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November 3, 2023

Free training for volunteers running community buildings and spaces in Cheshire West

Cheshire Community Action is funded by the Cheshire West & Chester Shared Prosperity Fund to provide free online training to volunteers running community buildings and spaces. Click on the links below to book your place:

Fundraising – What Trustees need to know

This workshop will provide participants with the knowledge and tools to support and enable their organisation to fundraise effectively, legally and sustainably, and take an active role in supporting their organisation to do so.

Who is it for: Charity Trustees

Length: 1.5 hours

12th February 2025, 10.00am

Writing Successful Funding Bids

Your time is precious and good funding opportunities few, so make sure every application is as strong as possible with this course aimed at everyone – from the complete beginner, to someone wanting a bit of a refresher.

Who is it for: Anyone involved in writing funding applications or bids

Length: 1.5 hours

15th January 2025, 10.00am

October 24, 2023

Community Growing and Gardening Engagement Events

Are you involved in a community growing or gardening project? Have you got ideas for a community growing or gardening project in your area? Do you know of any land that could be used for a community growing or gardening project?

We’re holding a number of events across the Borough for anyone with an interest in community growing or gardening. These events will be looking at how a wider and more diverse range of growing spaces can be created in Cheshire West and Chester to enable more people to get involved in community growing and gardening and to get easier access to locally grown food. The findings from these events will be taken forward into a growing together action plan for the Borough.

Click on the links below to book on any of the following engagements events:

13^th November 1.00 – 4.00 – The Parade Enterprise Centre, Blacon, Chester

16^th November 10.00 – 1.00 – Ellesmere Port Civic Hall

21^st November 10.00 – 1.00 – Wharton Library, Winsford

For more information contact growingtogether@cheshireaction.org.uk

October 23, 2023

Cheshire Community Action leads community growing and gardening feasibility study

Cheshire Community Action (CCA) has launched a feasibility study for Cheshire West and Chester Council to look at current community growing and gardening provision. The study will look at how a greater range of community growing and gardening projects could be developed within the borough to enable more people to get involved and to improve access to locally grown food.

September 22, 2023

Cheshire Community Action launches grant fund for community buildings in Cheshire West

Cheshire Community Action is inviting community buildings, community groups and parish councils across Cheshire West to apply for funding to develop their buildings and spaces with projects that align with The Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund priorities.

August 23, 2023

Cheshire West community organisations encouraged to bid for funding through new Council and NHS grants programme

A new Community Health and Wellbeing Grants programme has been launched providing funding for community organisations to deliver home support, carer breaks and support with physical wellbeing.

July 24, 2023

Warm, welcoming spaces update

Last winter we were proud to work with CWaC and CWVA to administer, promote and distribute the Warm Welcoming Spaces Fund to community organisations across the borough and our evaluation report shows highlights some of the Fund major achievements. We are currently working with CWaC to set up a new Warm Spaces Fund in Cheshire West this winter so watch this space for further announcements…

July 20, 2023

A Farewell to our Community Led Planning Officer and changes to our Neighbourhood Planning Service

Many of you will know Lucy Hughes if you have produced a neighbourhood plan in Cheshire or Warrington. But we are sad to say that she has moved on to pastures new.

January 12, 2023

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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December 1, 2022

Getting Set for Winter with Warm Hubs

Village halls have a long history of providing refuge in times of emergency, and warm hubs are no different. So what should you do if you want to support your local community by setting up this kind of service?

November 23, 2022

Cheshire Community Action launches grant fund for communities to set up warm, welcoming spaces this winter

Notice: This Fund closed on 26th March 2023.

Cheshire Community Action is inviting community buildings, community groups and schools across Cheshire West to apply for funding to help them open their doors to support local people through the cost of living crisis this winter.

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