Category: Funding
Neighbourhood Planning Fund launched
| May 4, 2013 | Filled under Community, Debate, Funding, Local Government |
LOCALITY, the network of community development trusts, has launched a new £9.5m programme of expert support and funding to help communities across the country create neighbourhood plans. The Supporting Communities in Neighbourhood Planning programme, run by Locality in association with the Royal Town Planning Institute/Planning Aid England and other partners is now open for applications.… read more
“Think how Coastal Communities Fund might benefit you!” pleads MP
| May 1, 2013 | Filled under Aldbrough, Bridlington, Business, Community, Easington, Funding, Holderness, Hornsea, Kilnsea, Paull, Spurn, Tunstall, Withernsea |
GRAHAM STUART MP is appealing for organisations to take advantage of a coastal communities regeneration fund. At the beginning of April the Government launched the second round of funding for the Coastal Communities Fund worth £27.8 million (See HU12 Online article). Graham Stuart said. “This fund is a real opportunity for businesses and organisations to… read more
£27 million Coastal Communities Fund now open for bids
| April 5, 2013 | Filled under Business, Community, Funding |
THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES FUND (CCF) is open for bids, and local enterprise partnerships, charities, community groups, councils and private sector companies are all eligible to apply. The CCF encourages the economic development of UK coastal communities by giving them funding to create sustainable economic growth and jobs. The government has committed £27.8 million to support… read more
People’s Millions – Four Awards of £50,000 available to improve communities!
| March 15, 2013 | Filled under Community, Competitions, Funding |
THE PEOPLE’S MILLIONS launched this week and was announced on ITV’s Calendar News programme. £50,000 is available to improve the lives of people in your local community. The Peoples Millions is an annual TV competition run by Big Lottery Fund and ITV which awards Lottery funding to community projects that will improve the lives of… read more
New £36m fund to support Social Action volunteering
| March 1, 2013 | Filled under Community, Funding |
THE GOVERNMENT has announced plans to launch a new Centre for Social Action in April 2013. Over two years the Cabinet Office will invest around £36m to support charities, public services and civil society organisations who want to mobilise people to take part in social action. Recent investments include Join In, capitalising on the Olympic Legacy… read more
New Hull 4 Funding website to support community fundraisers
| February 15, 2013 | Filled under Community, Funding, Hull |
THE HULL CVS has shared information about the launch of the Hull 4 Funding Website. It has been created to help communities search for funding. Whilst specifically aimed at Kingston Upon Hull voluntary and community sector organisations, it will also be of interest to groups in the East Riding. Hull City Council has purchased the… read more
Twitter Chat with the Funders – Wednesday 6th March 2013
| February 4, 2013 | Filled under Community, Debate, Events, Funding, Technology, Tips |
SOME TOP funding organisations have embraced new social media – and Twitter in particular! Twitter has some 200 million users worldwide; some 340 million Tweets (short text messages) are posted everyday! Tweets are themed using hashtags, example #Holderness. Users can click on a hashtag to see other similarly themed tweets and find yours. Yorkshire and Humber… read more
“Securing Funding in 2013″ – workshop for Voluntary and Community Groups
| January 16, 2013 | Filled under Beverley, Community, Events, Funding |
ERVAS – the East Riding Voluntary Action Services – is inviting community and voluntary groups to attend a free half-day workshop on How to secure funding in 2013. Whether a group is concerned about securing funding or in need of financial support to get a project off the ground, the event, taking place on Friday,… read more
Extra £30 million of Start-Up Loans
| January 11, 2013 | Filled under Business, Employment, Funding, Hedon, Politics, Youth issues |
AN ADDITIONAL £30 million boost to Start-Up Loans to create thousands of new businesses, and help young people find jobs in East Yorkshire has been welcomed by Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness. Mr Stuart said, “We still have a long way to go to rebalance our economy, but this is yet another step… read more
Positive Activities Grant to provide activities for 5 – 19 year olds
| December 17, 2012 | Filled under East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Funding, Youth Activities |
THE COUNCIL YOUTH SUPPORT SERVICE is keen to develop and expand the amount of positive activity available to young people in the East Riding. Following a one-off donation by arvato government services, the Youth Support Service is able to offer small grants to voluntary, not-for-profit organisations who want to provide more activities for young people… read more
MP Congratulates Withernsea on £1 Million Big Local funding
| December 11, 2012 | Filled under Funding, Withernsea |
GRAHAM STUART MP has congratulated residents of Withernsea on the announcement that the town is to receive £1 million of lottery funding as a ‘Big Local’ area. Graham said, “This is excellent news for Withernsea which hasn’t had a fair shout in past years. The status as a ‘Big Local’ area has been awarded to… read more
Community First Funding – How should it be spent in South East Holderness?
| December 5, 2012 | Filled under Community, Consultation, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Events, Funding, South East Holderness |
THE COMMUNITY FIRST Panel wants to hear from local communities to find out how they think community funding should be spent in South East Holderness to improve the area. The South East Holderness ward area is developing a community plan which will help to support communities make long-term plans and prepare for the future. To… read more
Yorkshire Water Community Fund – Over 30 projects gain from £50,000 fund
| October 24, 2012 | Filled under Community, Funding, Holderness, Hull, Yorkshire Water |
REPUBLISHED FROM THE HEDON BLOG: THE COMMITTEE established to determine the Awards from the Yorkshire Water Community Fund met on Monday 22nd October 2012 in a marathon session at the Saltend Waste Water Treatment Works. 70 applications had been received by Yorkshire Water requesting grants totaling in excess of £190,000 between them! In light of… read more
Yorkshire Water Community Fund – delays as £190k worth of applications processed
| October 10, 2012 | Filled under Community, Funding, HU12, Marfleet Hull, South West Holderness, Yorkshire Water |
APPLICANTS to Yorkshire Water’s Community Fund face a delay before finding out if they have been successful in obtaining grants. The assessment of applications is taking longer than expected due to the high numbers received. The Funding Panel, whose job it is to assess and award grants, is behind schedule and will now be meeting later… read more
Yorkshire Water Community Fund – Massive take up!
| September 20, 2012 | Filled under Community, Funding, Hull, Marfleet Hull, South West Holderness, Yorkshire Water |
OVER SIXTY APPLICATIONS from across South West Holderness and East Hull have been received by Yorkshire Water to its new Community Fund. The closing date for the first round was on September 14th 2012. The £50,000 funding stream was set up by Yorkshire Water to say ‘sorry’ to customers for years of foul odour problems emanating from the… read more
Longer to apply to Yorkshire Water Community Fund after “staggering” response
| September 1, 2012 | Filled under Community, Events, Funding, Hull, South West Holderness, Yorkshire Water |
AN EXTENSION on the deadline to receive completed Applications to Yorkshire Water’s Community Fund has been agreed. Applicants now have an extra two weeks to consider their bids for funding for grants from £100 – £5,000. Forms should now be returned no later than the end of day Friday 14th September 2012. A Yorkshire Water… read more
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