National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus Appeal raises £20m
The National Emergencies Trust Coronavirus Appeal has, since the 18th March, raised £20 million with £7.5 million from the appeal distributed to a network of 46 Community Foundations…
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Richard Bonney Literary Fund diverts money to Coronavirus Support Fund
The Richard Bonney Literary Fund will be diverting money to help support the Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation Coronavirus Support Fund. The money will be used to support…
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Coronavirus pandemic: Local Resilience Forum teams set up to help most vulnerable
The Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation is part of the Local Resilience Forum, in order to co-ordinate our provision of grants with the support given by local authorities…
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Coronavirus Support Fund: £5,000 donated from The Jean and Bill Richmond Foundation
The Jean and Bill Richmond Foundation, which normally supports young people who are leaving the care system or have made an outstanding contribution to society in spite of…
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Coronavirus Support Fund
We have launched The Leicestershire and Rutland Coronavirus Support Fund. The Community Foundation rarely asks for cash. We’re not fundraisers as such: our job is to provide an…
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Twenty Twenty are sharing their Love4Life
The Love4Life Co-ordinator has linked with the creative director of an art initiative in Loughborough which for the past couple of years has run workshops for girls to…
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When Judith Gilboy became concerned about the social isolation experienced by people with mental health issues in Rutland, she set up a group to address the issue.
One sleepless night Judith decided that she needed to do something for her adopted son. She didn’t want him to be alone in a room not speaking to…
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Oasis Family Support Centre received backing from MARS
The grant from MARS enabled Oasis Family Support Centre to provide Tea and Talk sessions where parents and guardians talked through the challenges of bringing children up and…
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The Spark Arts for Children has new plans for the coming festival
The generous grant from the John Salmon Fund has made it possible for The Spark Festival to take place in Belgrave and Braunstone for the first time. The…
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Drum and Brass are using arts to bring communities together
Funding has enabled Mini Music to bring together parents and carers and their preschool children through musical experiences. They have catered for up to 10 families each week,…
