Organisations from the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Northern Ireland are benefitting from over £1.3 million from the Dormant Accounts Fund NI.
A community group in Hertfordshire has received £10,000 of National Lottery funding to deliver cancer exercise rehabilitation and support group sessions for people living with cancer.
Hope Church Merthyr Tydfil, a food poverty charity are celebrating £78,000 for their Pantry project. Hope Church’s work initially began during the first lockdown as they shopped for those unable to leave the house, before evolving into delivering free, emergency, food parcels and offering a telephone befriending service.
Helping build on the strengths and potential of local people, Niburu Recordings is using over £200,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund to provide volunteering, training, and development activities in the area.
Almost £100 million of vital National Lottery funding has gone to communities across England over the last three months supporting local and grassroots projects.
Greener Kirkcaldy has received £2,102,234 of National Lottery funding to continue its work with local Fife communities inspiring and informing them to take action on climate change.
The Langholm Initiative is set to purchase 5,236 acres of moorland and farmland between Langholm in Dumfries & Galloway and Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders, following an award of £1,000,000 from the Scottish Land Fund.
