Lincolnshire Community Foundation

IT'S FUNDING FRIDAY! FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT - LCF LAUNCH EAST LINDSEY INVESTMENT FUND GRASSROOTS (ELIF) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH East Lindsey District Council 📢Calling all not for profit community groups, registered charities, social enterprises and town and parish councils in East Lindsey 💰Funding of up to £24,999 available 📅Closing dates are 21st February 2025, 13th June 2025 and 10th October 2025 (more to be announced in due course should funding be available) ✅Funding is to support community-led efforts in East Lindsey which invest in and restore community spaces and create the foundations for growth at neighbourhood level. ✍️To apply and for further information of the criteria, please visit https://lnkd.in/eUzU6R6x ❓If you have any queries, please contact the ELIF GRASSroots Team at 01529 572272 or email elif@lincolnshirecf.co.uk Saul F. Sue Fortune Hayley Crawford Cavan Collins

We are delighted to have played a role in South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership (SELCP) achieving this remarkable milestone through the #UKSPF GRASSroots Grant Scheme. It's been great to see the huge amount of impact felt through this investment across the entirety of the area. A huge congratulations to the UKSPF Team at the SELCP (Boston Borough, East Lindsey and South Holland)! 👏👏

We're always happy to see organisations we've supported get the plaudits they deserve in the local press. This time it's the incredible Louth Jazz Club who we've supported with a grant from our Supporting Social Enterprise Scheme with the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership. This grant will play a key role in supporting the Club's efforts to renew interest in jazz in Louth and beyond. With the club backed by over 60 years of history, we hope this investment will help the Club showcase its offer to a wider audience and keep this independent venue on the map for many more years to come. https://lnkd.in/dv8TsasK Sue Fortune Helen Kearsley-Cree Aaron Bailey Cavan Collins East Lindsey District Council Saul F. Simon Walter

📢FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT - UKSPF GRASSroots Grant Scheme📢 Applications for the UKSPF GRASSroots Grant Scheme are NOW OPEN in: 📌 South Holland District Council area 💰Funding of up to £24,999 available 📅Closing date: Friday 17th January 2025 ✅Funding is for capital projects which o Strengthen the social fabric of communities o Build pride of place by investing in local facilities o Improve social connections ‼️Priority will be given to organisations who have not yet received UKSPF funding through either GRASSroots or other UKSPF funded schemes. ✍️To apply and for further information of the criteria, please visit https://lnkd.in/eG5FK4vq ❓If you have any queries, please contact Helen Cater at 01529 305825 or email helen@lincolnshirecf.co.uk South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership Saul F. Sue Fortune Cavan Collins

📢 FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT - HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT FUND 📢 Applications for the Household Support Fund are NOW OPEN in the following Districts 📍Boston Borough 📍East Lindsey 📍South Holland 📍South Kesteven 📍West Lindsey The criteria differs between the Districts but if you visit our designated webpage https://lnkd.in/emT7imw6 you can find out whether you're eligible, and make an application. Please note this is not immediate emergency funding and can take up to 8 weeks for an outcome to be communicated. #HouseholdSupportFund #Funding #Lincolnshire

Some super exciting news for East Lindsey community groups, organisations and parish councils! We’re grateful to be receiving a significant investment through the East Lindsey Investment Fund to the GRASSroots programme which allows us to support more amazing projects in the area over the next 2 years. We look forward to working with more amazing East Lindsey District Council based organisations in the New Year! South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership Saul F. Sue Fortune Hayley Crawford Helen Cater Cavan Collins

#LCFXmas has arrived! For the last week, we have been running a Christmas campaign on our Facebook page. It's an exciting opportunity to put a spotlight on our funded groups and the amazing work they do, whilst also encouraging some festive fun - all with an exciting prize draw set to take place on Christmas Eve. If you think you can guess these groups and places from their cryptic clues, make sure to check out our Facebook page to see if you are right with which groups have already been spotlighted and join us for the rest of the campaign as we continue to showcase some of the fabulous work funded through Lincolnshire Community Foundation schemes recently.

We thoroughly enjoyed visiting Leverton 'Tin Hut' Church Hall yesterday to meet the team and to see the impressive renovation work completed on the hall thanks to funding from #UKSPF GRASSroots Grant. South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership Boston Borough Council YMCA Lincolnshire Saul F. Cavan Collins Sue Fortune Helen Cater Matthew Hogan Here are the 'before' and 'after' images...

Yesterday evening Helen Cater and I were privileged to attend 'Together at Christmas' at St Mary & St Nicholas Parish Church in Spalding hosted by The Office of the Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire on behalf of The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales. The aim of the service was to celebrate the power of community, love and empathy. This led me to reflect on how the team at Lincolnshire Community Foundation demonstrate these qualities daily as they strive to support organisations within the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector as well as individuals and families across Lincolnshire. In the last three months over £500,000 has been awarded, but much more than this, communities and people feel supported, valued and appreciated. This wouldn't be possible without the trust placed in us by partners, donors and agencies and we appreciate each and every one. #WorkingTogether #Empathy #Communities #FunderPlus Saul F. Simon Walter Paul Redgate Cavan Collins South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership North Kesteven District Council South Kesteven District Council SKDC

Significant renovations have now begun at the Birchwood Scout Hut thanks to funding provided through the Birchwood Big Local scheme. The Scout Hut plays a key role in providing community activity in Birchwood and through the opportunity to distribute funding in this area through the Birchwood Big Local programme, we hope to support the Scouts to revitalise and modernise this space to ensure the local community and various community groups who use this building regularly have a safe, warm community space which is fully equipped to cater for the needs of those utilising it. We look forward to following the progress of this project going forward and seeing the impact this renovation work will have on the Birchwood community.