Organisations supported during the period 6 April 2014 to 5 April 2015 are listed below the latest grants list can be seen here.
MEDICINE AND HEALTH
Care & Treatment
Alcohol Services for the Community (ASC) – New Premises Re-fit
British Epilepsy Association – Advice and Information Service for Bedfordshire People
CLIC Sargent – Care Grants for Bedfordshire Families
Huntington’s Disease Association – Bedfordshire Regional Care Adviser
Macmillan Cancer Support – Grants Programme in Bedfordshire
Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Centres Trust – Maggie’s Wallace Centre
Marie Curie Cancer Care – Healthcare Assistant in Bedfordshire
Meningitis Now – Community Support Officer Bedfordshire Costs
Motor Neurone Disease Association – Regional Care Development Adviser Post
Narcolepsy UK – Website Development and Maintenance
National Association for the Relief of Apnoea – Bedfordshire Community Care Programme
National Society for Epilepsy – Regional Service in Bedford Hospital
Rapid Effective Assistance for Children with potentially Terminal illness (React) – Equipment for Life-Limited Children from Bedfordshire
Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Care Forum – Core Costs
Wendy Gough Cancer Awareness Foundation – Film of Wendy’s Talk in a School
Hospices
Keech Hospice Care – Core Costs
Willen Hospice – Ambulance Appeal
Hospitals
Luton and Dunstable Hospital Charitable Fund – Prostate Cancer Biopsy Machine
Nursing & Help
Magpas – Core Costs
SOCIAL WELFARE
Benevolent Organisations
Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society (Combat Stress) – Community and Outreach Services in Bedfordshire
Housing & Homeless
Amber Foundation – Funding for One Bedfordshire Disadvantaged Unemployed Homeless Young Person
BECHAR (Bedford Concern for the Homeless and Rootless) – Training, Preparing and Cooking of Meals Project
Bedford Citizens Housing Association – Snoezelen for People with Dementia Project
King’s Arms Project (Bedford) – Pathways to Employment Programme Assistant Salary Costs
Luton Accommodation and Move-on Project (LAMP) – Core Costs
St Christopher’s Fellowship – Educational Support Worker in Bedfordshire
Children & Youth
10th Ampthill and Woburn (Toddington) Scout Group – Improvements to Premises
Bedford Open Door – Part-time Administrator’s Salary
British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) – Senior Child Placement Trainer Consultant
Coram Voice – Support and Advice for Bedfordshire Children
Country Holidays for Inner City Kids (CHICKS) – Breaks for two Disadvantaged Children from Bedfordshire
Crescent Summer School Project – 2014 Activities
Leighton Linslade District Scout Council – Explorer Scout Unit New Equipment Fund
Luton Churches Education Trust – Re-engagement Team
Mitalee Youth Association – 2014 Summer School
National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy – Epilepsy Education for Schools in Bedfordshire
Prince’s Trust – Bedfordshire Programme
Stevenage & North Herts Child Contact Centres – Supported Child Contact Service for Families Living in Bedfordshire
Tall Ships Youth Trust – Bursaries for 3 Disadvantaged/Disabled Young People from Bedfordshire
YMCA Bedfordshire – Family Learning Programme Crèche Workers Costs
Young People of the Year – 2014 Bedfordshire Awards
YouthNet UK – The Site Service
Elderly
Age UK Bedfordshire – Information & Advice Service
Bedford Guild House – Core Costs
NBFA Assisting the Elderly – Respite Breaks Programme Places for Bedfordshire People
Community Development
All Saints Church, Leighton Buzzard – Church Choir trip to Hereford
Bedford and District Citizens Advice Bureau – Young Apprentice Salary Costs
Bedfordshire African Community Centre – Core Cost
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity – Wheels in Motion Project
Bengali Women’s Project – Arts & Crafts Skills Development Project
Cardington PCC
Christ Church, Bedford – Holiday at Home Club
Cranfield Village Hall – New Vehicle Access to Car Park
Dallow Development Trust – Volunteer Programme Co-ordinator Costs
Dunstable & District Citizens Advice Bureau – Administrator Post
Elstow PCC
Friends for Life Bedfordshire – Resources Library
Hope Trust (Bedford) – The Grove Pregnancy Crisis & Post Abortion Centre New Storage Facility and Racking
Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau – Specialist Money Advice Casework Service
Luton Irish Forum – Welfare Services
Mid Bedfordshire Citizens Advice Bureau – Outreach Home Visiting Service
New Covenant Church – Training for Disadvantaged Local Young People
NOAH Enterprise – Welfare Centre Catering Costs
ReUse Centre Limited – Chief Officer’s Salary Costs
Royal Voluntary Service – Bedfordshire Good Neighbours Service
Southill Parish Hall – External Works
Southill PCC
St Michael’s Church, Bedford
Stopsley Baptist Church – GreenHouse Mentoring Coordinator’s Costs
Disabled Groups
3H Fund (Helping Hands for Holidays) – UK Holiday Grants Programme for Bedfordshire People
Autism Bedfordshire – 2014 Summer Activity Programme
Bedford & District Cerebral Palsy Society – Core Costs
Bedfordshire Deaf Children’s Society – Youth Club Running Costs
Beds Garden Carers – Education and Independent Living Skills Courses
Calibre Audio Library – Bedfordshire Members
Canine Partners for Independence (CPI) – Midlands Training Centre Appeal
Dyspraxia Foundation – Mailing of Information to Bedfordshire Schools
Enhance the UK – Disability Awareness Training in Bedfordshire Primary School
Families United Network (FUN) – Saturday Club
Friends of Bright Eyes – Activity Clubs
Kids in Action – Refurbishment Works
Leonard Cheshire Disability – Agate House Mobility Project
Listening Books – Membership for new and existing people living in Bedfordshire
