If you have an interest in rural issues and a nose for a good story then you could help us develop a website. It would be useful if you had some knowledge of website development but the enthusiasm to write a good story is more important than technical ability.
Contact Steve Patalong at WRCC on stevep@wrccrural.org.uk or 02476 303232
Grant awards ranging between £10,000 and £49,999 are available from Community Spaces to transform or create green open spaces. The programme is currently encouraging more applications from the West Midlands region and would like groups to have the opportunity to develop a good quality application before the January deadline.
Stage One Application deadline is 28th January 2011. For guidelines and criteria visit www.community-spaces.org.uk
A free Legal Advice service is now available at Age Concern’s Local Centre, Partnership Centre, Coleshill Road, Atherstone, between 10am and 12noon on the third Wednesday of each month commencing 21st July 2010. Please telephone 01827 717172 to arrange an appointment.
Experienced lawyers from Moore & Tibbits will offer:
• A free initial consultation of 20 minutes
• Quality, sympathetic, confidential advice on any legal matter
Relatives or Carers advising or supporting over 50’s are welcome to use this service.
The Garden Buddy Project, run in conjunction with North Warwickshire Borough Council, is seeking volunteers who would take responsibility for helping elderly residents in North Warwickshire to keep their garden in good order. For further details contact Helen Taylor, email Helen.taylor@vcnw.org.uk
Would you like a community orchard in your village? Central Warwickshire Villages LEADER are looking for villages or parishes who would like help with establishing an orchard for their community. For further details contact Gareth Davies on g_davies@talk21.com or call 01926 883161. Alternatively for more general details of the LEADER programme and how this project fits in contact Jen at jroskilly@gardenorganic.org.uk or call 024 7630 8219.
Green Communities is pleased to announce that the Expert Support Panel service is now taking in new applications. This free support service is offered to members who want technical support for their energy projects.
The Community Grant Fund has been established as a means of helping Community and Voluntary organisations with projects that are of benefit to the wider community. It will contribute to the Town Council’s objective of involving community representatives in identifying local needs and facilitate collaboration between the Council and partner organisations.
Comic Relief's UK Grant Programme aims to bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of poor and disadvantaged people in the UK by investing in work that addresses people's immediate needs, as well as tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice.
Registered charities and voluntary organisations (including social enterprises and community interest companies) in the UK are invited to apply for grants of between £25,000 and £40,000.
The coalition government is aiming to have the Big Society Bank open for business by April next year, according to the Cabinet Office Structural Reform Plan published this week.
The plan covers six departmental priorities, the last of which is to “support the building of the Big Society”. It lists a number of actions that will facilitate this, with start and end dates for each.
The community carbon footprint calculator allows groups of individuals to measure their carbon emissions and get recommendations for energy saving actions. Local businesses and community buildings can also calculate their carbon footprint and over time you will see how much carbon you are all saving.
