Talbot Village Trust, a local grant-giving charity dedicated to helping people to live well, has awarded over £571,000 to 36 charitable organisations across east Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, and Purbeck. This funding represents the first of two grant cycles for the year, supporting a diverse range of initiatives.
The grants, ranging from £1,200 to £60,000, are designed to foster wellbeing across local communities and drive positive social change throughout the region.
Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, Chairman of Talbot Village Trust, stated:
“Our mission is to support organisations making significant improvements in our community, supporting individuals of all ages. We are thrilled to continue backing a wide spectrum of causes, from educational and youth programmes to charitable and faith-based initiatives. We look forward to announcing the recipients of our second grant cycle later this year.”
Some of the awarded grants and beneficiaries include:
* Age UK North, South & West Dorset: £4,600 to support the Forget-Me-Not dementia support group in Purbeck.
* Citizens Advice East Dorset and Purbeck: £50,000 for the Move On project, working with households to reduce risk of homelessness over the next 2 years.
* Coda Music and Arts Trust: £20,000 to transform a barn on their site into a new space for community use.
* Diverse Abilities: £10,000 to refurbish ‘The Treehouse’ site located in Hurn, including the completion of the downstairs play space, as well as the addition of outdoor play zones, an office, and meeting rooms.
* Faithworks – Hope Into Action: £14,700 to contribute towards the operational costs of a new model to provide additional housing in BCP for those at risk of homelessness.
* Pedall, New Forest Inclusive Cycling: £2,250 to provide six inclusive cycling events at Slades Farm, Bournemouth.
* Poole Waste Not Want Not: £10,000 for core costs to sustain their services for one year, supporting low-income families.
* The Power House (Poole): £20,305 as a contribution to refurbish and set up the Thrive Hub, a community space in Hamworthy.
* Wild and Free Therapy: £2,000 for an 8-week surf therapy programme for children and young people with disabilities.
Rachel Weiss, Chief Operating Officer from Age UK North, South & West Dorset commented: ”We are incredibly grateful to Talbot Village Trust for supporting our Forget Me Not provision in the Purbecks. We hope, with this funding, we can support even more people with dementia and their carers to access support, information and social activities”.
Coda Music and Arts Trust’s Chief Executive Phil Hallett added “We are all so grateful for the support from Talbot Village Trust and this grant is helping Coda to transform an old, dilapidated barn on our site into a wonderful new asset for our local community. The new space will enable hundreds of children, young people and adults of all abilities to learn, play, enjoy and benefit from music in a beautiful, new rehearsal and workshop room. With the Trust’s support we are providing a unique space for creative therapies, wellbeing and lifelong learning”.
The deadline for new applications for the Autumn 2024 round is 31st July 2024, with decisions to be made in November 2024.
Organisations interested in applying for funding can find more information about the application process on the Trust’s website: www.talbotvillagetrust.co.uk or by emailing [email protected].
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