Funding Opportunities
Funding opportunities for disadvantaged children, and for disadvantaged communities, plus to help people realise their sporting ambitions, and the Comic Relief Community Fund.
Cornwall Heritage Trust campaign success
Cornwall Heritage Trust’s campaign to link with local businesses has been a success – four corporate friends announced.
Round-up of news stories about women
Women in the news – birth rate changes and challenges, domestic abuse, This Girl Can overcoming taboos in sport, and hi-tech work culture impacting families.
New funding for music in schools
Music Education Hubs are being given £85m in funding from Government to encourage children and young people to learn music in schools.
Children’s Activity Levels rising in Cornwall
Activity levels in children are rising, in Cornwall, with more youngsters taking part in exercise both in and out of school. But there are still inequalities. Find out more here:
Funding opportunities relating to children, sport and the environment
Funding opportunities relating to children and young people, the environment and animal welfare, and sport, particularly para sport.
Carn Brea Improves Disabled Facilities
Exciting new disabled facilities at Carn Brea Leisure Centre – a Changing Places changing room, plus a Pool Pod platform lift into the pool. Coming in the New Year.
Krowji creative hub begins phase 2 development
Krowji Creative Hub in Redruth has begun work on a new £2m expansion, creating 20 new studios, and a new cafe which has already opened.
Rural Services Network bulletin
Catch up with the latest from the Rural Services Network, via their latest bulletin – rural banking, broadband, police, and more.
Upcoming funding opportunities
Funding opportunities – Scillies only, Music for all, conservation, community support, children’s and medical charities and small, isolated rural communities
Commemorations and awareness raising in October
Awareness raising for breast cancer, ADHD, dyslexia, baby loss, older people, mental health, black history, hospice care, and the menopause, plus stopping drinking or smoking and walking to school, all this month!
Funding update
Funding announced for the Cornish language, plus opportunities for health charities, architectural heritage, music and the arts, people in Liskeard, cycling and against isolation.
Arts Council want your help to shape the next ten years
The Arts Council has opened a consultation today to help develop their strategy for 2020-2030. Share your views, or go to their consultation event in Plymouth next week.
Upcoming funding opportunities
Current funding opportunities for local theatres, diversity in sport, music for all, holiday grants for disadvantaged children, mental health groups and environmental crisis.
Useful general information for voluntary organisations
Another selection of useful information that might be applicable to everyone: Tax advice, research organisation, fundraising advice and what could you do with an old train carriage?
Free support for vulnerable groups
Free items: Emergency Essential programme for families, hydration system for vulnerable people, Hidden Stories book, about living with invisible disabilities, and CEA card to get carers into the cinema for free.
Awareness days, weeks and months – June 2019
A quick snapshot of the awareness-days and weeks in the month of June. See if any resonate with your organisation, and support them if you can. Share your message while the spotlight is on your area.
Cornish surf charity to receive Children in Need funding
The Wave Project has announced that it has received funding from the BBC’s Children in Need, for surfing lessons as part of social prescribing for youngsters with mental health challenges.
GWR funding for railway projects announced
Funding has been given to seven projects in Cornwall by GWR, to improve the passenger experience at stations, revitalise a derelict station, create better transport links, and build a rail-themed playground.
£3 million for the regeneration of village halls
Funding announced to help village halls improve and update their premises. Up to £75,000 available per hall.