CANConnect grants have been awarded to community groups who are able to demonstrate a positive contribution to improving social engagement in their locality. Wells-next-the-Sea Men’s Shed put their grant to good use in buying their ‘shed’.
There are around 10,000 village halls across England and many are crucially important to local communities, but their upkeep and improvements cost money.
The Family Support fund is to provide financial support to families with children aged under 5 years that are in receipt of tier 2 or above family support from the Early Childhood & Family Service or other statutory or voluntary services.
The Rural Coalition is calling on prospective Parliamentary Candidates and their political parties to commit to delivering fairer funding for rural areas following the election on 12 December.
Some of the hardest-to-reach rural places in the UK are now eligible for government funding towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable broadband to homes or businesses when part of a group project, thanks to the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme
An award-winning group of music workshops has worked with Community Action Norfolk (CAN) to successfully register with the Charity Commission as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
Successive governments have underrated the contribution the rural economy can make to the nation’s prosperity and wellbeing, according to a major new report from the House of Lords.