£1000 available for Kensal to Kilburn community project ideas

 FROM TRANSITION TOWN KENSAL TO KILBURN

Transition Town Kensal to Kilburn (TTKK) is inviting local residents to take part in a competition this spring. 

 

 

Our volunteer organisation has created three grants - one £500 grant and two £250 grants.

 

 

To enter the competition, participants need to fulfill the following criteria :

 

-       live in the Kensal to Kilburn area,

-       submit an idea for a community project that would benefit residents living in the area,

-       be ready to turn the project into action this year.

 

 

The projects submitted need to bring people together and protect the environment. The grants will finance the material costs of the successful bids.

 

 

TTTKK, a local volunteer group created in 2009 and advocating a transition to an environmentally friendly way of life, is particularly keen to get some young people enter the competition. One of the £250 grants will be allocated to a resident under 25 years old. 

 

 

However, the group is generally looking for new people of all ages and origins to create a more resilient local community in the face of climate change. 

 

 

Inject new energy into the group by submitting project ideas

Over the last decade, TTKK volunteers have made a positive impact in the Kensal to Kilburn area by setting up community gardens, harvesting fruit every summer, planting trees and organising regular electric and electronic repair events etc.

 

 

Some TTKK members have also created their own separate organisations to take their project further. For example, Brent Pure Energy is a community benefit society that has been funding solar panels for local schools since 2016. 

 

 

Fruit tree harvesting in Kilburn last summer

 

 

 

“As we are coming out of lockdown, we would like to inject some new energy into our group of dedicated volunteers”, says Janey McAllester, one of the fruit picking group leaders. “Making the most of our local community and environment has brought us a lot of satisfaction and joy. We want to create more opportunities for fellow residents to enjoy the benefits of a life deeply rooted in our local area”, adds Amandine Alexandre, another TTKK volunteer. 

 

 

People attend our online Zoom meeting on Thursday April 22nd at 7pm (link here) and by submitting their idea by email before Monday June 7th  mail@ttkensaltokilburn.ning.com

 

 

Please apply with up to 100 words about your idea, yourself, the road you live in, how it would work, what help you would need or like and how long you think it will take for you to complete the project.

 

 

Projects that meet the criteria will be shortlisted by local people voting at a meeting on June 23rd in the evening and then Transition Town Kensal to Kilburn will select the three best projects. 

 

 

 

Restart party at The Library in Willesden in 2015

 

 

TTKK can help people find others interested in making their idea happen and help with advice. “We are happy to provide feedback and help develop and present the project”, underlines Michael Stuart, a founding member of TTKK. 

 

Expenses are reimbursed against receipts or we can pay for items directly so prize winners are not out of pocket. If your project costs less than the full amount the money will be reallocated to extra projects.  

 

Unfortunately, you can't apply if you are:

 

-       an organisation - individuals or small groups of individuals only please,

-       if your idea should be covered by statutory funding (as in health care and social care funded by the government and local authorities),

-       If you are promoting religion.

 

TTKK can be contacted via Michael Stuart. You can email him at: michael.stuart6@googlemail.com

 

You can visit our website here.

 

 

Grants available to Brent communities & organisations wanting to tackle health inequalities

 From Brent Council

Grants from £1,000 to £25,000 are being made available to individuals and organisations with innovative ideas and solutions to tackle the impact of COVID-19 and health inequalities.

The Brent Health Matters Programme – a joined up approach from Brent Council, NHS partners and the community to tackle health inequalities has launched its Community Grants Scheme this week.

Health inequalities are avoidable, unfair and systematic differences in health between different people. The pandemic has not only exposed long-standing health inequalities, but in many cases made them worse.

Cllr Neil Nerva, Brent’s Cabinet Member for Public Health, Culture and Leisure, said:

The fund is now open to submissions from individuals and organisations that have ideas and solutions to reduce the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 in the short term, and more broadly tackle health inequality issues in the longer term.

An individual can bid for up to £1,000, with a higher threshold of £2,000, whereas an organisation can look to secure up to £15,000 in funding, with a higher threshold of £25,000. The higher threshold would require the bidder to demonstrate how they will deliver significant impact in a single ward or impact across multiple wards.

The launch of the grants will complement other elements of the Brent Health Matters programme that have already led to some real examples of acting on feedback from the community. This includes the launch of a health and wellbeing telephone advice line that has been launched as a pilot for the whole of the borough through to April, with the potential for it to be extended.

