Nineteen not-for-profit organisations in the Harrogate district have been awarded a total of £45,000 to help restart their activities after covid from The Local Fund for the Harrogate District.
The fund, which is a partnership between Harrogate Borough Council, Harrogate and District Community Action and Two Ridings Community Foundation, was established in 2017 to provide grant funding to local voluntary organisations.
Successful applicants include Boroughbridge and District Community Care , which will use the grant to fund the running costs of providing a new minibus service to a farm shop and Nidderdale and Pateley Bridge Men’s Shed, which will spend the money on power tools.
This was the third round of funding from the Local Fund.
Jan Garrill, chief executive of Two Ridings Community Foundation, said:
“All the projects funded are working so hard to help local people safely reconnect, get active and be social again, whatever their circumstances.”
Sam Gibbs, chair of Harrogate Borough Council’s voluntary and community sector liaison group and a member of the Local Fund grants panel, said it had been an incredibly tough year for charities, adding:
“Now, more than ever, it is critical these charities receive vital funds to ensure they can restart their activities and continue supporting as many people as possible.”
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Full Circle Funerals contributed to the sum of funding awarded.
Those that received funding were:
- Boroughbridge and District Community care – £3,000
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Fitmums and friends – £2,510
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Harrogate & District Community Action – £2,840
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Harrogate District of Sanctuary – £3,000
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Lifeline Harrogate Ltd – £1,300
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Nidderdale & Pateley Bridge Men’s Shed – £1,000
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Open Country – £2,877
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Supporting Older People – £2,913
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Wellspring Therapy & Training – £3,000
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Artizan International – £2,961
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Autism Angels – £3,000
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Blind Jack Explorer Scout Unit – £2,276
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Dancing for Well Being – £2,002
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Emerging Voices – £3,000
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Resurrected Bites – £3,000
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St. Andrew’s Church, Burnt Yates – £1,171
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Pannal Ash Junior Football Club – £3,000
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Pannal Memorial Institute – £2,700
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Pannal Sports Junior Football Club – £1,281
