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12th August 2021 by admin
Manor Park Sailing Club, situated near Kings Bromley, applied to our Community Grants scheme in August 2020. They were successful in applying for a grant to buy buoyancy aids for the young people who attend their club to ensure that they have the correct size for all trainees arriving on site. This was a part […]
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WELLIES project, based in Sudbury, applied in August 2020 for a Community Grant of £2000 to support their aim of enabling their existing volunteers to develop new skills and confidence in volunteering for WELLIES and partner organisations. A 15 week project was delivered, with volunteers attending heritage workshops, creating a volunteer taskforce to support other […]
5th February 2020 by admin
Volunteers with the WELLIES project recently had some great fun making bird boxes ready for installation along the River Dove in Derbyshire as part of the Transforming the Trent Valley scheme. They have been on riverside walks looking at the flora and fauna, installing the fantastic bird boxes they have made ready for bird nesting […]
Branston Friends have been busy planting spring bulbs and tidying up the local cemetery recently and have shared these photos with us. Thank you to all of the Branston Friends volunteers, we can’t wait to see the flowers bloom this spring! Nicola Lynes, Community Engagement Officer Transforming the Trent Valley
8th October 2019 by admin
We are pleased to announce the first successful applications to our Community Grants scheme funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Four organisations providing opportunities within the scheme area have between them been awarded a total of £5,750 in the first round of applications. Our congratulations go to FISH 2013 who have been awarded £975 to support four […]