National Deaf Children’s Society – Family Officer for East of England Salary Costs
Nyabingi Charity – Women’s Health and Empowerment Group
Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People – Neuro Rehabilitation Service in Banstead, Surrey – Arts Educational Programme
Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) – Talking Books Service for Bedfordshire Blind and Partially Sighted People
Scope – Scope Response Project for Bedfordshire People
Sight Concern Bedfordshire – Luton IT Club Upgrade Project and Bedford IT Club Set Up Costs
Vitalise – Breaks for Disabled People and their Carers from Bedfordshire
Whizz Kidz – Amdassador Club in Bedfordshire
YoungMinds Trust – Parents’ Helpline
Family Life & Moral Welfare
Child Bereavement UK – Family Bereavement Programme in Milton Keynes
Children with Cystic Fibrosis Dream Holidays – Respite Break for a Bedfordshire Family
Community Resettlement Support Project Limited – Core Costs
Family Action – Assistant Director Services and Innovation – Eastern Region Salary Costs
Family and Children’s Early-help Services (FACES) – Chief Executive’s Salary Costs
Langley House Trust – Luton and Central Bedfordshire Private Rented Sector Housing Scheme
Prison Fellowship – Sycamore Tree Programme at HMP The Mount
Road Victims Trust – Core Costs
Salvation Army – Debt Advice Service in Bedford
Samaritans – Phase 3 of the Connect System in Bedfordshire
Tilehouse Counselling – Counselling sessions for Luton, Bedford and surrounding villages residents
Twins & Multiple Births Association (TAMBA) – Core costs
Victim Support – Staff Training Costs
Yarl’s Wood Befrienders – Core Costs
Other
Bedfordshire Refugee & Asylum Seeker Support (BRASS) – Core costs
Cruse Bereavement Care – Bedfordshire Allocations Co-ordinator Salary Costs
Safety Centre (Hazard Alley) – Internet Safety Sessions for Children from Bedfordshire Primary Schools
EDUCATION
Schools
Bedford School Foundation – St Luke’s Theatre Project
John Donne Church of England Lower School – Hall Renovation and Extension Project
Parents and Friends of Potton Lower School – Eastfeast Project
Pre-School
Busy Bees Pre-School Flitwick – Resurfacing of Pathway
Raynham Way Pre-School – Soft Play Equipment
Special Needs
Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) – BrailleNote IT Equipment
Other
Bag Books – Once Upon A Time Project in two Bedfordshire Special Schools
Camden Future First Network – Community-building Networks Programme in Bedfordshire Schools
Level Trust – [email protected] Project
Royal Institution of Great Britain – Mathematics and Engineering Masterclasses in Bedfordshire
Schoolreaders – Start Up costs
Villiers Park Educational Trust – Bedford 16 Plus Project
TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT
Training
Lewsey Farm Learning Centre Trust – Replacement Computers
THE ARTS
Art & Art Galleries
Living Paintings Trust – Bedfordshire Library Service
Dance & Music
Armonico Consort – 2015 Music and Dance Workshop at Ridgeway School
International Organ Festival Society – 28th St Albans International Organ Festival
Live Music Now! – Interactive Live Music Performances and Workshops in Bedfordshire
Luton Music Club – 2014/15 Concert Season in Luton
Music First – Orchestra Project
Music in Hospitals – 2014/15 Concerts in Bedfordshire
Philharmonia Orchestra – Hear and Now Project in Bedford
Drama & Theatre
Full House Theatre Company – Core Costs
Silsoe Drama Club – Production of The Winters Tale
TADS Theatre Group – Building Repairs
Festivals
Shakespeare Schools Festival – Participation by 12 Bedfordshire Schools
Museums & Libraries
Bedfordshire Historical Record Society – Pride of Peacocks Publication
Hitchin British Schools Trust – Wixamtree Internship
Trustees of Bunyan Meeting (Bedford) – Full-time Curator’s Salary Costs
ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION
Animal & Bird Life
Animal Health Trust – Strangles Vaccine Research Project
Bedfordshire Wildlife Rescue – Replacement Aviaries
Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire – Just Add People Project
Zoological Society of London – Sensory and Interactive Educational Resources for Whipsnade Zoo
Historic Buildings & Churches
Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Historic Churches Trust – 2014/15 Bedfordshire Churches Grants and Endowment Fund
Clophill Heritage Trust – Power Connection Works
Rural Preservation
Bedfordshire Geology Group – Geological Leaflet of the North Bedfordshire Region
Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Bedfordshire Branch – Core Costs
Conservation Volunteers – Bedfordshire Programme
Countryside Learning – Estate Day Programme at Woodhall Park, Hertfordshire
Other
Bedfordshire Natural History Society – Wild Orchids of Bedfordshire Publication
INTERNATIONAL
Europe
St Gregory’s Foundation – Core Costs
Other
Fauna & Flora International – Whitbread Scholarship for an MPhil in Conservation Leadership and Capacity building for Conservation Network
Mission Direct – Volunteers Recruitment and Training Costs
SPORTS & LEISURE
Disabled Groups
British Wheelchair Sports Foundation – Sports Development Appeal
CP Sport – Football Programme in Bedfordshire
Youth
Ampthill Town Cricket Club – Electrical Work
Get Hooked on Fishing – Get Hooked on Fishing Bedfordshire Project
Salto Foundation Limited – New Training Facility
Sandy Cricket Club – Coach Training Fees and Indoor Facilities Hire Charges
Sports Traider – Sports Coaching within Bedfordshire
Adult
Potton Town Cricket Club – Pavilion Repairs and Upgrade
Southill Park Cricket Club – Outdoor Practice Nets
Centres & Playing Fields
Sharnbrook Playing Field Association – New Bowls Pavilion and Recreation Centre