We are almost entirely funded by external funders who want to make life easier for local people and improve sustainability.
If you’d like to help us run Bayshare, with a grant, sponsorship or items, please drop us a line!
Community Pots
We were granted £5,000 from Community Pots in April 2025, but this wasn’t enough to start the project until we were able to secure additional funding.
Lancaster City Council
We were granted £4,992 from the city council in March 2026. They were keen that we add other organisations, as sub-libraries, and to generally promote lending in the Lancaster district. They have also donated several things for us to lend out to you!
Lancaster and Morecambe Makers
LAMM put £500, that they earned running an event for Light Up Lancaster in 2026, into the kitty (Nov 2026) to get skin in the game.