Were you affected by flooding?

If your home has been flooded due to the recent Storm Henk, you may be able to apply for financial assistance.

Households in affected areas can apply for up to £500 to help with immediate cost via a community recovery grant. Please contact your local district or borough council to apply.

Further details of other financial help will be announced in the coming weeks.

Our dedicated webpage offers general advice and help. 

Become a Nature Buddie

Natural England in partnership with Nottingham CVS, will be holding training in January and March 2024 for community groups, environmental groups and health professionals on how to establish a Nature Buddies scheme.

Nature Buddies aims to promote the value of specially trained volunteers to enable people, on a one-to-one basis or as part of a small group, to overcome barriers to participation in nature-based activities. Nature Buddies play a key role in helping overcome local health inequalities, for example supporting people who experience isolation and loneliness to feel confidence to access services that can improve their health.

Sport England small grants 

Grants of up to £15,000 are available to charities, voluntary and community groups, local authorities, clubs, schools, and other not-for-profit organisations delivering sports and physical activities to improve the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged communities in England. Schools are eligible to apply if their sports facilities are open for use by the wider community.

Sport England’s Small Grants programme aims to encourage inactive and less active people, regardless of age, background, or level of ability, to become more active. Funding could be used for coaching, volunteer training, service and facility alterations, and equipment.

Sport England are also keen to support projects seeking to reduce their impact on the environment through the goods and services they use to deliver the activity.

Applications can be submitted until the 31 March 2024.

Grow Wild community programme

Grants of up to £2,000 will soon be available to community, youth and voluntary groups, that would like to bring local people together and transform an urban space by sowing and growing UK native wildflowers and plants.

The funding will be made available through the charity Grow Wild. It can be used to support activities and costs such as seeds, plants, soil, materials, events, workshops, specialist experts, and contactor costs. Successful groups will receive their Community Grant funding in April and projects need to be completed by the end of October 2024.

Resident’s groups, community associations, and health authorities/health boards are also eligible to apply. Closing date 30 January 2024.

Community Early Help and Support

The Community Early Help and Support team has been created to improve the way help is provided to some of the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach residents in Nottinghamshire.

They will deliver support in a quicker and more efficient way in a post-Covid-19 world. The team brings together an aligned resource within the county council which will also act as a point of coordination for ‘community early help work’.

Programmes such as the Local Area Coordinators’ (LAC) scheme and the Community Friendly Nottinghamshire (CFN) project will be delivered by the new team.

For more information or to get in touch with a LAC’s or CFN teams

Notts Help Yourself website

The NHY website is the go-to source for information and services supporting Nottinghamshire residents and professionals, all conveniently located in one place.

For more information or to add your community project, follow the relevant link below.

If you already have a listing on the Notts Help Yourself (NHY) website, there is guidance to assist you in reviewing and updating your information.