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Mayor awards funds to community projects in Mansfield and Ashfield
Mayor Claire Ward has awarded £252,868 to Warsop Parish Council for Future Warsop and £228,634 to the Academy Transformation Trust Further Education for Let's Go Leamington from a £3 million Community Development Fund; both areas are among 10 neighbourhoods chosen across the EMCCA for targeted investment.
Hilsea Lido to reopen this summer after £7.75 million upgrade
Hilsea Lido in Portsmouth will reopen on May 2 after a roughly £7.75 million refurbishment; the site has been closed since 2022.
Horsham charity superstore opens as hundreds visit at launch
Hundreds of shoppers attended the opening of the expanded Camelia Botnar Foundation charity superstore in Horsham, which now occupies 11,000 square feet; proceeds will support the foundation’s vocational training for disadvantaged young people.
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Showing: 451-460Ledbury to launch bid for UK Town of Culture
Ledbury’s Community Hub is preparing an initial bid to be UK Town of Culture, and a successful entry would secure a £3 million prize fund and a £60,000 development grant if the town is shortlisted.
Long Preston community fundraiser and craft events set for February
A coffee and bacon butty morning to raise funds for Long Preston’s churchyard mowing team will be held at the village hall on February 7, and craft therapy sessions run on Fridays from 10:30am to noon.
Blue plaque unveiled for Newbury entrepreneur Alphonse Cary
A blue plaque honoring Alphonse Cary was unveiled at 47 Northbrook Street in Newbury on 23 January, with his great‑great‑grandson Jon Boden attending and playing a tune by Cary; Cary ran a family music business from the 1870s and his successors kept it in town until 1964.
Newly opened LGBT+ centre in North East receives Lottery funding
The ONE Centre in Gateshead opened on February 2 and was awarded a £330,754 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund to help fund staff and core operating costs.
Charity golf day to support disabled access to aviation at Skylark Country Club
A fundraiser for Aerobility will be held at Skylark Country Club in Whiteley on Wednesday, April 29; it is being organised by Farnborough Aerospace Consortium and Owen Daniels Consultancy.
Graig Community Council announces 'all-time high' centre bookings
Graig Community Council said bookings at Graig Community Hall are at an all-time high, and councillors agreed to form a working group and move the centre's finances into the main council remit.
Princess of Wales visits Lampeter charity shop during West Wales tour.
The Princess of Wales made an unplanned stop at the Tŷ Hafan charity shop in Lampeter on February 3, meeting staff and volunteers; she had earlier visited local textile producers and is patron of the children's hospice.
Calderdale village school praised by Ofsted as a place where pupils feel safe and happy
Ofsted found the Calderdale village school met expected standards across key areas and gave a strong rating for inclusion; inspectors reported pupils enjoy school, feel safe and attend regularly.
50p charity shop purse hides an old passport photo.
A 53-year-old woman bought a red Julian Macdonald purse for 50p at a Koala North West charity shop and found an old passport-style photograph tucked inside; she is trying to trace its owner to return it.
Office of Culture and Community awards grants to seven student projects
Harvard's Office of Culture and Community awarded up to $2,500 each to seven undergraduate projects sponsored by 18 student organizations, and the grants require collaboration between at least two groups and that events be marketed as open to all students.