C.A.R.E.s latest funding award Following a bid developed by Heaward Solutions, this month sees C.A.R.E. (Herefordshire) CIC commence work through its GV Fitness Centre to deliver of a series of exciting new projects which have been funded by Sport England’s small grants scheme. These projects will dramatically increase C.A.R.E.s impact on the local community and support a range of people to get more active and benefit from this.  The grant of £9,750 will let C.A.R.E. reach over 60 people from Herefordshire’s rural Golden Valley over the next 12 months through: Delivering a twice-weekly gentle exercise programme for older people and those living with conditionsRead More →

£10k from Sport England is good news for the Rudyard Lake Trust.  Over the past year, HeawardSports Ltd. has been supporting the fantastic Rudyard Lake Trust to deliver a range of funding bids. These aim to help the Trust secure and grow access to the lake for a range of paddlesport. The latest development in this exciting journey has seen the Trust awarded a grant of £10k from Sport England. This grant will fund a range of new projects at the lake, all designed to bring this popular Staffordshire beauty spot alive for paddlers of all kinds, including those new to the sport but whoRead More →

  New Community Project Funding for C.A.R.E. It’s always great to see a project go from strength to strength. In this case, I’m pleased to report that we have now received confirmation that yet another funder, Herefordshire Community Foundations IRON Fund has agreed to support the amazing work of C.A.R.E. Herefordshire CIC. The new £4,995 grant will help C.A.R.E expand their work by covering the cost of key new youth work staff and vital equipment needed to deliver much-needed youth provision for the Golden Valley. This will include a new weekly teen cafe and a kids club, both of which will run for at leastRead More →

Earlier today HeawardSports Ltd. long term client C.A.R.E. (Herefordshire) CIC, were informed that they had secured a £10k Power to Change grant under their innovative Bright Ideas Fund. We have been working with CARE now for several months and its great to see another stride made towards delivering what will be both an exciting and critically a sustainable project, Phase one award Following a successful bid prepared by HeawardSports Ltd. for C.A.R.E. earlier this year Power to Change accepted CARE into phase one of their Bright Ideas Programme. This first phase of their investment provided 10 days of valuable consultancy support from Power to ChangeRead More →

  RLT receives its second pledge of support The Garfield Weston Foundation is the second charitable funder to offer a £5k pledge towards the Rudyard Lake Trusts (RLT) canoe store and watersports project. Some months ago HeawardSports Ltd. helped the Rudyard Lake Trust prepare a series of funding bids to help support the cost of creating a new canoe store, workshop, launching improvements and the purchase of new canoeing equipment for use at this stunningly beautify Staffordshire lake. Two of these have now been successful and a final decision is awaited on several others. As with many charitable bids, these were complex and its takenRead More →

        HeawardSports Ltd. help Ladsandads secure more grant funding We are really pleased to tell you that we have once again been able to help Staffordshire youth football charity ‘Ladsandads’ secure more sports grants. This time funding has been awarded by both the Red Industries Landfill Community Fund and the Football Foundation. Great pitches need good grounds maintenance equipment The funding which totals £51,550 will be used to purchase new grounds maintenance equipment incuding a seeder, slitter and assorted attachments. Whilst the brand new equipment will be based at Ladsandads Trubshaw Cross site, which was the key focus of the bids. WhenRead More →

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Developing a new community gym Several months ago we were introduced to C.A.R.E. (Herefordshire) CIC, C.A.R.E is a fantastic community interest company based between Hereford and Abergavenny. C.A.R.E. currently run the village Post Office and shop as well as a newly launched community cafe. They also deliver a wide range of services for older vulnerable/isolated people in their local area, Herefordshire’s Golden Valley. Next door to the cafe they also hold a lease on an empty light industrial unit and had long dreamt of opening this up as a community gym. C.A.R.E.s lack of experience in the sport/leisure sector was a barrier to the schemeRead More →

Get Our Free Guide to Income Generation! Funding is often a challenge for community organisations. Our new free guide to income generation for sports clubs and community groups is the first in a series of free and practical ‘no strings’ guides. These aim to give a useful starting point for sports clubs and community groups looking to take action on a range key topics. Whether you are looking to improve your facilities, fund a new activity programme or just make sure that you generate enough money to keep the doors open this guide should help! The content provided is based on well over 20 years ofRead More →

With support for Heawardsports Ltd. Newcastle Ladsandads can now press ahead with improving their ground at Pool Dam in Newcastle-Under-Lyme. Earlier this year we helped the Newcastle-Under-Lyme branch of children’s football charity, Staffordshire LadsanDads secure a grant of £27,252. The grant comes from local company Red Industries, Landfill Communities Fund. It will pay for installation and connection to mains services of a brand new vandal resistant steel storage container at Pool Dam. The container will be specially converted to provide much needed male and female toilets. This make it far more comfortable for the parents, players and supporters of both home and away teams usingRead More →

Funding for Youth Sport Allows Kidsgrove Football Club to Deliver Youth Activities After this mornings first PCC grant update the day keeps on getting better with more sports funding secured! The second bid I prepared in this round, this time for Kidsgrove Athletic Football Club has also been successful. The club has secured £3,000 funding for youth sport activity from Matthew Ellis the Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner.  This grant will help the club reach out to young people around Kidsgrove who are at risk of getting into trouble. Participants will come to the club once a week and get involved in sport and chillRead More →

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