Welcome to the KDP Bulletin.
KDP is delighted to announce that we will be hosting a Volunteer Recruitment and Community Group Showcase on Wednesday 30th October at Mearns Academy Community Campus, Laurencekirk. The doors will be open between 2.30pm – 4.30pm
This will be an ideal opportunity to let people know what you do and where you need volunteer support. It will also be a chance to network with other like-minded groups.
We have a limited number of tables available for community groups and voluntary organisations in Kincardine & Mearns, so if you are interested in getting involved, please contact Margo at margo@kdp.scot.
Early Years, Primary and Secondary school settings can apply for up to £500 worth of free outdoor resources and two hours of professional outdoor training to deliver outdoor learning and play. The funding is being made available through the Learning through Landscapes’ Local School Nature Grant Programme and is funded by the players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
The next closing date for applications is the 8th November 2024.
To find out more visit the website.
Following on from the Stonehaven Traffic Management Review, which asked the general public their views and aspirations on the current road network within Stonehaven, a number of comments were raised in relation to parking, road allocation and pedestrian space.
Following on from this, two schemes have been designed by Aberdeenshire Councils Road teams and at this stage the opinion of the general public is being sought before further details of the designs will move forward.
Please take time to share your views here.
The consultation is open until 31st October.
The FCC Scottish Action Fund provides grants of between £2,000 and £40,000 to not-for-profit organisations for the following types of projects eligible under Scottish Landfill Communities Fund (SLCF).
- Land Reclamation (Object A) – The reclamation, remediation, restoration or other operation on land to facilitate economic, social or environmental use.
- Community Recycling (Object B) – Community based recycling, re-use and waste prevention projects.
- Public Amenities and Parks (Object C) – To provide, maintain or improve a public park or other public amenity.
- Biodiversity (Object D) – The conservation or promotion of biological diversity through the provision, conservation, restoration or enhancement of a natural habitat or the maintenance or recovery of a species in its natural habitat.
- Historic Buildings (Object E) – The maintenance, repair or restoration of a building, other structure or a site of archaeological interest which is a place of religious worship, or a site of historic or architectural or archaeological interest and is open to the public.
The next round closes at 5pm on 20th November.
Visit the website for more information.
Looking for activities for your children to get involved in this October break?
Live Life Aberdeenshire has a range of sporting and cultural activities to help make the most out of the two-week break. Full details in the link and the option to book.
The Robertson Trust is pleased to announce the opening of their Wee Grants and Transport Grants. These will be followed in the coming weeks by the return of other funds.
The new-look Transport Grants offer funding of between £5K-20K per year for 1-3 years. By supporting the costs of a vehicle, or transport costs more broadly, the fund aims to help charities deliver their services and remove barriers for people and places affected by poverty and trauma.
The Wee Grants offer funding of up to £5,000 for constituted community groups and charities with an annual income of less than £30,000.
Through these grants, they want to support organisations who are focused on building strong communities in places which have higher rates of poverty and trauma, or who are working with certain groups of people who are at a higher risk of experiencing poverty and trauma.
These grants are open all year round, but please note there is a huge demand for the funds.
Visit the website for more information.
Join SCCAN for a ‘How to Run a Fruit Tree Planting Campaign’, where you will gain practical ideas and best practices for starting a Fruit Tree Campaign in your area.
The online session will be on Tuesday 22nd October from 3 to 5pm, and will be delivered by Gillian Fyfe from Climate Action Fife, who will share learnings from their ‘A Fruit Tree for Every Garden in Fife’ campaign.
The session will include practical tips from Gillian including:
- Pre-campaign planning and consultation
- Using the Shifting Normal framework to plan the campaign
- Ordering, storing and planting trees and costs
- Engagement and how we got individuals involved
- Logistics of tree distribution
- Applicable to a wider scenario audience, for example, community tree planting
- Creating supporting resources
- Setting up an online mapping tool to track tree planting practices
It will be followed by an interactive Q&A.
To book your place click here.
Round 4 of the Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund for Adults is now open
The Fund enables community groups to respond to local mental health and wellbeing challenges and there is £629,749 for distribution to groups and organisations across Aberdeenshire.
The overarching aim of the Fund is to support community-based initiatives that promote and develop good mental health and wellbeing and/or mitigate and protect against the impact of distress and mental ill health within the adult population (aged 16 or over), with a particular focus on prevention and early intervention.
Specifically, it aims to:
- Tackle mental health inequalities through supporting a range of ‘at risk’ groups (as outlined in the Equalities section).
- Address priority issues of social isolation and loneliness, suicide prevention and poverty and inequality with a particular emphasis on responding to the cost-of-living crisis and support to those facing socio-economic disadvantage.
- Supportsmall ‘grass roots’ community groups and organisations to deliver such activities.
- Provideopportunities for people to connect with each other, build trusted relationships and revitalise communities.
The Fund is now open for applications until 12 noon on Friday 1st November 2024.
Find out more and apply here.
Are you looking for:
- help with your community climate action group or project?
- help with funding for a climate action project?
- Information about how to take action on climate change?
- inspiration about the range of ways that you can help your community incorporate positive steps for the climate into their everyday activities.
NESCAN Hub is here to help. Become a member or get in touch at info@nescan.org Keep up to date and follow them @NESCANhub
Listed and unlisted Christian places of worship needing major, urgent structural repairs can apply for grants of up to £50,000, from the National Churches Trust’s Large Grants Programme.
They will cover up to 50% of larger, more complex projects costing over £80,000, whilst funding is also available for projects costing more than £30,000 that improve facilities such as kitchens and accessible toilets, etc to enable increased community use.
Priority will be given to architecturally and historically significant buildings.
There is a two-stage application process. The deadline for stage one applications is midnight on the 5th of November, and applicants will be informed of the stage 2 deadline if they are successful at stage 1.
Learn more here.
The Asda Foundation has reopened several grant programmes for applications.
The Under 18 Better Starts Grant provides up to £2,000 for community groups working on initiatives focusing on the inclusion, poverty reduction, and well-being of young people.
The Empowering Local Communities Grant is aimed at grassroots organisations striving to improve community life by bringing people together and improving local amenities.
Additionally, the Cost of Living Grant offers financial assistance ranging from £400 to £2,000 for projects that address the immediate challenges caused by rising living costs, helping to provide essential services such as food provisions and utility bill aid.
The deadline for applications is the 8th November 2024.
Applicants must contact the Community and Customer Champion at their local Asda store to discuss funding needs. Here is the email address for the C&C Champion at Asda Portlethen – Community_Portlethen@asda.co.uk.
More information here.