South West News
13 April 2000
Devon Press Release
Cash gives voluntary groups a spring in their step
Community halls, disability groups and health projects are set to benefit from
awards being announced today (13 April) by the National Lottery Charities Board.
Awards worth £1,930,446 are being made to 13 groups in Devon today, as
part of a £5 million range of grants to 48 groups across the South West.
The grants made today bring the total sum awarded in the last year in Devon
by the Charities Board to £7,691,179 shared between 250 projects in all
its grants programmes.
Charities Board Regional Awards Committee Chair Brian Tanner said: "We
are delighted to fund community centres and other projects which help isolated
people and communities in the South West.
"These awards are being made under our Community involvement and Poverty
and disadvantage programmes - and the Charities Board will continue to help
voluntary groups to improve the quality of life in disadvantaged communities."
Groups celebrating today include:
Gidleigh Village Hall Management Committee is today celebrating their award
of £112,160. The money will be used to refurbish the building and improve
access for disabled users.
A grant of £103,370 has been awarded to Plymouth & District MIND
to develop a new in-house training and new volunteer programmes for both users
of the service and volunteers allowing them to become more involved in activities.
All enquiries:
Regional Office Louise Goodridge 01392 849701
Martin Valentine England Media Manager 0116 258 7023
Gloucestshire Press Release
Cash gives voluntary groups a spring in their step
Community facilities and health projects are set to benefit from awards being
announced today (13 April) by the National Lottery Charities Board.
Awards worth £413,319 are being made to four groups in Gloucestershire
today, as part of a £5 million range of grants to 48 groups across the
South West. The grants made today bring the total sum awarded in the last year
in Gloucestershire by the Charities Board to £2,439,112, shared between
103 projects in all its grants programmes.
Charities Board Regional Awards Committee Chair Brian Tanner said: "We
are delighted to fund community centres and other projects which help isolated
people and communities in the South West.
"These awards are being made under our Community involvement and Poverty
and disadvantage programmes - and the Charities Board will continue to help
voluntary groups to improve the quality of life in disadvantaged communities."
Groups celebrating today include:
Gloucestershire Council on Alcohol, based in Cheltenham, has been awarded £136,550.
The grant will be used to develop an alcohol information and advice service
for people living in rural areas of the county.
Young people and children in Twyning, near Tewkesbury, can celebrate the news
that Twyning Recreation & Amenity Complex have been awarded £40,585.
This will be used to install a safe play area and exercise trail.
All enquiries:
Regional Office Louise Goodridge 01392 849701
Martin Valentine England Media Manager 0116 258 7023
Former Avon Press Release
Cash gives voluntary groups a spring in their step
Community halls, disability groups and health projects are set to benefit from
awards being announced today (13 April) by the National Lottery Charities Board.
Awards worth £671,187 are being made to 7 groups in former Avon today,
as part of a £5 million range of grants to 48 groups across the South
West. The grants made today bring the total sum awarded in the last year in
former Avon by the Charities Board to £4,620,160, shared between 166 projects
in all its grants programmes.
Charities Board Regional Awards Committee Chair Brian Tanner said: "We
are delighted to fund community centres and other projects which help isolated
people and communities in the South West.
"These awards are being made under our Community involvement and Poverty
and disadvantage programmes - and the Charities Board will continue to help
voluntary groups to improve the quality of life in disadvantaged communities."
Groups celebrating today include:
Yate Parochial Church Council has been awarded a grant of £167,585 to
secure the continuation and development of the St Nicholas Family Centre. The
centre other youth and community facilities and will be refurbished to meet
growing demands.
A grant of £28,473 has been awarded to Bath Stroke Support Group. This
group provides support sessions for people who have suffered from a stroke and
their carers.
All enquiries:
Regional Office Louise Goodridge 01392 849701
Martin Valentine England Media Manager 0116 258 7023
Somerset Press Release
Cash gives voluntary groups a spring in their step
Community halls and health projects are set to benefit from awards being announced
today (13 April) by the National Lottery Charities Board.
Awards worth £334,978 are being made to three groups in Somerset today,
as part of a £5 million range of grants to 48 groups across the South
West. The grants made today bring the total sum awarded in the last year in
Somerset by the Charities Board to £2,104,710, shared between 116 projects
in all its grants programmes.
Charities Board Regional Awards Committee Chair Brian Tanner said: "We
are delighted to fund community centres and other projects which help isolated
people and communities in the South West.
"These awards are being made under our Community involvement and Poverty
and disadvantage programmes - and the Charities Board will continue to help
voluntary groups to improve the quality of life in disadvantaged communities."
Groups celebrating today include:
The mental health organisation, South Somerset MIND, based in Yeovil has been
awarded £60,000. The group will use the grant to purchase a more suitable
property and cover refurbishment costs. The premises they currently occupy does
not have adequate access for disabled people and is in very poor condition.
