First published in Our North Tyneside Magazine July 2024 by North Tyneside Council.
You can access £1,000 funding to help bring your community together.
Earlier this year we launched grants for individual resident groups in the North West of the borough to support projects in the area.
Organisations and residents can still apply for grants provided by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
We’ve already seen fantastic success across the area with new projects launching, new equipment being bought and brilliant new groups being set up – funding is still available to do more!
You could use the funding to:
- Set up new social groups.
- Organise community events.
- Set up activities.
- Run projects to share local history, stories or culture.
- Create community spaces or gardens.
Killingworth New Age Curlers benefited from a £900 funding boost for their weekly group. Judith runs the group, which meets each Thursday at the White Swan, and said: “With the money, we bought a ramp so anyone could have a go at curling, regardless of their physical ability.
“We’re subsiding membership too and have bought a mat to practice on.
“I’m an ordinary resident, I don’t run a large organisation, but I found it simple to do and we were supported by VODA too.”
Mike joined in October after retiring. The group helped him get out of the house during the winter, but now he enjoys the social interaction:
“It’s great to have some light exercise and get to know each other. We have a laugh. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t played before, but my tip would be, use the same stone every week.. the consistency makes a difference
Applications are open until 31 December 2024. Apply now at voda.org.uk/ukspf.
