Cornish Lithium awards further grants to community projects across Cornwall

Cornish Lithium, the innovative mineral exploration and development company that is pioneering the responsible extraction of lithium from hard rock and geothermal waters in Cornwall, has awarded £7,549 to four local organisations through the Winter 2025 Cornish Lithium Community Fund.

Cornish Lithium is supporting the UK’s transition to renewable energy by securing a domestic supply of lithium for the batteries that power smartphones, laptops, electric vehicles and renewable energy storage.

The Cornish Lithium Community Fund awards grants of between £250 and £2,500 to support the work of local clubs, charities and activity groups that seek to make a positive difference within the company’s areas of operation in Cornwall.

Cornish Lithium invites applications from projects that will upskill and educate, upgrade social welfare facilities, support industrial heritage and mining history, deliver positive environmental impacts or promote health and wellbeing.

The recipients of the Winter 2025 Cornish Lithium Community Fund awards are:

• Chacewater Parish Council as Trustees for its Recreation Ground
• Treviscoe Institute and Community Centre
• United Downs Environment Group
• Whitemoor Village Hall.

Chacewater Parish Council will utilise its award to create a ramp to the village’s Recreation Ground, which will provide better access to other public amenities and services, as well as pedestrian safety, by reducing the need for residents to take longer routes along busy roads.

Treviscoe Institute and Community Centre has received a contribution to the overall cost of purchasing new kitchen units, safety flooring and wall coverings to upgrade its catering facilities, encourage larger groups and families to meet, cook and eat together, enhance energy efficiency, and attract new users to hire the space.

The United Downs Environment Group was awarded funding to host a Blossail Day in St Day Community Orchard, which gathers together local residents and school children to dance around the maypole, sing a specially-commissioned song, bless the fruit trees, appreciate the importance of preserving Cornish folklore and sustainable food sources, and connect with nature.

Whitemoor Village Hall will use its funding to assist with the running costs of the portable building it has renovated to provide a new community space for a broad range of leisure activities that will stimulate social interaction.

“The Cornish Lithium Community Fund is proud to support these projects that improve leisure and social welfare facilities, whether to encourage connections with people or nature,” commented Cornish Lithium’s ESG Lead, Zoe Carter. “We hope these initiatives will benefit many residents in our project areas both now and in the years to come.”

"We are delighted to work with Cornish Lithium to support these vital community projects,” added Development Director at Cornwall Community Foundation, Tamara Sherston-Baker. “This Community Fund demonstrates how responsible businesses can invest meaningfully in the communities where they operate, funding grassroots initiatives that address genuine local needs and strengthen community connections."

The Cornish Lithium Community Fund is administered by the CCF and you can read about the projects that have previously received funding from Cornish Lithium here.

The 2026 Cornish Lithium Community Fund will open this summer and applications will be invited from communities in Chacewater and Kea (specifically, Baldhu), St Dennis, Treviscoe and Whitemoor.

Further details will be announced on the Cornish Lithium and CCF websites, and grant recipients will be announced in the autumn.

For more information about Cornish Lithium, visit cornishlithium.com