Birchfield Community Association, East Yeovil, has been awarded a grant of
£34,978. This busy community centre will now be able to extend its building
to accommodate more activities.
All enquiries:
Regional Office Louise Goodridge 01392 849701
Martin Valentine England Media Manager 0116 258 7023
Cornwall Press Release
Cash gives voluntary groups a spring in their step
Community halls are set to benefit from awards being announced today (13 April)
by the National Lottery Charities Board.
Awards worth £229,757 are being made to four groups in Cornwall today,
as part of a £5 million range of grants to 48 groups across the South
West. The grants made today bring the total sum awarded in the last year in
Cornwall by the Charities Board to £3,672,227, shared between 154 projects
in all its grants programmes.
Charities Board Regional Awards Committee Chair Brian Tanner said: "We
are delighted to fund community centres and other projects which help isolated
people and communities in the South West.
"These awards are being made under our Community involvement and Poverty
and disadvantage programmes - and the Charities Board will continue to help
voluntary groups to improve the quality of life in disadvantaged communities."
Groups celebrating today include:
Residents of Tuckingmill, Camborne will soon have a new community centre thanks
to an award of £127,457 made to All Saints Parochial Church Council. The
award will be used to demolish the existing hall and construction of the new
centre.
Pentewan Residents Association, nr St Austell, is to receive a grant of £36,800
to breathe new life in to their well-used meeting hall. The grant will be used
to carryout a wide range of refurbishment works.
All enquiries:
Regional Office Louise Goodridge 01392 849701
Martin Valentine England Media Manager 0116 258 7023
Dorset Press Release
Cash gives voluntary groups a spring in their step
Older people are set to benefit from awards being announced today (13 April)
by the National Lottery Charities Board.
Awards worth £430,027 are being made to six groups in Dorset today, as
part of a £5 million range of grants to 48 groups across the South West.
The grants made today bring the total sum awarded in the last year in Dorset
by the Charities Board to £2,994,200, shared between 119 projects in all
its grants programmes.
Charities Board Regional Awards Committee Chair Brian Tanner said: "We
are delighted to fund community centres and other projects which help isolated
people and communities in the South West.
"These awards are being made under our Community involvement and Poverty
and disadvantage programmes - and the Charities Board will continue to help
voluntary groups to improve the quality of life in disadvantaged communities."
Groups celebrating today include:
Help and Care, based in Boscombe, has been awarded £169,432 to establish
a telephone information and advice service for elderly people across the county.
The grant will pay for staffing and running costs.
Residents of Charlton Marshall near Blandford Forum will greatly benefit from
the award of £27,500 to Charlton Marshall Village Hall, facilities are
to be extended to accommodate a toddler group and luncheon club for older residents.
All enquiries:
Regional Office Louise Goodridge 01392 849701
Martin Valentine England Media Manager 0116 258 7023
Main grants programme news
The South West continues to attract large numbers of applications for our main grants programmes � larger, relatively speaking, than other regions. While around half of the applications we received are currently successful, two factors suggest that the competition is going to get tougher:
- Numbers of applications in this region have been rising steadily since the Autumn
- Our budget for main grants is forecast to drop. Some time ago the Board estimated that the 2000/2001 budget would be �269m, down from �392m in the current year.
One consequence of the large number of applications we are receiving is a backlog in the assessment process. Please be aware that at the moment main grants applications can take six months, and sometimes more, to process. We are working hard to reduce this.
Statistically speaking
Community Involvement / Poverty and Disadvantage Programmes
In our main grants programmes since the beginning of the financial year we have made 238 awards worth �21,000,411. The average grant size has been �88,237, and the success rate 48%. 18% of applications failed at the first stage of assessment.
Millennium festival awards for all
The joint lottery distributor programme for local groups has now made over 900 awards worth almost �3m since the first announcement in August 1999. Priority is given to groups with an income under �15,000. The success rate is currently over 50%, and applications will be accepted until June. News of what will follow this successful scheme will be announced in due course.
Applications on disk
Yes, the application form will soon be available on floppy disk. Trials are currently taking place - watch this space.
In anticipation, we are building up our database of organisations of and for disabled people so that we can spread the good news when it happens. Any offers of information you can share to help us with this will be very much appreciated.
Community Champions
Do you know about the DfEE�s Community Champions Fund? This will support individuals active in their communities by developing their skills, and encourage regeneration by supporting individuals who drive community projects. First applications must be in by 1 March. More information from Roger Davies Associates, email [email protected] or fax 01722 501610.
The Evaluation Trust
The Charities Board has funded The Evaluation Trust to offer smaller voluntary and community organisations free training and help to set up monitoring and self evaluation systems, and free consultancy to undertake some evaluation work. Bigger organisations will get initial advice free of charge. So if you know of small organisations particularly which might be helped to develop through this, do get more information from Sarah del Tufo (0118 966 4864), or Lesley Bluett (01749 671179).
Email: [email protected]