The Prince’s Countryside Fund’s supporting rural communities grants programme to open soon!
Grants The Prince’s Countryside Fund’s Supporting Rural Communities grants programme will open for applications on 1st September 2022. Applications can be submitted via the online portal at www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk/grants and you can book a session to speak to our grants team ahead of your application. We are inviting applications of up to £25,000 over two years […]
Rural & Homeless – From a Horsebox to a Home
Hear the story of 52-year-old Sally, who was made redundant from her home on a farm where she worked: I loved my house, and I loved my job, and I was in heaven. I was getting on a bit, and I thought I’d be in that job for life. Then that was it – I […]
Pub is The Hub working with creative arts organisation to help encourage pubs to become local hubs for creativity
Pub is The Hub, www.pubisthehub.org.uk, teamed up with voluntary arts organisation Creative Lives, www.creative-lives.org, and CAMRA (The Campaign for Real Ale), for an online event to help give publicans insights on the opportunities for their pub through hosting creative groups and the big benefits for attendees from their local areas. The event, which was attended by […]
No need for anyone to be lonely
Staffordshire-based non-profit housing provider Trent & Dove is tackling the problem of loneliness and social isolation with a new befriending service. The scheme grew out of the welfare calls and support provided to residents during the early stages of the COVID pandemic, and has now become a popular and permanent part of the organisation’s approach. […]
Age-friendly Awareness Training
YMCA Lincolnshire has launched a range of support programmes for businesses and companies to help them become more ‘Age-friendly’. The charity runs Age-friendly Awareness Training and the Age-friendly Business Award. These are a continuation of the TED Ageing Better in East Lindsey programme, a seven-year National Lottery Community Fund-backed project which ended in March 2022. […]
In the lead up to October, it’s more important than ever that people who need help paying their bills are being supported
We’re proud to have been able to work with a range of local authorities across our region to help provide additional support to our customers through the Government’s Household Support Fund. So far, we’ve been able to support over 2000 customers experiencing financial hardship by distributing over half a million pounds directly to them. Our […]
“Are you thinking about suicide?”
By Fiona Bone, Suicide Prevention Lead at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust Asking directly is absolutely the right thing to do if you are worried about someone. And with just over 50 people who work in farming taking their own lives each year – we need to start talking about mental health now. We know […]
So, our works continues and increases
Our day to day work seems to continue apace. The main issues affecting farmers and rural communities seem to be the old suspects of the aftermath of Brexit; Bovine Tb; the increase in agricultural and rural business administration; mental and general health issues and finally the delicate topic of farm succession and its planning. That […]
