From today young Scots have extra help to realise their potential thanks to £18m funding from Young Start. Continue reading £18 million windfall for young people in Scotland
Tag: Big Lottery
Lottery award for Centipede Project
A new men’s shed in North Lanarkshire, an improved skate park in Fife and popular community arts festival in Renfrewshire are amongst a wide range of projects today sharing in National Lottery grants worth £384,459. Continue reading Lottery award for Centipede Project
The People’s Projects: £50,000 Lottery funding up for grabs across STV East
Five local community groups across STV East are set to compete for up to £50,000 of National Lottery funding each. The People’s Projects is giving these groups a chance to go head to head to compete in a public vote to help them make an extraordinary difference to their community. Continue reading The People’s Projects: £50,000 Lottery funding up for grabs across STV East
Thanks a million: Young Start funding for local youth group
Pilton Youth & Childrens Project (PYCP) is one of three Edinburgh projects to share in £957, 526 of dormant funds and building society cash from the Young Start fund. Continue reading Thanks a million: Young Start funding for local youth group
Awards for All support for Spartans Connections
£677,000 National Lottery boost helps bring community plans to life
An island community with big plans to transform phone boxes into vibrant tourist hubs is among a hundred groups across Scotland today sharing in £677,936 of National Lottery good cause cash today. Local project Spartans Connections (above) is also among the winners, netting £5000 to develop their programme for adults with physical disabilities, learning difficulties and mental health challenges. Continue reading Awards for All support for Spartans Connections
Lottery lifeline for NEDAC
Local agency secures £437,000 Big Lottery grant
People experiencing loneliness and isolation are amongst those benefitting from £2.5 million of National Lottery funding announced today – World Mental Health Day. It’s great news for North Edinburgh in particular, as respected local organisation North Edinburgh Drug & Alcohol Centre is to receive over £473,000 – the biggest grant of all. Continue reading Lottery lifeline for NEDAC
Lottery funding for children and family activities
Deadline looms for Communities & Families applications
Don’t miss out on your chance to secure last minute funding for the Communities and Families fund, a joint programme delivered with the Scottish Government. Since opening the programme has awarded over £5.4 million to groups working with children across Scotland. Continue reading Lottery funding for children and family activities
New Lottery support to strengthen voluntary sector
Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations will have the ability to improve their performance and sustainability, thanks to two new online tools supported by the Big Lottery Fund. Continue reading New Lottery support to strengthen voluntary sector
New multi-million Lottery fund open for business
Simplified application process will ‘support activity which puts people in the lead at the heart of their communities’
Big Lottery Fund Scotland has opened a new five-year £250 million funding scheme. With a focus on helping people and communities most in need, groups across the country can apply to share these life-changing funds. Continue reading New multi-million Lottery fund open for business
Free and Easy Riders!
Dads can build a bike for their kids for free!
Young dads will have the chance to get together and build a free balance bike for their children, thanks to award winning charity Dads Rock and partners Edinburgh Tool Library and RG workshops.
They are on the look-out for dads aged 25 or under from across Edinburgh to give them all the tools and equipment needed to build a free balance bike for their children.
The weekly workshops start later this month, so if you know a dad aged 25 or under who would like to be part of it, now is the time to get in touch!
Dads Rock developed the idea when they realised there are hundreds of young dads in Edinburgh but there are very few opportunities for them to come together. By running these sessions, young dads will build friendships as well as a free bike!
Dads Rock National Development Officer David Marshall said: “To be given the funding by Big Lottery to support young dads is excellent – so send us the dads!
“This is a fantastic opportunity for young dads to come build a free balance bike – no experience is needed. We are always very keen to help promote, and if possible work, with other great agencies with our projects so we’re delighted to be working closely with Edinburgh Tool Library and RG Workshops to help both run the project and help supply all tools to enable our young dads to build their bikes.”
Chris Hellawell, Director of Edinburgh Tool Library, said: “ETL is delighted to be working with Dads Rock. Our aim is to make tools available for everyone, and by helping Dads Rock in their Build a Bike project, we are doing so. Our only regret is that the bikes will be too small for us to have a go on!”
RG Workshops co-founder Richard O’Connor added: “RG Workshops are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Dads Rock on this project. We are really looking forward to inspiring these young families to get creative.”
The workshops, which will take place weekly at WHALE Arts Agency in Wester Hailes, launch on 28 September, so if you know a dad aged 25 or under who would like to find out more then please contact David on 0131 442 4662 or 07542 084 356.
You can also get more information at
www.edinburghtoollibrary.org.uk/