NEW: Funding News & Updates

Together in Service
This a new programme supported by the Government to celebrate the practical contribution that faith communities make to society through social action, and to support faith groups in undertaking new multi-faith volunteering projects at local level.  Grants of £2,000 - £5,000, are available. Match funding of half the amount is needed, which can include volunteer time. There is no set deadline.

Community Energy Peer Mentoring Fund
Grants of £10,000 - £50,000 are available for community energy projects that demonstrate they use social action to mentor other smaller community projects and share skills to boost the number of projects across the country. The new funding is designed to help new groups get off the ground so they can start saving money and generating energy in their community. It will also help existing groups to professionalise, develop business plans and scale up their work. Deadline is 12 December.
 
BBC Children in Need deadlines
As we recover from another four hours of Terry Wogan on the TV, a reminder of what Children in Need will fund: they give grants to organisations working with children and young people to combat this disadvantage and to make a real difference to their lives. Two types of grant are available - small grants under £10,000, where the next deadline is 1 December. For larger amounts, which can be spread over three years, the next deadline is 15 January. There will be further application rounds next year.

True Colours Trust 
Trustees of the Trust are committed to supporting a large number of excellent local organisations and projects that support disabled children and their families on a daily basis. The Trust has a small grants programme which provides  grants of up to £10,000, usually for one-off purposes, to help smaller organisations develop and deliver programmes for children, their siblings and families.

Healthy Hearts Grants
Heart Research UK has announced that its Healthy Hearts Grants Programme will re-open in January 2014. Heart Research UK Healthy Heart Grants support innovative projects designed to promote heart health and to prevent or reduce the risks of heart disease in specific groups or communities. Grants of up to £10,000 are available to community groups, voluntary organisations and researchers who are spreading the healthy heart message.

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FUNDING: Rethinking Parks

This joint scheme helps organisations and partnerships to develop, test and scale new approaches to help local parks thrive.  Anyone with an idea can apply for their stake of the £1m pot (grants are likely to be around £100,000). To help people develop their ideas the programme is holding workshops around the country and online in January 2014.  The best ideas will be chosen to receive funding in early summer.

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Henry Smith Holiday Fund

Henry Smith, one of the largest charitable trusts, is running a scheme to provide disadvantaged children under 13 in the UK with a recreational holiday or day trip they would not otherwise be able to go on. The children should be from areas of high deprivation, experiencing disadvantage, or have a disability. Schools, youth groups, not for profit organisations and charities are all eligible to apply for grants between £500 and £2,500. This will only fund a maximum of two-thirds of the total cost. Deadlines vary depending on the date of the trip. Awards are made on a first come first served basis.

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Over 80's Parcel Fund - Appeal from Newbury Weekly News

As Christmas decorations fill the shops, the deadline for the Newbury Weekly News Parcel Fund draws even nearer.

Anyone who would like to donate to the fund should send cheques payable to ‘NWN Over 80s’ Christmas Parcel Fund’ to Joanne Fulker, NWN, Newspaper House, Faraday Road, Newbury RG14 2DW. Alternatively you can donate online: https://www.findmeagrant.org/wberks/tla/browse.aspx 

Food for the parcels has already been ordered and is now being stored by Sainsburys and Newbury Weekly News are in the process of gathering up many little green willing and helpful cubs from all over Newbury who will be there on Sunday 1st December together with Vodafone and Sainsbury’s employees packing our 2,150 food parcels.
 
If you would like to add a name of an elderly resident who is over 80 years of age living in Newbury, Hungerford or Thatcham to our list, or to make any other amendments to our list, ring or email Joanne Fulker on 01635 886634 or jo.fulker@newburynews.co.uk

Reading Family Aid Christmas Toy Appeal, 2013

Reading Family Aid seeks more partner organisations for their annual Christmas toy appeal

RFA's "Toys & Teens" appeal is getting under way for 2013. We collect toys and gifts generously donated by local businesses, schools, churches and members of the public and distribute them to disadvantaged families in the greater Reading area. Last year around 1,600 children received Christmas gifts through the appeal but we know there are many more children we haven't reached. We would love to hear from charities, churches and other organisations who are in contact with Reading families in need and who might like to receive a sack of goodies through us.

Learn more at: Christmas Toy Appeal

Hilton in the Community Foundation Central Grants (UK)

Organisations that work with young people have the opportunity to apply for grants through the Hilton Foundation Central Grants Programme.

Organisations such as charities and other not for profit organisations can apply for grants ranging from a few hundred pounds up to £30,000 per year for up to 2 years that meet one of the Foundation's chosen areas of focus, these are:

•     Disabled children
•     Children in hospital
•     Homelessness
•     Life-limited children in hospices.

If favoured, grant applications for up to £10,000 can be approved by the Committee, and applications for more than £10,000 are recommended to the Trustees for final approval. There is no limit on the amount of money that a charity can request. However, the Foundation is a small charity and generally will not make awards of over £30,000 (per year). Funding can be requested for up to 2 years for any particular project.
The next closing date for applications is the 11th February 2014.  Full details at:
https://www.hilton-foundation.org.uk/apply.html

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B&Q Waste Donation Scheme

Every B&Q store is striving to be a 'good neighbour' by forming partnerships within its local community.   B&Q operates a waste donation scheme through all stores. This scheme allows donation of waste materials, for example slightly damaged tins of paint, off-cuts of timber, odd rolls of wallpaper and end of range materials, to community groups, charities and schools.

The waste donation scheme is co-ordinated in store either by the environmental champion, duty or Warehouse manager who will keep a Waste Donation Form on file for interested groups.   Before any materials are donated, the form must be signed by a representative of the group.

Please note that it is company policy that health and safety is taken into consideration, therefore electrical, petrol and gas items are not available for donation. Any waste or surplus stock donated must not be re-sold.  Full details at:
www.diy.com/diy/jsp/corporate/content/environment_ethics/ethics/community/waste_donation.jsp

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Grants for Scouting Groups

Over the years The Scout Association has been extremely fortunate to receive generous donations from many individuals and organisations who wish to support our work at a national and local level. The result of these donations is that there are a range of funds available, particularly to support local groups/units and individual members who require financial assistance in undertaking their scouting.

Grants are available for:

•     Opening or re-opening new sections
•     Starting a new group (min. two sections) in a recognised area of social deprivation
•     Local development planning events; capital equipment for promoting Scouting; adult recruitment events; youth recruitment events aimed at the cub and network sections; training adviser recruitment and retention
•     Employment of local development staff
•     Non-wood badge leader training; capital equipment for the delivery of adult training; young leader training; activity assessor training and assessment; activity permit assessments; DofE assessments; trustee/executive training; trainer training; minibus training and assessment
•     Air and sea scout training and capital equipment purchase
•     Support for members 'in financial hardship' - volunteer expenses, uniforms, camp and activity costs
•     Members with special needs and the development of special needs scouting, including small scale building works to ensure accessibility for all

Deadline: Applications can be submitted any time but must be at least 6 weeks before the event date.

Contact: DGB Grants Manager email: development@scout.org.uk
http://scouts.org.uk/supportresources/search/?cat=262,266,589

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