Tesco – Activity for All fund
Tesco Stronger Starts is expanding its commitment to promoting children’s health and well-being across the UK. After the success of our recent Footie for All fund, we are extending out support to organisations and clubs beyond football by introducing Activity for All. In celebration of ‘the summer of sport’, our Activity for All campaign in […]
Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) – Summer 2024
HAF is back for the summer holidays! The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme enables local authorities in England to deliver inclusive, enriching activities including a hot meal over the school holidays. For the summer holidays, eligible children can book 16 free places, up to four hours a day. The Staffordshire HAF programme will run […]
Support Staffordshire’s Volunteering Team needs you!
We have some volunteer roles available within our Volunteering Team – could one of them be the perfect role for you? We need Volunteer Advisors who are happy to chat to volunteers to find out what skills and experiences they have and use this information to match them to available volunteering roles. This is a […]
New Volunteering Roles at Read Easy UK
Read Easy UK is a charity which offers free one to one coaching for adults who struggle to read. Most of us take reading for granted, but 2.4 million adults in England alone cannot read at all or can barely read. Read UK’s vision is for all adults in the UK to have the literacy […]
Help a Hedgehog Day needs your help!
The hard working team at Newcastle Hedgehog Rescue are holding a ‘Help a Hedgehog Day’ on Saturday 20th July and desperately need helpers – could you volunteer? They have been working hard to improve their community garden and wildlife safe space at their allotments in Silverdale, and with the weather improving, they’re eager to get […]
Hello From New Start 4 U!
Greetings from the New Start 4 U hub team! New Start 4 U is a funded project in Stafford and Cannock offering advice and support for your best pathway back towards paid employment. Our hub team of Sheryl, Jenny and Adam offer help with CV skills, confidence boosts, team work experience, gaining skills and experience […]
Youth Opportunities Fund – Grants Available for Young People
The Youth Opportunities Fund awards small grants of up to £500 to support young people aged 14 to 25 and living within 20 miles of Stoke-on-Trent. The aim of the Fund is to help to break down barriers that may stop young people achieving their full potential, and to help them take advantage of opportunities […]
Garry’s July Blog
Well, that was quite a week. Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you may have noticed we have a new government. I have deliberately avoided comment during the election campaign, not least as it looked likely that Staffordshire could see considerable change, and I wanted to maintain clear impartiality in terms of party […]
Staffordshire Green Network – July updates
Case Study – Rethink Food/Six Inches of Soil In June, a showing of the independent film ‘Six Inches of Soil’ was hosted at Rising Brook Community Church in Stafford. 90 people attended the event, starting with a shared meal, then watching the film which shows the journey of three farmers in the process of changing […]
VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme
The current round of funding is now open The deadline for Capital Grant applications is 14 August 2024. Capital Grants can be used to install capital energy efficiency measures, identified in your Independent Energy Assessment (IEA) to reduce your building’s energy costs. The VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme is offering Capital Grants of between £2,000 – £150,000 […]
