Bath City Farm: promoting mental wellbeing through animals and nature by Issy Walker | Mar 27, 2023 Bath City Farm is a charitable organisation, providing education, training and therapeutic activities to people in the local community, as well as a free-to-access visitor attraction for families and children. Their aim is to help around 800 children, young people and adults each year with mental health issues or additional learning needs to thrive and […]
Light UP: a supportive and innovative youth theatre by Issy Walker | Mar 27, 2023 Light UP Youth Theatre provides a safe, supportive and inclusive setting for self expression and creative collaboration. Programmed by highly skilled teachers and theatre professionals, their performing arts programme is like none other, offering accessible opportunities and experiences that advance and develop their student’s range of skills and interests. Light UP puts the needs of […]
Koala Community Hub: supporting autistic and neurodivergent people by Issy Walker | Mar 27, 2023 Koala Community Hub provides opportunities for autistic and neurodivergent (ND) members of their community (including those with learning disabilities, LD) to meet their peers and access support and training in a sensory-safe environment, supported by volunteers who understand their barriers to engagement. They also recognise the importance of engaging with all local services, organisations and […]
Crowdfunder and ECB team up to champion crowdfunding in grassroots cricket by Crowdfunder | Feb 22, 2023 Crowdfunder UK and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are working together to create a new crowdfunding training programme for staff and volunteers across the 39 County Cricket Boards. The six-week initiative is designed to support community cricket clubs with new fundraising campaigns, focusing on the development of projects on the platform and increasing […]
Bringing a community together through the power of movement by Crowdfunder | Feb 08, 2023 Spiral Freerun CIC is a community club, based in Bedford, that specialises in teaching parkour and freerunning to members of the local community. The club has been growing steadily since its inception in 2012, with members of all ages and backgrounds coming together to practice the art of movement. Their aims are to: • Improve […]
More than £1 million invested into grassroots UK cycling communities by Crowdfunder | Feb 06, 2023 British Cycling’s collaboration with Crowdfunder to support clubs and community organisations will close on Sunday 19 February, after facilitating more than a million pounds of investment into cycling facilities, equipment and training. Launched in June 2020, the collaboration enabled clubs and community organisations with existing Crowdfunding campaigns to receive match funding from British Cycling up […]
The Gathering: Celebrating lost traditions by Issy Walker | Jan 05, 2023 The Plymouth Sound has become the UK’s first National Marine Park, but how connected are we with this incredible seascape? The Gathering project plans to create a large-scale community event that celebrates the every day heritage of The Sound and its lost traditions. An event that encourages the community to care for this incredible space. […]
The Stoke Village Summer of Fun by Issy Walker | Jan 05, 2023 Following the success of the Stoke Village Fun Day 2019, The Village Hub, Stoke Traders and Residents Association (STARS), and Diverse Events CIC once again brought Stoke Village alive with their annual Fun Day event on 17th July 2022. This year they wanted to go even bigger – taking over more of Blockhouse Park, and […]
West Country Women Awards: celebrating women in the community by Issy Walker | Jan 05, 2023 It’s been a tough two years but the West Country Women Awards are back, and ready to celebrate women! Since 2014, Venus Awards have offered fun, glitter, gloss, glitz, sequins, celebration, fizz, recognition and red carpets … but the West Country Women Awards wanted to be bigger and better than ever! This time, the awards […]
Why Kitmas was a timely reminder of football’s power to do good by Murry Toms | Dec 19, 2022 Lionel Messi’s coronation in Qatar was undoubtedly an iconic moment. But this year’s World Cup will be remembered by many for all the wrong reasons, tainted by the treatment of migrant workers, human rights abuses and allegations of widespread corruption. Football has the power to do so much good around the world. Increasingly though, its […]
Crowdfunder announces new £1m fund partnership with Co-op to help keep communities warm this winter by Issy Walker | Dec 15, 2022 Crowdfunder, the UK’s leading crowdfunding platform, has announced a new partnership with Co-op to help communities across the UK use crowdfunding to raise funds while receiving match-funding for projects that benefit local people. Crowdfunder is proud to have several partnerships with large and small corporate businesses and local authorities. Between all our partners, we have […]
Comic Relief launches cost of living appeal by Rachel Dunford | Nov 25, 2022 Skyrocketing bills. Soaring food prices. Spiralling levels of poverty. Comic Relief could not stand by and watch. The cost of living crisis has forced millions of people across the country to make impossible decisions. They need our help now more than ever. Most of us are just about getting through the cost of living crisis, […]