Resilience and Recovery Loan Fund deadline extended
The Resilience and Recovery Loan Fund (RRLF) is a new fund for social enterprises and charities that are improving the lives of people across the UK who are…
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Practical Support and Hope for Pandemic Mums and Babies
The Bobby Dhanjal Foundation has given much needed help to charity Baby Basics Leicester, via Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation. Baby Basics is a volunteer-led charity supporting vulnerable…
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Chamber president chooses three charities for fundraising in 2021
The new president of East Midlands Chamber has selected three charities from across Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to benefit from fundraising activities over the next year. Eileen Richards…
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Appleby Magna FC receives grant from IM Properties’ Mercia Park Community Fund
Appleby Magna Football Club is hoping to say goodbye to the days of gaffa taped goals, after receiving a major cash boost from IM Properties’ Mercia Park Community…
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“Relief, Hope and Comfort” after Vista Receives £5,000 for Privacy Screens for Care Homes
Vista, who are the leading local charity supporting people with sight loss, has received a grant of £5,000 from the Community Foundations Support Fund to provide portable privacy…
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Update from the Community Foundation’s CEO, Katy Green
At the beginning of the Pandemic, the Community Foundation launched the Leicestershire and Rutland Coronavirus Support Fund to support our local charities and community groups who were forced…
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Highcross Leicester names local charities that will receive a share of £20,000 donation
Highcross Leicester has revealed the ten charities that have been awarded a grant through its Giving Back Project. Launched in August, the Giving Back Project is a new…
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Mental Health Group Benefits from Precision FM Foundation Funding
Headstrong Wellbeing has been awarded a grant for £2,125 from the Precision FM Foundation to help support people with mental health issues in Leicester and Leicestershire. The grant…
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Community Foundation Delivers £1million in Emergency Funding During Pandemic
Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation has now given over £1million in emergency funding to “the frontline” of local charities and voluntary organisations helping people most in need during…
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OPCC and VRN New Community Leadership Programme Launched
Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Lord Willy Bach, and the Violence Reduction Network (VRN) launched an innovative Community Leadership Programme today, inviting dynamic and passionate individuals to…
