Enriching Lives
Enriching Lives
At the beginning of this year we awarded funding to Shift Together. They are a community interest company based in Treorchy, Cardiff. They are dedicated to providing free accessible mental health support groups within RCT and South Wales. They focus on connecting communities, building resilience and offer employment and volunteering opportunities to help enrich lives.
Redberth Croft CIC
Redberth Croft CIC
Earlier this year we awarded funding to Redberth Croft CIC for their market garden project. They are based in Tenby and are dedicated to creating a supportive and inclusive environment for older adults and individuals living with disabilities, particularly those with additional learning needs over the age of 25.
They were committed to launching The Market Garden Initiative in Spring 2025. This project marked a significant milestone for their organisation, as it is the first funded initiative led entirely by a volunteer with lived experience of mental health challenges.
Back to nature
Back to nature
At the start of this year we awarded funding to Barefooted, a Northamptonshire based not for profit organisation that aims to support and transform people's health, wellbeing, and quality of life through the arts.
Our funding was used towards their Nature Nostalgia project. This is a cross arts & nature project, designed to engage underserved older individuals in outdoor creative activities that encourage and capture reminiscence of childhood experiences of nature play.
Helping to enhance Dementia Care
Helping to enhance Dementia Care
Reminiscence Learning were very pleased to receive funding from us towards the ongoing costs of their community sessions. They are a charity based in Wellington, Somerset, that works to help and support local people living with dementia, together with their families and carers through activity sessions and respite care.
The sessions include their Respite Activity sessions, Together in Sport session, Creative Arts Project and their Memory Activity Group.
Bike Active North Suffolk
Bike Active North Suffolk
Towards the end of December last year, we awarded funding to Bike Active North Suffolk. They are a small charity based in Saxmundham, Suffolk. They provide their service users with safe cycling experiences on traffic-free cycle paths or quiet lanes.
They help to remove barriers and provide support so that any adult in North Suffolk can access recreational cycling as part of a group and enjoy the many benefits it brings. They used our grant to purchase a folding e-trike for use by their clients.
Sport4Health
Sport4Health
Funding was awarded to Sport4health. As an organisation they have been running since 2007, initially set up as a Community Interest Company before converting to a registered charity. Based in London, they work in an area which is in the top 10/15% of highest deprivation in the country. Their principal objective as a charity is to help disadvantaged people to have better physical and mental health.
Headway Nottingham
Headway Nottingham
In April 2024 we awarded funding to Headway Nottingham. They are dedicated to supporting adults in Nottingham City and County who have undergone acquired brain injuries (ABIs). ABIs are a life-altering event and often leaves individuals with complex disabilities and long-lasting consequences.
A vital community hub
A vital community hub
Funding was awarded to St George's Foodbank, Bournemouth for six months worth of food supplies and for their Social Canteen, offering a weekly Friday evening community meal.
Each week, between 50 and 90 local residents attended and in the six months of our funding, this equated to a total number of approximately 1,820 beneficiaries.
Billy & Andy's Music School
Billy & Andy's Music School
Billy & Andy's Music School, a Community Interest Company based in South Manchester, received funding from us in 2024. They passionately craft inclusive music activities for individuals with special needs and disabilities, particularly those aged 18 and above, who often struggle to access creative outlets post full-time education. They combat social isolation by offering diverse music-based activities.
Darnall Dementia Trust
Darnall Dementia Trust
We awarded funding to Sheffield based charity, Darnall Dementia Trust. They provide high quality day care three days a week, for up to 10 people aged 65 years and over living with dementia. Our grant was used to fund member activities. They have a Natural Voice accredited practitioner who delivers singing sessions to their group. The funding enabled them to increase the number of sessions from twice a month to four times a month.