Groundwork, in partnership with Postcode Lottery Trust, Postcode Places Trust, and Postcode Society Trust, is offering grants of between £500 to £2,000 for charities, community interest companies (CICs), and voluntary and community groups with an annual income of less than £60,000. The Grassroots Grants Programme will support the work of groups that provide vital services…
It has been announced that the current round of the Booster Fund will be coming to an end in early 2025. The Fund supports new and existing community businesses that are at all stages of launching a community share issue. This includes the very early stages of exploring whether it is the right choice, through…
Applications can be made by: local authorities, parish councils, CIOs, CICs, registered charities, volunteer or community groups, educational establishments. Projects must be located in the Severn Trent region. And the community it is benefiting must be Severn Trent customers. This can be easily checked via their website. Funding for new projects is linked to three…
Join us on the 6th November at 6.15pm for our first East Midlands Sports Forum Virtual Event. Meet your local Sports Welfare Officer, no matter where you are in the East Midlands to learn whats happening and make valuable connections. Lizzie Whittington, East Midlands’ Regional Outreach Adviser from the Disclosure & Barring Services is our special guest for…
Ninety-eight schools from across Notts and Derbyshire have been selected by Sport England to complete the Active Lives Young People Survey this Autumn term. The survey is the biggest of its kind, gathering insight into young people’s activity levels, physical literacy, swimming proficiency, wellbeing, self-efficacy and levels of social trust. Schools which complete the survey…
Communities around East Midlands airport (south east Derbyshire and west Nottinghamshire) can apply for grants of up to £2,000 for projects that have a long-lasting community, social or environmental benefit. Applications must meet at least one of the funds objectives which include: • bring the community closer together through facilities for sport, recreation and other…
The objective of this fund is to enable local voluntary and community groups and organisations to improve or extend their work supporting Derby and Derbyshire residents aged 18 plus to maintain good mental health. Maximum Grant Award £5,000 per organisation. Applicants will be expected to show a clear link between the activity they are applying…
Arnold Clarke’s Communities Support is available to organisations who provide services which are widely accessible to those within local communities and address the needs of the people living within them, supporting our local communities to a better future. This fund support projects within the following categories: Please note, although they want to help everyone, they…
The aim of this fund is to support existing community driven initiatives or newones by providing funding and hands-on volunteering. Local groups, organisations, charities, and community project owners are invited to apply for up to £2,500 funding and 20-30 Severn Trent volunteers across two days to support with the delivery of their projects or initiatives.…
Sport Welfare Officer, Franky’s work with local groups and clubs continued this week with a Move More Derby Ambassadors Meeting at Alvaston Park. The Move More Derby Ambassadors are a group of passionate people championing physical activity for all, across Derby. It’s a meeting that is open to all and happens once every two months,…
