There will be a meeting of the Community First Brierley Hill panel next Tuesday, 19th March 2013 at 7pm. The meeting will be held at St Michael’s Church, Bell Street South, Brierley Hill. Community First Brierley Hill has almost £40,000 of grants available for community groups in the Brierley Hill ward over the next two years. [...]
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Nine Locks Shotokan Karate Club recommended for £2,400 funding
A Brierley Hill Karate Club which caters for children and teenagers in Brierley Hill has been recommended by the local Community First panel for funding of £2,467.74. The Nine Locks Shotokan Karate Club which meets at the Nine Locks Community Centre had applied for support from the Community First Brierley Hill fund. The government backed [...]
Black Country Rebels dance group recommended for £2,110 grant
A voluntary dance group has had its grant application for £2,110 recommended for funding by the Community First Brierley Hill panel. The Black Country Rebels provides dance classes for 4 to 25 year olds in the Hawbush area – supporting activities which would not otherwise be available for local youngsters. To keep up with demand [...]
Community First Brierley Hill – panel meeting 18th September 2012 – all welcome
The Community First Brierley Hill panel will be meeting on Tuesday 18th Septembe 2012 at St Michael’s Church Brierley Hill. The panel has, to date, recommended funding for fourteen community groups for grants totalling £12,336.30 out of a total allocation of £67,820 available over four years. On Tuesday the panel will be considerin grant applications [...]
Community First Brierley Hill sets 2012 meeting dates for grant recommendations
The Community First Brierley Hill panel will meet on: Tuesday 17th April Tuesday 15th May Tuesday 17th July Tuesday 18th September Tuesday 20th November All meetings start at 7pm and will be held at St Michael’s Church, Brierley Hill. The panel will work on the production of a Community First plan for Brierley Hill and [...]
£11,250 of match funding available for groups in Brierley Hill…apply now!
Community First Brierley Hill is calling on residents and community groups in Brierley Hill to apply for match funding from the government’s Community First scheme. Anyone interesting in applying for the funding can find more details and download an application form on the Community First Panel for Brierley Hill website. Money is available over four [...]
Community First Brierley Hill–Hawbush Community Gardens submit first bid for £766
Hawbush Community Gardens have become the first group to submit a bid for match funding the Community First Brierley Hill. The £766 requested is a grant towards a secure steel container, a petrol strimmer and protective clothing. Other funds have been raised from ASDA who have donated £500 and volunteers. The project, in Bull Street [...]
Community First: some answers to questions in Brierley Hill
I have spoken to CDF about the questions we raised at our meeting. The responses are given below:- As the panel partner can Brierley Hill Community Forum also bid for funds? Yes, provided they declare an interest when their bid is being considered in the same way as every other applicant has to. What happens [...]
Community First Brierley Hill: website up and running
The Community First Brierley Hill website is now up and running. You can view the website on www.communityfirst.brierleyhill.org. Be sure to click the latest news link to keep up to date with all of the latest news. Any comments for improvements will be welcomed. Please add to the comments box for this post.
Community First Brierley Hill priorities
Bids for community first match funding have to show how they meet local priorities. At the Community First Panel meeting on 13th March the following priorities were agreed as a starting point for Community First Brierley Hill. The panel hoped that the reflected the need of local residents and were flexible enough to enable community [...]
