The Events Industry Forum has announced that the deadline for receiving applications for Purple Guide grants this Autumn will be October 18, 2024.

To date, the Forum has awarded over £226,000 in grants for projects supporting the UK outdoor events industry.

Applications must conform to the following guidelines:

• Applications must be able to demonstrate a purpose that will benefit and support the interests of the outdoor events industry generally.
• Applications must be non-commercial in that the benefits are freely accessible to the industry and not subject to any form of commercial commitment.
• Applicants must agree to provide EIF with regular progress reports on projects being funded and a detailed final report on the project at its conclusion, as well as to these reports being published on the EIF website.
• Grant recipients must agree to issue press releases both before and after the project recognising EIF’s funding support. Press releases must be approved by EIF prior to being issued.
• Grant recipients must agree to present the results of the project to EIF members either via a Teams or face-to-face meeting.
• Any publication, report or marketing material produced referring to the project must acknowledge EIF’s funding support.

Full details of the grants and how to apply can be found at https://www.eventsindustryforum.co.uk/index.php/activities/purple-guide-grants

For further information please contact:

Jim Winship

Secretary

The Events Industry Forum

Mobile: 07850 104034

Email: jim@tesa.org.uk

The Events Industry Forum (EIF) provides an informal meeting point for trade bodies and similar organisations in the outdoor events industry.   The group usually meets twice a year to share information and discuss issues of common interest.    Currently 31 organisations support the EIF.   The Forum, under EIF Limited, also publishes the Purple Guide on a non-for-profit basis.

Full Members (31)

Association of Events Management Education

Association of Circus Proprietors of GB

Association of Independent Festivals

Association of Outdoor Event Managers

Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations

British Air Display Association

British Arts Festivals Association

British Pyrotechnic Association

Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity

Environmental Services Association

Event Hire Association

Event Structures Industry Training Scheme

Event Supplier and Services Association

A Greener Future

Halloween & Scare Attraction Association

Local Authority Event Organisers’ Group

Made Up Textiles Association

Major Events International

National Caterers’ Association

National Traction Engine Trust

Outdoor Arts UK

Portable Sanitation Europe

Professional Lighting & Sound Association

Rugby Football Union

South Coast Events Forum

The Association of Outdoor Event Managers 

The Concert Promoters Association

The Event Services Association

The National Centre for Resilience Learning and Development (EPC)

The Showman’s Guild

The UK Crowd Management Association

Associate Members (4)

National Police Coordination Centre

Local Government Association

UK Events

Local Regulators Events Expert Panel