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BBC News
2 days ago
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- BBC News
Wye Valley community raising money to refurbish 16th century pub
A community group is hoping to raise money to refurbish and reopen a 16th Century village Brockweir Inn Community Benefit Society (BICBS) purchased the pub in the Gloucestershire Wye Valley in December 2024 after 395 founder members invested £387, society launched a new share offer on 1 June, which will end on 15 July, to raise as much money as possible to renovate and reopen the shareholder will be given an equal say on how they would like to see the pub run, regardless of how many shares they bought. Each share costs £1, and individuals can purchase between 250 and 100, society hopes to raise £100,000, although varying degrees of renovation would be possible if a figure between the minimum of £25,000 and maximum of £250,000 is of the initial share offer included BICBS members living in Brockweir, as well as members as far away as New York and Morland, chairman of BICBS, said the society had been "overwhelmed" by the support it had received to open the "wonderful and much-loved" pub. "We are delighted that so many people are moved to join our community, preserving its unique history and helping us to build a sustainable future," Mr Morland said."Now we just need a few more enterprising individuals to join us and we will be ready to welcome locals and visitors to the Brockweir Inn once more."Detailed information about BICBS and the plans for the refurbishment can be found on its website.
CTV News
29-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Chatham-Kent's Together CK Core Grant program applications open
If you were looking to apply for Chatham-Kent's Together CK Core Grant program, the time is now. The application period is open for the 2026 to 2029 funding. These grants are given our every four years. They give non-profit corporations and registered Canadian charities funds to invest in local initiatives that will meet community needs. The deadline to apply is June 30 at 12 p.m. If you're interested but would like more information, a virtual information session will be held Thursday at noon and again on Monday at 6 p.m. You can register here. If you need help with your application, contact the grant administrator at 519-360-1998 or togetherck@
BBC News
21-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
East Riding of Yorkshire Council to award community grants
The latest round of community funding grants has been opened by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, with residents able to apply for thousands of pounds to improve where they authority said it would provide grants of between £5,000 and £20,000 to support locally-led initiatives, which included improvements to local high streets, community infrastructure and green categories included the preservation of heritage landmarks, new events, along with schemes aimed at boosting total, £500,000 was available to be allocated, a spokesperson said. 'Build pride' The scheme is supported by the government's UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), which has awarded £1.7m to 64 projects across the East Riding since leader Anne Handley said: "We're proud to support local communities across our region and this is a fantastic scheme to build pride and invest in our local areas. "I highly encourage interested groups to... see how they can get involved."Anyone interested in applying should first contact the council's local growth team to ensure their proposal meets the eligibility can then be made online until 25 June . Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
RNZ News
17-05-2025
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- RNZ News
The win-win solution for cash-strapped councils
Hauraki District Council's community development advisor Katie McLaren (left) and community advocacy officer Lyn Randall (right) at the Waihī Warm Up Party for Beach Hop. Photo: RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod One Waikato council has found a win-win solution for cash-strapped councils that still want to support community initiatives. For the last two years Hauraki District Council has employed a community advocacy officer to help clubs and volunteers access community funding from organisations such as Grassroots, Lions Foundation, and the Lotteries Commission. In the last few months alone, more than $400,000 worth of funding for community groups had been successfully secured this way. Lyn Randall said when a community group first got in touch with council, she sought to get a good understanding of what they wanted to achieve. "It's identifying their projects or their service that they want to provide and then trying to make sure that I can identify for them the opportunities that we've got in our Hauraki District. And then I just walk them through how that might look." She would help the group get the right documentation together and prepare a funding application, while encouraging them to be persistent if at first they did not succeed. An example was Paeroa Bowling Club. The club had worked closely with Randall and the council and recently succeeded in securing $5000 for renovations to their greens from Akarana, and $4036 from TAB for a set of bowls specifically for community use. Kevin Lockley had been club president for eight years, and said it had to look outwards to grow. "There's so much more expectation on councils from ratepayers now to ensure that the council, the elected bodies, are actually spending their money in the right places. So, from a club's perspective, they need to probably look more towards the community and just see the council as a conduit to helping them bring that outside money back into the club." He thought the council employing ana dvocate had paid dividends for the community. "Not only the application side of it, but she's also a conduit for speaking with other people and council that we may need to, she can go and talk to them and put us in touch with them, and that makes life a lot easier." Randall saw the job as an example of the council providing good customer service to community clubs, volunteers, and groups, which were the beating heart of the district. "It's usually that relief from them when they know that there's somebody there that they can contact for all the questions with regards to funding and they've got that support network there, that's a big thing for them." Local Government New Zealand did not immediately know how common this type of role was in councils. However, Hauraki mayor Toby Adams said he would recommend it to other councils. "Having a dedicated council community officer to support local groups in securing external funding helps maximise community outcomes without relying solely on council budgets. By attracting outside investment, this role effectively reduces the demand on ratepayer funding-particularly important at a time when council resources are already under pressure." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
