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Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation are recruiting for a Communications and Operations Officer – with a deadline of 28th June. Please see details below and apply without delay if you’re interested. Responsible to: CEO Location: Central Leicester but sometimes required […]

Funding of £1,115 from the Sir Timothy Brooks Fund enabled Loughborough Youth Development Project (LYDP) to take young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to the National Space Centre for an activity-based day trip. The project works with young people […]

An award of £828 from the Richi Rootz Foundation has contributed to the running costs of a drop-in facility for bereaved parents at the Laura Centre. Common issues they are able to provide support with include high levels […]

To celebrate its 60th anniversary this year, the Garfield Weston Foundation has set up the Weston Anniversary Fund, as part of a series of special activities. The capital fund is designed to benefit local community facilities across the […]

A grant of £2,000 from the Leicestershire Fund has helped the Market Harborough Cricket & Squash Club to replace their outdoor cricket nets, with a result that they now have some of the best in the county, allowing […]

With £800 contribution from the Sir Timothy Brooks Fund, Falcon Support Services was able to fund equipment and materials for a project customising and de-branding counterfeit goods seized by trading standards. The project is designed to up-skill homeless, […]

During winter, when there is a focus in particular on the elderly and vulnerable in society, Leicestershire & Rutland Community Foundation is delighted that five of their most recent beneficiaries work with elderly people across the counties of […]

A grant of £4,209 from the Children on the Edge Fund to the Centre for Fun & Families enabled the delivery of two corresponding group work programmes: “Overcoming Your Anxiety”, for young people aged 11-16 and “Supporting Your […]

Funding of £1,500 from the John Laing Foundation and Hill Osborne Fund contributed towards the cost of setting up an ‘Emergency Cadets’ group in Market Harborough, including equipment for practical exercises and uniform. Market Harborough Emergency Cadets is […]

A grant of £700 from the Bobby Dhanjal Foundation helped fund a residential break to Dukes Barn in Derbyshire, organised by SNIPS (Special Needs Integration Projects). SNIPS works with young people between the ages of three and seventeen […]