Small grants, big impact: why local delivery matters
Sometimes the smallest grants make the biggest difference, and our recent evaluation of the Welcoming Spaces small grants scheme demonstrates this.
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CASE STUDY: Frodsham’s Main Street Memory Cafe Gets Welcoming Spaces Grant
Main Street Memory Cafe in Frodsham was founded in November 2023 by seven core volunteers. It runs weekly on a Wednesday from 10:30 to 1:30 at Main Street Community Church, providing friendly, informal sessions with tea, coffee and a listening ear. It’s a vital lifeline for people whose lives are affected by dementia, and attendees range in age from 91 years old down to children who come along to support their grandparents. Around 10-20% of cafe attendees also go to Singing for Brain with the Alzheimer’s Society, which takes place in the adjacent room after the cafe has finished.
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CASE STUDY: How Kelsall reshaped its future with retirement housing and a new Health & Wellbeing Hub
In Kelsall village in Cheshire West, plans for large, executive homes were proposed for a green field, threatening to overshadow the needs of the local community. But the residents of Kelsall, instead, challenged the proposals to better meet local housing needs and enable the redevelopment of local community health services.
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CASE STUDY: Guilden Sutton Community Association – Becoming a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Cheshire Community Action provide capacity building support to village halls and community buildings funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. This case study describes how one of our members (Guilden Sutton Community Association) has benefitted from our support.
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CASE STUDY: Countess of Chester Hospital ‘Community Home First’ Hospital Discharge Service
Helping a patient with ulcers and restricted mobility to return to a clean, safe home.
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Case Study: How our new hospital discharge service can help patients get things ready at home and avoid delays when leaving hospital
A Pathway 1 patient was medically ready to go home; however, safeguarding concerns meant that the ward wanted to wait until a social worker had completed safeguarding investigations before arranging discharge.
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Dial House Joins Network of Warm, Welcoming Spaces
This winter has brought a unique set of challenges as a perfect storm of rising energy prices and inflation has resulted in a cost-of-living crisis affecting household bills significantly. As some face the dilemma of eating or heating, one way we’ve been playing our part to help people get by is by administering Cheshire West and Chester’s Warm, Welcoming Spaces Fund for the local council. Here’s how one grassroots charity has made the most of its grant…
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How can a neighbourhood plan help your community influence planning?
Creating a neighbourhood plan is a proactive way to ensure that the right kind of homes are being built in the right area of your community. Neighbourhood plans are being used to fight and win planning appeals all over the country and giving communities more control over development.
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The Vernon Institute thanks CCA for years of invaluable advice
The Vernon Institute in Saughall, made famous after being featured on Paranormal on Amazon Prime, is a long-term CCA community buildings member.
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Pathfinder East team save Crewe man from brink of losing his home
Graham Fenney, aged 57, from Crewe suffered a Stroke in January 2020 leaving him with right side weakness and mild cognitive issues. He had also previously been involved in a violent mugging in 2010, which left him with a permanent brain injury.
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