Clubs, groups and voluntary organisations across Suffolk are being urged to apply for an updated source of funding, designed to help them restructure, reshape or reinvent in the wake of COVID. More than £510,000 has already been distributed to some 345 groups throughout the county, as part of the Community Restart initiative, managed by Community…
Aspiring Joe Root and Ben Stokes wannabes from West Suffolk are back playing the game they love most, after a devastating year for their youth cricket experience. Nowton Cricket Club has this week been awarded a grant of £700 from the Suffolk Community Restart programme, helping it to get upwards of 40 youngsters back on…
A Suffolk project based in a former shipping container and designed to encourage men to talk, has officially reopened this week, thanks to a community grant. The Debenham Men’s Shed is part of a national network – UK Men’s Shed Association – and brings men (and women too) together to chat and exchange skills, on…
A county-wide commitment to help charities and community schemes restart after Covid, has now received a huge financial boost specifically to aid sporting activities. Public Health Suffolk is to grant a further £350,000 to the Suffolk Community Restart initiative, which is being managed by Community Action Suffolk. The new allocation comes via the government’s Contain…
Dozens of Suffolk’s charities, community buildings and voluntary sector organisations say they are bracing themselves for huge financial shortfalls – and the prospect of permanent closure. This is the disturbing summary which has emerged from Community Action Suffolk’s second ‘Covid 19 Impact Survey’, which was distributed to an audience of organisations and community groups around…
Community Action Suffolk has today welcomed the government’s pledge of a £750m support package – but warns of challenging times ahead. Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed the intention of issuing cash grants to organisations within the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector who have seen their income shrink in recent weeks. Chris Abraham, CEO of Community…
Groups of volunteers who have swung into action in the wake of Covid-19, are now able to access two newly created guides to help support their emergency response. Community Action Suffolk has created the guidance to ensure any newly formed neighbourhood initiative will be resilient throughout this unprecedented period. Developed by CAS’s team of community…
What are you and your community doing to help others amid the Covid-19 pandemic? That’s the question coming from the voluntary sector today, who want to collate a comprehensive list of initiatives, projects, activities and actions which are demonstrating Suffolk’s generous and proactive support of others. Community Action Suffolk, in conjunction with Suffolk Community Foundation…