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  • National Lottery Grants for Heritage – £3,000 to £10,000

    National Lottery Grants for Heritage – £3,000 to £10,000

    If you answered yes to these questions, then National Lottery Grants for Heritage are for you. Priorities are: To support the sector in its continued recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and through the cost of living crisis, they are prioritising heritage projects that:  Projects must achieve at least their inclusion outcome. In addition to these outcomes, all…

  • Top Tips for Writing Funding Applications – Workshop

    Top Tips for Writing Funding Applications – Workshop

    This session is for people who are new to writing funding applications for not-for-profit groups and organisations. It is relevant for groups applying for cost-of-living funding and recovery support as well as other general funding. The interactive session will cover: There will be opportunities to ask questions throughout. If you have any questions about the content…

  • School Games event supports young people to ‘Believe, Move, Achieve’

    School Games event supports young people to ‘Believe, Move, Achieve’

    Young people from schools in Amber Valley, Erewash and South Derbyshire took part in a Derbyshire School Games event which aimed to boost physical literacy. Held at Shipley Country Park in Heanor, ‘Believe, Move, Achieve’ was held on Wednesday 19 July, and saw pupils from years 3 and 4 take part in a range of…

  • NetWalking – moving more, whilst you work

    NetWalking – moving more, whilst you work

    Healthy Workplaces Derbyshire is part of Derbyshire County Councils Public Health department, and supports workplaces in the public, private, community and voluntary sectors across Derbyshire to invest in initiatives that promote health and wellbeing – creating a positive and supportive workplace culture. They’ use only evidence-based information and signpost to reputable, quality services. Healthy Workplaces…

  • Making movement a priority in our hospitals

    Making movement a priority in our hospitals

    As part of our work with the Notts Falls and Physical Activity Community of Practice, we hosted our second ever webinar, titled Making movement a priority in our hospitals. The interest in the session was truly overwhelming, with 226 people signing up to attend via an eventbrite page and over 100 of those people attending…

  • Funding for Groups working with Families / Children in Mansfield or Ashfield

    Funding for Groups working with Families / Children in Mansfield or Ashfield

    Romo is offering support to families and/or children in the Mansfield or Ashfield area, where the company and staff may support those projects on a longer term basis with grants, volunteer time and gifts in kind as deemed suitable each year. Key facts about the fund are: Click here for further information.

  • Swimming Pool Support Fund Open for Applications

    Swimming Pool Support Fund Open for Applications

    The Swimming Pool Support Fund is now open to applications from local authorities with pools in their area. The £20m pot which is open for applications is to help those facilities with swimming pools that have increased cost pressures, leaving them most vulnerable to closure or significant service reduction. The remaining £40m will be made…

  • Funding to Support the Core Costs of Organisations Working with Children 

    Funding to Support the Core Costs of Organisations Working with Children 

    Not-for-profit organisations working with children and young people aged 18 or under can apply for grants from BBC Children in Need of up to £40,000 per year for up to three years to support their core costs. Core costs funding can be spent on the applicant’s day-to-day operations. Organisations seeking funding in excess of £15,000…

  • Tesco Stronger Starts Programme Opens for Applications 

    Tesco Stronger Starts Programme Opens for Applications 

    Tesco is introducing a £5 million grant programme to give children across the UK a stronger start in life. The grants will help schools and children’s groups provide nutritious food and healthy activities that support young people’s physical health and mental wellbeing, such as breakfast clubs or snacks, and equipment for healthy activities. Priority is…

  • New GSK Health Inequalities Programme Opens for Applications

    New GSK Health Inequalities Programme Opens for Applications

    This new programme offers funding and leadership support to small charities tackling health inequalities in the UK. The new GSK Health Inequalities programme is funded by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in partnership with The King’s Fund. The funding is aimed at very small charities working in their communities to address health inequalities and who find it hard…