What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
We launched our funding appeal in September in the face of a huge rise in printing costs and we have been humbled by your response. We have received generous donations from a number of individual readers and organisations. And last week our grant application from the Inner South Community Committee
Thirteen organisations across the region, including three working in South Leeds, are to receive a total of more than £640,000 to support more people in their communities to walk and cycle, thanks to funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, announced the funding recipients
We’re excited to announce the Aviva Community Fund is open for applications until Tuesday 19 July 2022. We open the door to charities and social enterprises all over the UK to share their vision on how to make our world a better place. Our eyes are currently fixed on these
BITMO’s Board has made £70,000 available that individuals and groups can apply for to benefit themselves and the Belle Isle community. The funds can pay for: • areas of the estate that need a makeover • training courses or qualifications that tenants and their families need help paying for •
Leeds Community Foundation have launched The Leeds Fund strategic grants programme to support Resilience of Community Organisations across the city. The £600k fund will distribute grants to grassroots groups supporting core costs which will enable strategic development work alongside daily delivery, giving the sector the best chance of both delivering
South Leeds Life has once again teamed up with St Luke’s CARES to give community projects in South Leeds the chance to win up to £1,000 AND get some free publicity. St Luke’s CARES have committed £2,000 of money raised from their charity shop on Dewsbury Road to be given out
St Luke’s Church was packed last Saturday (24 November 2018) as local people came along to find out about new local projects and vote on which ones should get a grant. The U Choose event was organised by local mental health charity Touchstone’s Migrant Access Project Plus (MAP+). 160 people
The ‘South Leeds Together’ programme has released its second and third calls for funding. The funding, known as Community Led Local Development, uses European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) monies and is made up of both the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). ESF supports
Have you got a great idea for your local area? Touchstone, the mental health and wellbeing charity, are launching a new community project initiative across Beeston Hill, Holbeck, New Wortley and Armley. Individuals and groups are invited to submit applications for up to £500 for small community events or projects.
Call for applications from community-led projects addressing crime across West Yorkshire The High Sheriff of West Yorkshire, Richard Jackson MBE, reopens the High Sheriff of West Yorkshire Fund to applicants from across the region to apply for grants to enable young people aged 5 -25 to play a key role in