Community Initiatives Fund
Wirral Council’s Community Initiatives Fund (CIF)
annually awards £10,000 to our area for local voluntary
and community sector groups to make bids of up to
£1000. In the Bromborough/Eastham area in which New
Ferry sits, this funding is administered by the Area
Forum. CIF has been very good to New Ferry over the
years, awarding funds for the NFRAG newsletters, the
annual Fun Day, Christmas Lights, and the Ferry Tots
Group who are based in the Village Hall. Application
packs can be obtained by contacting the Community
Planning Team, Corporate Services Department, North
Annexe, Brighton Street, Wallasey, Merseyside CH44
8ED. Tel: 0151 691 8266/8069. Fax: 0151 691
8159.
Find out more at http://www.wirral.gov.uk/community/cifund.asp
Lairdside
Fund
Lairdside Communities
Trust offers grants from revenues generated through its
Social Enterprise Initiative – Royal Standard House.
They can offer small grants of up to £250 to community
and other voluntary organisations in this area. There
is no restriction on the purposes for which a grant may
be used, but it must provide a bona fide community
benefit.
Applications must be made in writing using an
application form which is available from: Royal
Standard House Community Fund, Lairdside Communities
Trust, 136/138 Bedford Road, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead,
Merseyside CH42 2AS. Tel: 0151 643 8999
Wirral 4
Community
The Wirral
Voluntary & Community Sectors’ Network has a
website called Wirral 4 Community. Registration is
free, and once you have done so you can have access to
a database of organisations that give funding to group
in Wirral.
Find out more at http://www.open4community.info/wirral/default.aspx
Personal Development
Is there a TRAINING
COURSE you would like to do to improve your chance of
getting that JOB you would like, or to build your
confidence for something new?
If you live in the New
Ferry area, you can apply for a grant to help towards
the cost of course fees of up to £200. Courses
are available that will:-
Help you prepare for, or
make progress in, employment
Improve your skills as a
volunteer
Assist with your personal development
To help you
find out what courses are available, call the Bebington
Next Step Advisor on 0151 472 4600.
For an application form
to apply for the grant, or for more information,
contact: Wirral Learning Partnership, WEC, Acre Lane,
Bromborough, Wirral CH62 7BZ
Tel: 0151 346 6750