News: Sector News
Silver Lady Fund
22nd JuneThis fund is open to application from organisations working with individuals and families in need, as well as those working at community level.
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Carer Workshops in Rotherham
21st JuneRotherham Carers Forum will be continuing the carers workshops during the summer break but be more informal.
Read more...Coalfields Community Investment Programme (England) to reopen for new enquiries
21st JuneThe Coalfields Regeneration Trust is dedicated to improving the quality of life for the 5.5 million people living in Britain’s former mining communities. Many of these communities still require support due to the huge impact the closure of the mines had upon them.
Read more...Children and Young People’s Summer Craft Sessions 2018
21st JuneSwinton Lock Activity Centre have organised creative children’s sessions including pottery, graffiti art and jewelry making, every Tuesday throughout the summer holidays.
Read more...New Dates for End of Life Care Workshops
21st JuneFurther dates have now been confirmed for the next set of EOLC Workshops taking place in Rotherham.
Read more...Research reveals over 5,000 isolated older people in Rotherham
21st JuneThe people of Rotherham are being called on by Contact the Elderly, the national charity working to end loneliness and social isolation amongst older people, to step forward and help the 5024 socially isolated older people living in the Rotherham community.
Read more...Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Launches New Grants Programme
21st JuneThe Foundation’s updated grants programme, which opened to applications this month, focuses on supporting smaller charitable and not-for-profit organisations that work to improve the lives of communities in the most deprived urban areas or the most remote and socio-economically deprived rural areas of the UK.
Read more...Prime Minister Announces £20m in Funding to Tackle Loneliness
21st JunePrime Minister Theresa May has announced that £20 million in new funding is being set aside for charities and community groups that are working to ‘help isolated people and those suffering from loneliness’.
Read more...Lloyds Bank Foundation’s New Strategy to Reach Further
21st JuneLloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales has published its new five-year strategy, ‘Reaching Further’ which will provide more unrestricted grants to registered charities with an income of less than £1 million that work to help people overcome complex social issues and rebuild their lives.
Read more...Summer of content for theatre-lovers… Open-air events at Wentworth Woodhouse
21st JuneThe magnificent stately home in Rotherham is staging three magical midsummer nights of outdoor theatre.
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