Cllr Nerva added: 

Any Brent resident can now speak to locally based NHS staff to ask any non-clinical questions about health and social care. They will be helped with signposting to relevant support and assisted to access the right services. Residents can also receive advice on how to better manage their health conditions.

The Advice Line is available on 020 3114 7185, 10am to 3pm, Monday to Friday.

To find out more, including how to apply for a Community Grant, go to www.brent.gov.uk/brenthealthmatters

Applications now open for local projects to apply for Brent Neighbourhood CIL cash

From Brent Council

We are now open for applications for the NCIL grant Round 2 2019/20.

The deadline is Sunday 1^st December (11.59 p.m.) 2019.

For more information please see our website  www.brent.gov.uk/ncil

You will see:

• Essential shortlisting criteria in order to be eligible
• Amount of money available in each neighbourhood and neighbourhood boundaries
• A list of projects who have received the award ( not including the last round)
• CVS Brent Training sessions
• Who to contact for 1:1 support
• How to apply through our Grants Portal

If you see us tweet about NCIL or a Facebook post we would most appreciate it if you could retweet, share etc. as we want to get  the word out.  Please put up this flyer in appropriate public areas. We are keen for those who have not heard about this fund to hear about it!

If you need any further information or support please do not hesitate to email us or call.

Kind Regards

Kate

Kate Lambert

Partnership Funding Officer

Chief Executives Department

Brent Council

0208 937 1170

Apply by June 5th for Wembley Park Community Fund grants

The Wembley Park Community Fund is led by Quintain in partnership with the London Borough of Brent, Wates, McLaren, John Sisk and Son, and McAleer and Rushe. The Fund aims to make a real difference to Brent residents by encouraging community engagement, participation and place-making through funding a variety of community-led activities.

Themes

Funding is available for projects delivering within the London Borough of Brent to help address local needs under the following themes:

• Better Places – making Brent a great place to live, work and visit
• Better Lives – creating opportunities for and supporting education, employment and good health
• Better Locally – ensuring local networks and services work effectively, are accessible for all and directly engage with local communities to make a Better Brent

Eligibility 

Applicants must be locally based in the London Borough of Brent or be working with Brent residents and have an annual income of under £500,000. Organisations with an annual income of less than £100,000 will be prioritised.

Grant size

Applicants may apply for grants between £1,000 and £10,000.

How to apply

To apply to this fund, please take a look at the fund guidelines and application form guidance by clicking  below

Deadline for applications

The fund closes at midday on Monday 3rd June 2019.

Contact details

Please contact The Programmes Team at The London Community Foundation if you have any questions about your application or any queries about the Fund at applications@londoncf.org.uk or 020 7582 5117.

 

Fund guidelines (PDF) 

 

 Online application form guidance 

(PDF)  

Apply now (online form

Grant offered to gather young people's views on health engagement

From Health Watch Brent

Health Watch Brent - Gathering Views Small Grants

Health Watch Brent are awarding grants of up to £200 to local organisations and community groups to help gather views on key areas for health and social care services in Brent. E.g.:

1. What services young people you engage use (doctors, clinics,family support services etc) 
2. The perceived quality of such services
3. How they can be improved
   

These grants can be used to cover the cost of engaging young people (e.g. via 30 a minute focus group). This could include room hire, printing, or even covering volunteer/staff expenses. 

The objective of Gathering Views is to encourage people to share their views via our Healthwatch survey.  Full details will be outlined soon. Please complete the expression of interest form to apply for this grant: http://goo.gl/Kq20DM 

For further information, please contact membership@healthwatchbrent.co.uk / 07825 215 652

Brent voluntary organisations invited to apply for grants

Voluntary organisations in Brent have until 3st October this year to apply for the second round of funding from Brent Council's Voluntary Sector Initiative Fund.

Organisations can apply for cash to finance projects that meet one of the council's five priorities. They are:

• community safety
• regeneration
• supporting children and families and enabling young people to thrive
• improving health and wellbeing
• improving the environment and enhancing Brent's cultural offer.

Voluntary organisations can download an application pack with further information about the grants at www.brent.gov.uk/grantap plication.

In addition, they attend a special workshops which Brent Council is organising to give advice and guidance about the grants.

Call 020 8937 3674 or email SPI@brent.gov.uk to book a workshop place or for more information about the grants. The final close date for applications is 12noon on 31st October 2012.