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Community Grants Available, Why Not Apply?

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The Leith Funding Panel have £5,813 to allocate at their next meeting on 18 November 2013.  This money can be used to make improvement to the local area and to encourage community activity.   The box below gives more detail of the kind of thing that this money can be used for:

 3. What kind of things will the Neighbourhood Partnership Community Grants Fund pay for? 

Applications for locally targeted, one-off activities aimed at improving and encouraging community activity in the area are encouraged.  The kinds of things that the fund will support could include:

 

  • Start up grants for new groups
  • Buying a piece of equipment for your group (grants up to £1,000)
  • Improving or developing your community group’s activities
  • Raising awareness of your group’s activities
  • Recruiting new volunteers/members to your group
  • Finding out about needs in your community
  • Small scale projects that enhance quality of life and complement other improvements in the area
  • Supporting projects which progress the aims of the Neighbourhood Plan

Some examples of projects which could be funded include: consulting the local community on their priorities for improving facilities in the partnership area, providing activities for young people to encourage them to move away from being involved in anti-social behaviour and community events.

 

If you are not sure whether your project is eligible please come to the next Community Council meeting on the 23rd of September to discuss it or give Loraine Duckworth a call on 0131 529 6194 or  07739188437.

If you wish to apply for a community grant of up to £3,000, applications must be submitted no later than 18 October 2013.  See the link below.

To see the Guidlines  and Standards and Conditions of the Community Grants as well as an application form please go to

http://www.edinburghnp.org.uk/neighbourhood-partnerships/leith/about/community-grants-leith/

 

Public Meeting: Clean Leith Forum Tuesday 4th June 7pm

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The Clean Leith Forum

The next meeting of the Clean Leith Forum will be held on Tuesday 4th of June at 6pm a the MacDonald Road Library.  This is a very useful event to go to if you want to talk directly to environmental wardens.  The forum, one of five (also Moving around Leith, Health & Lifestyle, Feeling Safe and Employment Opportunities) were set up last year to give people in Leith an opportunity to get involved in active local democracy.

Here is the Agenda: Clean Leith Agenda 4th June

On the subject of Clean Leith, this video was made by Greener Leith with the help of a Leith Neighbourhood Partnership Community Grant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=D903rxWX72w

Who wants to be Friends with Pilrig Park?

 

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Great news!

This is your chance to make a real difference to Pilrig Park and become a ‘friend’:

A Friends of Pilrig Park group has been pulled together to help improve its facilities and make it a fantastic space for all of us to enjoy. Much has been said about the shortcomings of Pilrig Park, notably the lack of bins and benches, and the mystery trees, but If you think that with improved coordination with the Council and increased input from the community the park can be turned around and you are willing to lend a hand, then look no further.

If you would like to be involved in the group, put forward any suggestions for changes or improvements, or just be kept informed of our progress, please contact Sophie Brown at friendsofpilrigpark@gmail.com.

A discussion about a forthcoming public consultation on Pilrig Park will also be on the agenda at our next meeting on 25th February, so please join us if you can.