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latest news
Lynemouth are awarded £1m in Big Lottery funding
Lynemouth together with its neighbouring communities of
Ellington, Linton and Cresswell, has been awarded the Lottery cash
in the final £200m round of grants from the big Lottery programme.
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Port of Blyth and Blyth Tall Ships
The Port of Blyth has been awarded Coastal Communities funding
of £500,000 to help redevelop an area of the
quayside to establish a maritime heritage visitor centre, education
and community hub. For further information
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/job-boosting-fund-for-20-seaside-towns
A volunteer-led project to explore the 19th Century Kielder
Viaduct, which is now a listed Ancient Monument, and a venture to
study bats along Hadrian’s Wall have each received Heritage Lottery
Fund (HLF) grants.
Kielder Water & Forest Park
Development Trust has been given £34,500 following the 50th
anniversary celebrations of the viaduct last year. The trust will
work on a six-month project focusing on the social and industrial
heritage surrounding the viaduct, with help from volunteers of the
newly formed Kielder History Group.
A grant of £36,900 has gone to Batlife, a three-year National Trust wildlife
project which will research bats living along the Hadrian’s Wall
national trail and in and around the surrounding lakes and
woods.
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Blyth CVABV
CVABV are offering further free
training for voluntary sector individuals and groups:
To be or not to be a Registered
Charity. Is your community group considering becoming a Registered
Charity? This half-day workshop looks at: ¨ Charitable purposes ¨
Suitable governing documents ¨ How to word charitable objects ¨
Charity registration process ¨ Advantages and disadvantages
Day/Date: Tuesday 30th April 2013, 9:30 am-12:30 pm (3 hours)
Venue: Buffalo Community Centre, Regent Street, Blyth, NE24 1LL
How to set up a community group A
half-day workshop for people who are new to community work or
people looking to set up their own community activity/group. The
course will provide you with all the basic information you will
require to set up your group: ¨ Why form a community group? ¨ How
to hold the first meetings ¨ Understanding what a constitution is ¨
How to form a Management Committee ¨ Basic financial controls
Day/Date: Wednesday 8th May 2013, 9:30 am-12:30 pm (3 hours) Venue:
Briardale Community Centre, Briardale Road, Blyth, NE24 5AN
Facebook for Community Groups Find
out how to promote your community group easily and effectively
through Facebook. This half-day workshop looks at: ¨ How to set up
a Facebook fan page ¨ How to promote your groups' activities by
creating 'Events' ¨ How to post, share and tag photographs ¨ Some
useful do's and don'ts Day/Date: Thursday 16th May 2013, 9:30
am-12:30 pm (3 hours) Venue: Seaton Sluice Community Centre, Albert
Road, Seaton Sluice, NE26 4QX
To book contact us on 01670 353623 or email: info@cvabv.org.uk
Free Grant and
Funding Searches
Using the links below you can view
the latest news on funding opportunities and search for funding. To
access information from these sites you will need to register, but
this service is free to individuals living in Northumberland, as
well as community groups or businesses based in Northumberland.
GRANTnet
Is presented in the format of an
online, step-by-step questionnaire which enables you to identify
and select only funding schemes and awards that are appropriate to
your project. The information on GRANTnet comprises in excess of
5,000 funding schemes that are available in the UK from European
and national sources, directed at the public, private, charitable,
and voluntary and community sectors.
The site also contains access to
useful Community and Business self help guides, including;
- Ten steps to Writing a Constitution
- A Beginners guide to Regeneration terminology
- Writing a Fundraising Strategy
- Writing a successful Business Plan
- How to write a winning Financial Plan
http://www.grantnet.com/
Other free funding search
websites:
http://www.grants4.info/northumberland/
http://www.fundingcentral.org.uk
For further information on Northumberland grants and funding
searches, or if you wish to receive our funding Bulletin by
email, please contact; David Baird 01670 623888 david.baird@northumberland.gov.uk
You can view the latest funding Bulletins by
following the link
If you are involved in writing funding applications, the
Northumberland County Council InfoNet website provides
informative research and statistics about the
county
http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=564
