Funding Breakfast 1st July

Our next funding breakfast is on Tuesday 1st July at Saxty’s Hereford from 7.45am to 9 am.

We are pleased to welcome as our speaker Sophie Mead from the Nexus Grant Programme (More details below).

It is £5 for a continental breakfast (payable on the day) –
to book a place please email me on outreach@herefordshireva.org  or phone me on 01432 343 932

Nexus is a small grants programme in the Rural Regeneration Zone (Herefordshire (excluding Hereford City) ) that is focused on improving access to services and facilities for rural communities. Grants of up to £5000 are available to support small-scale project activity which relates to the enhancement or creation of training, counselling, ICT, health advice and leisure related services.
In particular, support will be provided for project activity pertaining to:

  • The adaptation of buildings and purchase of capital equipment to provide new service provision

  • The establishment or enhancement of outreach services to improve accessibility for rural communities

Projects will seek to implement solutions that address local service needs, have local support and suit local (and sub-regional) circumstances. Applicants will also need to demonstrate that there is local support for the project, it does not conflict with any local services and aims to “To reduce poverty, value diversity and promote social inclusion and community cohesion by allowing full access to services”.

Some projects are not eligible for support such as

  • Projects specifically relating solely to Youth Activities or transport information and transport services. This is because it is felt that grants already exist to support this activity within the Zone.

  •  The provision of statutory services such as schools, social services, GPs, or of utilities such as water or energy ( but helping to set up an outreach service related to these may be eligible)

  • Routine maintenance and repairs of village halls, community buildings and church buildings, unless this is specifically related to enhancing or setting up a new service

  • Housing projects

  • Work specifically focused on improving primary aspect of an independent commercial retailer’s business, such as shelving, cooler units, shop signage, etc.

    Come and find out more at the funding breakfast or download the leaflet below.

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