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The RCC Newsletter for August 16th is now available to download. It includes:
* The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) would like to hear from groups in the East Midlands who wish to explore their heritage.
* Drivers are being offered up to £5,000 as an incentive to buy greener cars.
* Leicester and Leicestershire Food Fortnight 18 Sept – 3 Oct.
* Grants available from the Leche Trust.
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Applications are now invited for grants from the W T Fry Bequest towards the education of children of the clergy, in the Leicester Diocese, at a British University/College for the academic year 2010/2011.
Applications must be returned by 13th September 2010.
Forms avilable from: Jill Benn at 1 Hill Top, Coventry CV1 5AB. Tel No. 024 76 521331.
E-mail: Jill.Benn@CovLec.org
Available for Voluntary Organizations, Community Groups and Registered Charities
Thursday 23rd Sept 2010, 9.45am – 4pm
at Quorn Lodge, 46 Asfordby Road Melton Mowbray LE13 0HR
Commissioned by the Funds and Figures Project, this course will be led by an experienced trainer from The Directory of Social Change and includes:
The World Of Funding – how it is changing and how to respond to these changes
Costing Our Work – how to fully cost your work and how to present costs to funders
Where Is The Money Going to Come From – effective fundraising and income generation
Planning Ahead – how to plan ahead, to think strategically and to avoid being funder led
Cost: £20 per delegate payable at the time of booking.
Please email Christine Barrett on cbarrett@vasl.org.uk
or call (01858) 439264 for a booking form or with any other questions
Communities Together Grants
Up to £500 is available to community, voluntary or faith groups across Leicestershire through the Communities Together grants which aim to help
support projects which:
play an active role in getting groups of individuals together to increase understanding .
promote inter-cultural education and relationship building.
introduce new audiences and community groups to each other.
More details are available in the RCC Newsletter HERE RCC Newsletter July 12
Your School’s chance to take part in the Big Switch Off 2010
The Big Switch Off Campaign will be taking place between 11th – 17th October this year.
Primary school children across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are being invited to design their own caped crusaders to promote this year’s Big Switch Off campaign.
Find out more in the RCC Newsletter HERE RCC Newsletter July 12
And Finally, news that the Diocese has received support for a churches tourism pilot project Treasures Unlocked.
Leicestershire’s churches are just a ‘mouse click’ away see www.treasuresunlocked.co.uk
The latest edition of the RCC Newsletter is now available to download below.
It contains information regarding seeking Grants for Village and Church halls; nominations for local heroes for Blaby district’s seventh Outstanding
Achievement Awards, and Grants from Comic Relief’s Older People’s Programme.
Download the RCC Newsletter HERE RCC Newsletter June 28
Available for Voluntary Organizations, Community Groups and Registered Charities
Old Grammer School Hall – Kibworth
Tuesday 15th June 2010, 7- 9pm
This training has been specially developed for the Funds and Figures Project and includes:
How to Fundraise for a New or Existing Project, Sustainable Approaches to Fundraising and Managing Your Money, What Funders are Looking For, The Role and Importance of your Treasurer, Controlling Your Funds, Planning Your Money, Budgets
Cost: £10 per delegate payable at the time of booking or £20 if your group operates outside the Funds and Figures area.
Please email Christine Barrett on cbarrett@vasl.org.uk
or call (01858) 439264 for a booking form or with any other questions.
Funds and Figures is a 5 year project is supported by the Big Lottery based at Voluntary Action South Leicestershire (VASL) and working across the Melton and Harborough districts of Leicestershire. We provide training, advice and information on Fundraising and Financial Management for Charities, Voluntary Organisations and Community groups, to help them achieve their aims over the longer term.
To all Clergy , Church Wardens, Treasurers and PCC/DCC members
Dear Colleagues,
I am very pleased to let you have details of the finance based road shows which we are offering for the third year in the autumn. They are an increasingly important way of sharing ideas and exchanging views. They have been well attended and much valued in previous years. It is extremely important for me and the diocesan finance staff to receive as much direct feedback as possible from you as we seek to make wise decisions and recommendations for the financing of the future mission and ministry of our work together.
This year I have invited Mary Lawson (Director of Education) and Dr Claire Strachan (DAC Secretary), to talk about church schools and church buildings/ faculties respectively, so the meetings may also be of interest to anyone involved in education or considering making alterations to church buildings, as well as churchwardens, clergy and treasurers. Please do feel free to ask anyone else who might be interested.
The road shows will take place as follows:
20th September 2010 – St Peter’s, Market Bosworth
27th September 2010 – St Mary’s, Lutterworth
5th October 2010 – St Mary’s Humberstone (Church Hall)
11th October 2010 – St Mary the Virgin, Bottesford
Meetings start at 7pm and finish at about 9.30pm.
