The Children’s Health Fund is inviting not for profit organisations such as schools, community groups, charities, church groups, housing associations and local authorities, etc. that want to provide good food as part of holiday learning, play and activity programmes to apply for funding between £1,000 and £5,000. The Children’s Health Fund expect funding applications atContinue Reading

The AB Charitable Trust has announced that UK registered charities with an income of between £150,000 and £1.5million who are working to combat abuse and violations of human rights and to support the disadvantaged, have until the 16th September 2016 to apply for the current round of funding. Applications are particularly welcome from charities workingContinue Reading

See this link - http://www.scvo.info/victims-fund/  which relates to a £300,000 funding pot to improve victims’ services and maximise the potential of the voluntary and community organisations in the West Midlands Police area that support victims of crime. All the best and please feel free to circulate as you feel appropriate. Kindest regards Edwin    

During a period of austerity this is surely the last thing we want to read in the Guardian – see link   https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jun/28/trust-in-charities-at-record-low-after-scandals?CMP=ema-1695&CMP=  My experience is that whilst the vast majority of the charities I come into contact with are well meaning and deliver first class outcomes to the most vulnerable members of our local communities,Continue Reading

This link may be of interest to you if you are involved with restoring / regenerating a place of worship – see link https://www.hlf.org.uk/looking-funding/our-grant-programmes/grants-places-worship-england As you will note the The Heritage Lottery Fund has grants of £10,000-£250,000 available for Grade I and Grade II listed places of worship in England to fund urgent structural repairs and helpContinue Reading