Quote of the week

Life isn't about finding yourself, it is about creating yourself'

George Bernard Shaw
If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Community projects - funding update



Money is short at present, and local authority budgets are stretched, so it is important to keep up to date with other sources of funding for community projects.   In this connection I have just received the latest funding bulletin from the invaluable Rural Services Network.

Included in the list is the Postcode Trust which has funding available for charities and community groups ranging from £500 to £10,000.  Their criteria are quite broad and would cover a good many projects.  Additionally the Community Sport Activation Fund has grants on offer for a wide range of activities relating to sport, while the Protecting Playing Fields project from Sports England is offering sums of between  £10,000 and £50,000 for the development and enhancement of playing field land.

The Heritage Lottery Fund is looking for projects that carry out urgent repairs to places of worship, and the Sita Trust Enhancing Communities Programme is offering funding for the restoration and repair of community and historic buildings.

If you would like more details of any of these funding opportunities please get in touch with me (antillj@btinternet.com) and I will forward details to you.  While the final date for applications for some are quite a long way ahead, others would need quite a rapid response!

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