Yours faithfully
Stephen Barney
Chairman, Leicester Diocesan Board of Finance
The Kerrygold Community Awards have been set up to recognise and reward community projects in the UK, where groups of individuals have worked together to achieve something in their community.
Maybe you are trying to improve your town by creating a clean park area where families can meet and kids can play, or perhaps you are trying to help the environment by setting up a weekly litter pick. Kerrygold want to hear
about all your projects.
Throughout April, May, June and July, they will be looking for entrants to The Kerrygold Community Awards. From the beginning of June you will be able to print off your free marketing pack from the website, to help you raise
awareness of your project in the local area. Competition will be tough, so make sure you give your project the best chance of winning by using the marketing materials to drum up as much support as you can.
If you have a project that you wish to enter then visit the web site at www.kerrygoldcommunityawards.co.uk
Forward with Leicestershire Aggregates Grants, (FLAG) is operated by Leicestershire County Council using money from the Government’s Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund. The grants are available to projects in administrative County of Leicestershire (excluding Leicester City) and are intended to help to compensate communities in areas affected by aggregate extraction. Since 2002, FLAG has allocated over two million pounds to more than a hundred projects.
Who can apply?
Community groups, charities, Parish and District Councils, Parish Meetings, religious, organisations, schools and private landowners.
What types of project can be funded?
• improvements to public open spaces, village and town centres
• new play areas and equipment
• creation or enhancement of wildlife habitats
• projects promoting a better understanding of aggregate extraction
• refurbishment of community buildings, including energy efficiency projects
• consultancy, surveys, training courses, community events and tasks
• land or building purchase (when linked to an eligible practical project)
What level of grant aid is available?
Funding of up to £30,000 may be available for eligible projects.
Contact:
Kate Nightingale, Grants Administrator
Leicestershire County Council, Environment and Transport Dept. County Hall, Glenfield,
Leicester LE3 8RJ Tel: 0116 305 7971 E-mail: kate.nightingale@leics.gov.uk
The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) has introduced a series of improvements to the Reaching Communities programme for England, designed to make it easier for groups to apply. Grants will be awarded for projects that: offer people better chances in life; build strong communities; develop improved rural and urban environments; and create healthier and more active people and communities. The improvements make the application process simpler, increase the success rates of applications and provide more support throughout the process. Proposals can be submitted at any time through web: http://www2.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_reaching_communities.
Is a Christian trust providing grants of between £250 and £3,000 to charities and community projects that help disadvantaged people in areas of high unemployment and deprivation. They prioritise charities that make good use of volunteers. There is no application deadline or form to complete. A letter outlining the project’s main objectives along with the most recent accounts should be sent to The Secretary, The Archer Trust, Bourne House, Wadesmill, Ware, Herts, SG12 0TT. http://www.archertrust.org.uk/?dm_i=3MG,4JQT,7H5L8,E4WN,1
A photocopier has become available. It is currently near Lutterworth at the house of a former member of the Funding Team who worked from home. It is an ‘Infotec 4220 Digital Copier’ and it needs to be moved from its present location. The diocese purchased it in 2001 with an on-going maintenance contract, it has 81,002 copies on the clock.
The main features are as follows:-
- Document feeder
- Rotate sort
- Duplex
- Cabinet
- 2 x 500 sheet cassette
- Override
- Zoom
- A4/A3
- 22 copies per min
It has been maintained by Danwood on a 1/4ly cost per copy contract that covers routine servicing & call outs but excludes spare parts out of warranty; the contract also includes provision of black toner, developer and drum.
The machine is available either with or without the maintenance contract.
If it is WITH THE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, Danwood would move it, the diocese will come to an agreement about sharing the cost of the removal and the new owner would take on the service contract.
If it is WITHOUT THE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, the diocese would cancel the contract and the new owner would have to arrange collection at their own expense and assume responsibility for on-going maintenance.
If you are interested in acquiring it please contact me as soon as possible.
Andrew J. NUTTER
Director of Parish Funding & Fundraising
tel 0116 2487422 (Direct)
Throughout our Diocese we have many Churches that contain fascinating features that would appeal to a wide range of visitors. These can range from historic stained glass to unique historical links, unusual architectural features to just simply being a very special place of repose. Sadly though, we often forget just how much value our Churches can be outside of the usual round of organised worship.
With this in mind, the Diocese is launching a pilot project to evaluate how to communicate our treasures to a wider world via modern communication tools. Funded by The Leicestershire Rural Partnership, the project will be based on a selection of 10 Churches from across the Diocese, each one offering some form of uniqueness. The aim is to have the pilot running by the end of June such that we can capitalise on the summer holiday period.
