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Archives for March 2018

New Neighbourhood Planning Support for Communities

This month, the popular My Community and Neighbourhood Planning programmes will both be going through some important changes. 
Over the last four years, Locality has supported over 2,300 local groups to develop a neighbourhood plan or Neighbourhood Development Order.
Locality will be extending its support for local groups to develop neighbourhood plans and neighbourhood development orders for another four years.
The new £23m programme will be different, with changes to grant and support eligibility criteria. The changes will also mean that neighbourhood planning will get a new and enhanced website, neighbourhoodplanning.org, independent of the My Community programme.
While the funding for My Community from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (formerly the DCLG) is coming to an end in March, we are excited to announce that My Community is carrying on, with some changes. MyCommunity.org.uk will become a one-stop-shop for inspiration, information, advice and peer support for anyone wanting to take action to support their local community and change where they live for the better.

Google.org & ISD Innovation Fund

Round 2 Applications are now open for Google.org & ISD’s £1m innovation fund to counter hate and extremism
Our £1m innovation fund will support innovative projects on and offline that seek to disrupt, undermine, counter or provide positive alternatives to hate and extremism. Applications for this round are being accepted from now until Monday 16th April 2018 at 17.00 GMT. 
The fund will disburse grants of between £5,000 and £100,000 to campaign groups, civil society organisations, technology developers, educators, young people working with their youth centres, academic institutions or consortia of these organisations or groups. For this round of applications, we also encourage applications with a focus on women/gender, mental health and Anti-Semitism.

Who is eligible?

  • UK registered charitable organisations (registered with the Charity Commission, including registered number and/or exempt status).
  • UK academic institutions.
  • UK Community Interest Company (including registered number).
  • UK registered private companies and UK social enterprises, only in partnership with any of the above (UK charity, academic institution, Community Interest Company).

 

Projects will be…

  1. Innovative, including new approaches, ways of working, networks and partnerships, or new applications of skills or technologies to achieve the fund objectives.
  2. Delivered online or involving a combination of online and offline actions and activities.
  3. Designed for maximum impact and orientated towards practical and measurable outcomes.
  4. Designed for delivery in the UK only.

 

When to apply?

  • Round 2 is open for applications from 19th March – 16th April 2018.
  • Successful applicants will be notified in late June/early July.
  • All projects must conclude by the end of December 2018.

 
To apply click here

Brentford Together: Well-being activities designed with you in mind

Want to enjoy new free and fun activities in Brentford?

  • Meet new people
  • Gain new skills
  • Improve your well-being and become more active

 
You could:

  • Enjoy a regular social activity at the CathjaÂ’s Kitchen Table community hub on Brentford High Street where you can learn new skills – tell us what you want to do!
  • Come together with others to eat more healthily and on a budget – share your recipes with others and get expert nutritional support.
  • Learn how to cook new healthy dishes with local expert Sara Ward (Hen Corner) at Cultivate LondonÂ’s Salopian Garden on the London Road and at locations close to you.
  • Find out what else available in Brentford to improve your skills and well-being – hidden treasures to help you thrive.

 
A group of charities has been shortlisted for a Big Lottery Fund grant to make new opportunities available. But they need your help. Tell us what you think and help us create the project. To complete our 2 minute survey please click here.  Please complete it by Friday 6th April. Thank you!
 
 
 
 

Heathrow Community Fund

Heathrow Community Fund is an independent charity which receives funding from Heathrow Airport Limited, noise fines levied on airlines when they break the noise regulations, and other funders, as well as funding from Heathrow staff via their fundraising activities. Through our grant programme, we support significant and positive improvement in quality of life for communities near the airport. We also support airport staff volunteering and fundraising to improve their community or for a cause they believe in.
Here are some upcoming deadlines:
Communities Together Round 2                                April 27th 2018 – for more info click here 
Communities for Youth Round 2 Stage 1                May 25th 2018 – for more info click here
 

Grants of £500 to £5,000 available to improve community spaces!

Do you know / are you a community group interested in improving local spaces through green community engagement?
We are now accepting applications for the Our Space Award. The scheme aims to help Londoners green their city through active community engagement and participation. It will support Londoners of all ages and backgrounds, communities and schools in improving community open spaces, making them inclusive places for all to enjoy.
 
We offer three tiers of grants going from £500 all the way up to £5,000:

  • Small grants of £500 up to £1,000;
  • Standard grants of £1,000 up to £3,000; and
  • Flagship grants of £3,000 to £5,000.

 
The scheme opened on 12 March and the deadline for applications for the first round is 30 April 2018

 

 

Click here for more information / apply

HCN VCS Election Manifesto

At the most recent HCN general meeting it was agreed to send an HCN VCS Election Manifesto to the Leaders of the two Parties on the Council and to Theo Dennison as lead Cabinet Member. It has also been copied to local MP’s, the Council Chief Executive and to Hounslow Council Community Partnerships Unit.
It will also be circulated to all Councillors. To see the manifesto click here HCN VCS MANIFESTO