Funding Opportunities and Community News

10th of February, 2025

Funding Opportunities

Small Grants to Help People Get Outdoors and Experience the Natural World – Applications considered every 2 months - Community groups, schools and organisations can apply for grants of between £50 and £500 to support direct action projects where a positive difference can be made to remove the barriers in getting outdoors and experience the benefits of time spent outdoors. For more information Alpkit Foundation | Alpkit or email akf@alpkit.com

Cash For Kids - Children's Mental Health Grants - Grants are available up to £3000 for registered charities, schools, and formally constituted voluntary and community organisations based across the UK whose aims are to improve the mental wellbeing of children and young people (up to 18 years old) in the UK. For more information Grants | Cash for Kids | Helping the children that need it most or contact getintouch@cashforkids.org.uk

Imperial Community Impact Fund – Deadline for applications is 20 March 2025 - Imperial Polythene is offering grants of up to £1,000 for charities, charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs), and community interest companies (CICs) across the UK to deliver projects and activities that benefit local communities across the themes of Environment, Sustainability, Creativity and local problem solving. For more information Learn More About The Imperial Community Impact Fund or contact grants@imperialpolythene.co.uk

UK Musicians Seeking Career Development – Deadline 28 February 2025 - Up to £3000 available Funding and a programme of one-to-one business advice and peer support are available to professional UK musicians to help them progress their careers to the next stage of development. For more information Help Musicians | Next Level awards or contact info@helpmusicians.org.uk

The Arts Society – Deadline 31 March 2025 – Grants up to £2,000 are available for UK-registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £3 million to deliver projects across all aspects of the arts, crafts, and heritage and support local and regional art museums and organisations. For more information The Arts Society Grants | The Arts Society or contact grants@theartssociety.org

Canoe Foundation – Closing Date 28 February 2025 - Grants are available for paddling clubs, community groups, charities, parish councils across the UK for canoeing, kayaking or stand-up paddleboarding projects for access and environmental related improvements. For more information Canoe Foundation | Welcome to the home of the Canoe Foundation or contact enquiries@canoefoundation.org.uk

Funding Reminders

Household Support Fund – People in the community struggling to pay for essentials such as food, heating and water this winter can now apply for Household Support Funding from Wyre Council. Wyre residents can make an application now, using the online form on the Wyre Council website at www.wyre.gov.uk/householdsupport . The closing date is 31 March 2025. Eligible residents are encouraged to seek support early as the scheme may close earlier if the funds are exhausted due to demand.

Delamare Dairy Foundation - Deadline 28 February 2025 - Grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 are available for charities and community groups to deliver projects in communities across England, Scotland, and Wales that align with the Foundation’s objectives which are: The advancement of agriculture and environmental protection, the advancement in life of young people by developing their capabilities so that they may mature as contributory members of society, the relief of financial hardship, the advancement of education, the relief of sickness. For more information Home - Delamere Dairy Foundation or email foundation@delameredairy.co.uk

Royal Countryside Fund’s New UK-Wide Grant Programme – Deadline mid-day 21 February 2025 – Applications are open to Not-for-profit community organisations with an income of less than £500,000 a year can apply for grants of up to £25,000 over a period of 24 months to deliver activities that fall under four key themes. For more information Supporting Rural Communities - The Royal Countryside Fund or email grants@countrysidefund.org.uk

Grow wild community programme – Deadline 13 February 2025 - Around 20 grants of up to £2,000 are available to not-for-profit groups across the UK to transform urban spaces for the benefit of people and wildlife through planting and championing UK native plants or fungi. In addition, projects need to work with one or more of Grow Wild’s target audience which are Young People aged 12-25, people experiencing some disadvantage or reduced access to services, People who are less engaged with others in their local community, People who face barriers to connecting with nature and Disabled people. For more information Community Programme | Grow Wild | Kew

Charles Plater Trust’s Annual Large Grants – Closing date 27 February 17:00 hrs - The Charles Plater Trust is an independent charitable organisation that makes grants to a wide range of religious and non-religious organisations, people, and groups, supporting leadership, social action, and applied research projects across England and Wales. They support groups to deliver social justice through education in its broadest sense. Once a year, the Trust invites applications from registered charities with an income of less than £10 million to apply for a large grant of between £5,001 and £60,000 to cover project revenue costs. For more information The Charles Plater Trust or contact plater@plater.org.uk

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme – Closing date March 2026 – Grants up to £25,000 are available for historical buildings, including churches, synagogues, mosques and temples, can carry out restoration work. The scheme gives grants towards VAT paid on repairs and renovations to the UK’s listed sites of worship, such as works to the foundations, masonry and monuments integral to the buildings. For more information Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme or contact grants@lpwscheme.org.uk

Community News

? New Befriending Service! ?

We’re taking action to help reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation across the Fylde coast. In partnership with Fylde Council, Wyre Council is delivering a new befriending service, aiming to recruit volunteers who are able and willing to support and spend time with lonely, vulnerable and isolated residents.

Befriending volunteers will be able to offer companionship to those most in need in our communities.

Volunteers will assist individuals with tasks such as helping with shopping or picking up medications from the pharmacy, as well as offering an opportunity to talk in person or over the phone. Even something as simple as popping in for a brew and a chat can make a significant difference and brighten the day of someone who is socially isolated. For more information www.wyre.gov.uk/befriending

Are you interested & would like to volunteer?

If you could spare as little as an hour out of your day to help us combat loneliness, please get in touch.

To become a befriending volunteer in the Wyre area, email befriending@wyre.gov.uk.

To become a befriending volunteer in the Fylde area, email befriending@fylde.gov.uk.

Or please call Emma on 01253 887290 for an informal chat.