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Welcome to the Community Participation Team bulletin.
Here is your latest edition of information, activities and events in your community.
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Following a vibrant workshop last Thursday we have created a frequently asked questions document which is specific to the Holiday Activities and Eat Well Fund, this is now available alongside the workshop presentation on our website.
If your organisation is interested in hosting holiday activities and meals during school holidays, to help families who receive Free School Meals or are on low income take a look at this grant opportunity.
View the frequently asked questions and workshop presentation and apply here
For further information visit www.telford.gov.uk/HAEWFund
Expressions of interest should be submitted by 27 May
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The first thirty-five communities are receiving their share of a £50,000 pot from Telford & Wrekin Council, to come together and organise their own events.
Successful applicants can be viewed here.
The types of event to receive funding range from music festivals, family fun days with a focus on multi-cultural diversity to events promoting local nature reserves and many more.
Read more about this story
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Funding available: The scheme will fund up to 20% of eligible costs, with a minimum grant of £10,000 and a maximum grant of £75,000 payable. This means overall scheme costs would be between £50,000 and £375,000. There will be greater emphasis given to applications who have already secured most of the funding.
Eligible applicant: Registered Charities, Charitable Trusts, Charitable Incorporated Organisations, Community Associations which are registered Charities, Charitable Companies and Multi-purpose Church Halls and Scout and Guide buildings are also eligible where they are open for the whole community, there is no alternative village hall in situ, they are not single use and they are clearly advertised as multi- purpose
Aims: To help fund the updating and refurbishment of village halls so that they are fit for purpose and provide activities which seek to achieve one or more of the following outcomes for their communities:
- Improved health and wellbeing/reduction in loneliness
- Demonstrates a positive impact on the environment
- Supports the local rural economy
Deadline: March 2020
Managed by ACRE on behalf of Defra with support from the ACRE Network
For more information visit http://acre.org.uk/our-work/village-hall-improvement-grant%20fund
If you are, we would like to invite you and your partner (or family member if you'd prefer), to our antenatal coffee morning which takes place on Saturday 8 June from 10am to 12pm in Southwater Library, Southwater Square, Telford, TF3 4JG.
It’s a chance to meet other parents over a hot drink, chat about what’s important to you and find out about services that can support you and your family.
This session includes Pediatric First Aid which starts at 10:30am.
For more information call Kerry on 01952 385114, visit the Health Champions Facebook page or just turn up!
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The Shropshire Star have launched The Great Big Thank You Awards and are searching for special people who make Shropshire and Mid Wales such a wonderful place to live.
They want to hear all about the volunteers, the good neighbours, the helping hands and those who step up when they are needed – the people who make a positive difference to where you live and work. Nominations are invited under the following categories:
- Carer Award
- Community Champion
- Environmental Champion
- Farming Community Champion
- Fundraiser of the Year
- Good Neighbour Award
- Grandparent of the Year
- Outstanding Bravery
- Teacher of the Year
- Volunteer of the Year
- Young Star Award
It could be a member of your family, a work colleague, a community volunteer, someone who helps a local team or club, or just someone who makes a special difference to local life.
Following nomination a panel of judges will then choose the finalists, with the winners being chosen by readers in a public vote.
For more information view the news release or visit the webpage
Complete your nomination here by Sunday 2 June
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Bates Wells - Free Legal Webinar, 20 May
Bates Wells are hosting a free webinar for SEUK members on 20 May, 2-3pm on collaborative working.
Working together with other organisations can be hugely beneficial for social enterprises to achieve its wider goals and operate in an efficient manner. However it’s important to be aware of some of the key legal issues and obstacles before embarking on this journey.
This webinar will assist you to think about collaboration to really get to grips with the relevant considerations.
Register for the webinar here
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Power to Change has launched its 2019 Community Business Market Survey. If you work for a community business then this is your chance to feed into Power to Change’s annual assessment of the community business market. By participating in the survey you are helping to increase the accuracy of the information collated about the size and structure of the community business market, the confidence levels of community business leaders, any workforce development needs, and the future outlook for the sector.
The survey findings will form an important part of Power to Change’s Community Business Market Report which will be published on its website in late 2019.
The deadline to respond is Friday, 31 May.
Complete the survey here
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Get in touch with the Community Participation team
Does your community need some more help?
You can email the team with your query.
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