the coronation, Derbyshire County Council encouraged local groups to seek support for celebrations over the long weekend of 6–8 May 2023. Its February 2023 bulletin described grants from a few hundred pounds to £10,000 from the council and other sources.

The council’s Derbyshire Grants programme offered small grants of up to £1,000 for eligible projects. The original announcement said that assessment could take up to three weeks. For the programme’s current status, see the council’s Derbyshire Grants page: when checked on 24 October 2026, the council said it had paused the final round and was not receiving applications until further notice.

The council’s February 2023 announcement said that each of Derbyshire’s 64 county councillors had £3,860 in their Community Leadership Scheme fund, plus an additional £1,500 for coronation events. A March 2023 parish council report also records the additional £1,500. The same additional amount had been made available for the 2022 Platinum Jubilee.

These amounts are historical. For present arrangements, see the council’s Community Leadership Scheme page, which listed £1,930 per councillor when checked on 24 October 2026.

The National Lottery Community Fund also invited applications in 2023 for eligible coronation activities, with Awards for All grants of £300 to £10,000. The original announcement suggested activities such as street parties, cultural events and projects bringing different generations together.

The following comments appeared in the original 2023 announcement:

Derbyshire County Council leader at the time, Councillor Barry Lewis, said: “We saw such a wide variety of events and activities held to commemorate and celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee last year and I know that Derbyshire is already gearing up to mark the Coronation of King Charles III.

“It’s an historic occasion and I hope that groups and organisations from across the county will apply for the available funds to get their events and commemorative activities off to a flying start.

“We’re very pleased to be able to extend the Members Community Leadership Scheme funding for another year and I know that through our councillors and the hard work of local groups and charities, Derbyshire communities will benefit from the extra money available.”

The then County Council Cabinet Member for Health and Communities, Councillor Carol Hart, speaking about the council’s Derbyshire Grants scheme, said: “Many of the grants awarded last year from the scheme went to support Platinum Jubilee events and we want to make sure that people are aware they can apply if they are involved in organising community events to mark the Coronation of King Charles.

“There is still time to apply and I’d encourage groups to look at the categories and get their applications in as soon as possible so that, if successful, they will have the money in time.”