by Hannah Danson | 11 Dec 2018 | Culture and recreation, Health care and wellbeing |
Gambling firms have agreed to a ban on advertising on the television during live sporting events. The Remote Gambling Association (including Bet365, Ladbrokes and Paddy Power) has bowed to political pressure and agree to a ban on TV ads ‘whistle to...
by Hannah Danson | 6 Dec 2018 | Culture and recreation |
Cornwall Council’s Autism Spectrum Team, in partnership with Cornwall Sports Partnership are working to make leisure centres more friendly places for young people with autism. This includes training for staff, and communication passports for young people, to...
by Hannah Danson | 7 Sep 2018 | Community support, Culture and recreation |
There have been two good-news items recently regarding Penzance – the woman behind Plastic Free Penzance has won a national award, and the Jubilee Pool is fundraising to install geothermal heating for its water. Plastic Free Penzance Rachel Yates, the driving...
by Hannah Danson | 7 Sep 2018 | Culture and recreation, Employment and skills, Environment and nature, Funding and grants, Older people |
Various funding opportunities are open at present, including extended funding for the Tommies silhouettes to commemorate the end of the First World War, solve the problem of litter, develop an employer-led skills project, and care for older carers. World War...
by Hannah Danson | 16 Aug 2018 | Children and young people, Culture and recreation, Education and training, Funding and grants |
Funding for small local groups to become sustainable, for increasing participation in rowing for children and disabled people, for disabled, sick or life-limited children, and for small groups overcoming barriers to participation in physical activities. Heart of...
by Hannah Danson | 6 Aug 2018 | Culture and recreation, Health care and wellbeing |
Carrick Mind, Restormel Mind and Cornwall Sports Partnership are launching the Get Set to Go programme in various areas of Cornwall in the autumn. The Get Set to Go programme aims to improve the quality of life for anyone with a mental health problem through access to...
by Hannah Danson | 25 Jul 2018 | Culture and recreation, Equality and diversity, Funding and grants, Older people |
Funding for projects to help disabled and disadvantaged groups, for the visual arts, and for youth involvement in interfaith week in November – all closing in early September. Green Hall Foundation Grants up to £10,000 for UK registered charities to fund...
by Hannah Danson | 16 Jul 2018 | Children and young people, Community support, Culture and recreation, Environment and nature, Equality and diversity, Funding and grants |
Funding for community schemes near landfill sites, for women’s rights and support, sports clubs, and youth social action Sita Cornwall Trust Deadline 27 July, for grants up to £35,000, for charitable organisations. Successful applicants will receive the full amount of...
by Hannah Danson | 25 May 2018 | Children and young people, Culture and recreation, Development, Funding and grants, Housing and related services |
Further funding streams, all with open application periods – no deadlines! Ragdoll Foundation Funding is available to support not-for-profit organisations, especially arts organisations, in the UK that are working with children and young people using the arts...
by Hannah Danson | 21 May 2018 | Culture and recreation, Development, Funding and grants, Housing and related services |
More funding opportunities for a variety of interests, listed in order of closing date. Areas covered: rural regeneration in north Cornwall, tackling fuel poverty, supporting landlords and tenants, supporting homeless people back into the community, and working to...
by Hannah Danson | 18 May 2018 | Criminal justice / community safety, Culture and recreation |
CoastSafe is an initiative to reduce the number of deaths on the Cornish coast, and is just entering its second year. Safety messages are shared between partners across social media, and joint campaigns help raise awareness of risks and dangers. Partners are Devon...
by Hannah Danson | 11 May 2018 | Advice advocacy and legal, Culture and recreation, Education and training |
Various organisations are offering charities and voluntary sector organisations support with handling GDPR: Sport England have put together a toolkit for sports organisations. The documents, produced by the Sports and Recreation Alliance and funded through Sport...
by Hannah Danson | 13 Mar 2018 | Culture and recreation, Housing and related services |
St Petroc’s invites you to the play ‘Cathy’, by Cardboard Citizens, exploring homelessness 50 years on from ‘Cathy Come Home’. This play, by Ali Taylor, tells the story of one woman’s fight for her home, her life and her rights. You can...
by Hannah Danson | 7 Mar 2018 | Culture and recreation, Education and training, Health care and wellbeing |
Cornwall Sports Partnership has published its spring course timetable, including coaching and other courses, covering every sport you can think of, and various cross-sport subjects. First aid Safeguarding Time to Listen, for club welfare officers Behaviour Change, as...
by Hannah Danson | 14 Feb 2018 | Culture and recreation, Education and training, Funding and grants |
Various funding opportunities are available at the moment, including for capital or project expenditure for charitable organisations large-scale grants for capital projects for charitable organisations grants to charities working to support education for children in...
by Hannah Danson | 22 Jan 2018 | Children and young people, Culture and recreation |
The Children’s Commissioner has published a report into the social media usage of children aged 8-12, who are technically too young to have their own accounts on many platforms. The report examines which platforms they are using, when, how and why, as well as...
by Hannah Danson | 21 Nov 2017 | Culture and recreation, Funding and grants |
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Ideas and Pioneers Fund is open to applications from individuals, and small partnerships or organisations, to “help people overcome disadvantage and lack of opportunity, so that they can realise their potential and enjoy fulfilling...
by Hannah Danson | 13 Nov 2017 | Culture and recreation, Equality and diversity |
As part of Interfaith Week 2017 which runs from 12 to 19 November 2017, There will be a Cornwall Faith Forum session ‘Journeys of Peace’ on Friday 17 November, 11.30am to 1pm in room 2N:03 at County Hall, Truro. This is an opportunity to find out more about the work...
by Hannah Danson | 2 Nov 2017 | Culture and recreation, Public sector |
The 2017 CIOS Physical Activity Summit will be taking place on 17 November at Cornwall College St Austell. The title, this time, is ‘From everybody’s business to business critical‘. Organisers Public Health Cornwall and the Cornwall Sports Partnership are...
by Hannah Danson | 18 Oct 2017 | Culture and recreation |
The Landmark Trust is offering 50 free self-catering breaks in historic buildings, to charities and non-profits, for their nominees. The Landmark Trust is a building preservation charity that rescues and restores buildings at risk and then lets them for inspiring,...