As part of the Rural Working Group, this initiative will have as its first focus Churches that are located outside of the main urban centres of the Diocese. The selection of these will take place during the month of May, and we are very happy to receive any suggestions as to specific places to include.
Please contact Peter Hooper for further details 0116 239 4606 or peter@hoopers.orangehome.co.uk
The English-Speaking Union invites applications from the clergy of the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Free Churches to visit the USA for 3-4 weeks before 30th June 2011.
The aim of the award is to broaden the knowledge of the candidate in his/her field of interest and to foster understanding and exchange of ideas between clergy in the USA and in this country.
The grant of up to £1,800 may be spread across several candidates.
Further information and application forms are available from:
Kate McCulloch, Education Department
The English-Speaking Union
37 Charles Street, London W1J 5ED
T: 020 7529 1550 Email: education@esu.org
Closing date: 21st June 2010
Interview date: 15 July 2010
Community Foundation Fund – open for applications. The Fund is provided and administered by the Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland (LLR) Community Foundation in partnership with East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA).
Funding is intended for larger projects that can improve and sustain the economic climate of an area and its way of life in Leicestershire, Rutland and Leicester.
Financial assistance up to £20,000 is available to voluntary and community organisations for projects that improve the local economy and way of life.
TNR Communications Charity Giveaway
You will have to be quick off the mark with this one as the deadline date is 16th April.
TNR Communications are giving away a combined PR photography package and videocall services worth £2,525 to a registered UK charity seeking media coverage for an event.
Further Details and other items of interest are available in the RCC Newsletter RCC Newsletter April 12
More information about all of these is available in the RCC Newsletter for March22
On 11 February the Church of England General Synod debated the repair of church buildings and passed the following motion unanimously: that Synod welcomed the contribution made to church building repairs by the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, and call on HM Government to (i) substantially increase the amount of money available for the repair of listed church buildings; and (ii) give an early commitment to continuing beyond March 2011 the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. A letter is being sent to the Prime Minister accordingly.
You can help support this call by signing the Downing Street petition http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/VAT-refundscheme/ and / or visiting the CofE Churchcare website http://www.churchcare.co.uk/news.php where you will find a sample letter to send to your MP to encourage them to ask for an extension to the Listed Places of Worship Grants scheme.
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A short guide for PCC members has been produced to guide them through the wide range of alternatives for investments that are not equity linked.
This is available at www.parishresources.org.uk/reserves.
A full article and further information is attached below:
Investments – a new online guide
E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund
Financial assistance up to £20,000 is available to voluntary and community groups in England, Scotland and Wales for energy saving projects on nonresidential facilities.
The E.ON Sustainable Energy Fund is provided by energy company E.ON UK to support community energy projects leading to the production of energy
from a sustainable source or a reduction in the amount of energy used by community organisations.
More details in the RCC Newsletter for February1
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
The Foundation currently makes over 300 grants a year and one of their policies is to accept applications from local and national charities or notfor-
profit organisations which are addressing issues in needy rural areas.
More details in the RCC Newsletter for February1
Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme
The Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme provides one-off donations of between £500 and £4,000 to local projects that support children and their education and welfare, elderly people and adults and
children with disabilities.
More details in the RCC Newsletter for February1
Seasons of Giving is a brand new, 4 week bible study resource from Stewardship. It takes a fresh and creative look at generous giving and biblical teaching about money and possessions.
It is a solid Bible study but also makes creative use of pictures and the imagery of the seasons.
It stimulates group discussion and sharing but also makes space for personal reflection and reading
It explores giving but also the wider context of our attitudes to money
It is rooted in the word of God but also draws on a powerful modern story of generosity.
Four 90 minute sessions and a final personal reflection will explore passages from Luke’s gospel and get people sharing easily and sensitively about the importance of generosity as a natural part of following Jesus. Good giving meets needs and changes the giver. But above all we are called to ‘excel in the grace of giving’ (2 Corinthians 8:7) because of gospel grace.
Seasons of Giving helps us go a little further on our journey towards faithful and joyful stewardship of all God has entrusted to us. Like all journeys, this is a journey best done with friends.
For more and for resources visit the Diocesan website – Seasons of Giving - and click on the Seasons of Giving link
FREE Grassroots Grants Workshops
Groups interested in applying to VAL for a Grassroots Grant can come along to one of the following workshops to find out how. The workshops are only available to groups with an annual income of less than £30,000. This session is FREE of charge and includes refreshments.
New Small Grants Scheme Announced by Children in Need
Small grants of up to £10,000 are available to Third
Sector organisations supporting children and young people.
The new scheme marks the first time Children in Need have run a UK-wide small grants programme and is aimed predominantly at organisations which
have not previously considered applying.
The programme is open to any third sector organisation working with children and young people under 18.
Further details and more atrticles are available in the RCC Newsletter online HERE
