The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Michael Bear opened one of only 33 large projects funded by Community Spaces at the weekend.
Avenue House Estate Trust received £100,000 from Community Spaces to redevelop and restore their Victorian garden that was endanger of closing to the public.
To read more about the story, visit the news section on our website
Robinsons Fruit Shoots are offering communities £15,000 to redevelop their tired and unloved playgrounds.
Parents can nominate any playground that they think is in desperate need for some TLC. The winning playgrounds will get a complete revamp by leading play experts.
You can find all the information about how to nominate a playground here.
The campaign closes for nominations on March 16th.
Here at Community Spaces, we love to hear about community groups that have been recognised for their great achievements.
However, it is rare when we here about a group that has won four awards in the space of two years!
The Iremongers Pond Association was created two and a half years ago when they obtained the lease for Iremongers Pond in Nottingham. Over the past couple of years, the group and local volunteers have put a great deal of volunteering time and effort into improving the pond and it’s surroundings for both fishing, walking and natural enjoyment.
Back in November, the group received just over £21,000 from Community Spaces to create a walkway around the pond so people can enjoy walking safely around the area.
The group’s hard work and community involvement has meant that the group have won four community based awards.
The first award they won was the National Association of Neighbourhood Management, Cleaner and Greener Innovations Award back in 2009.
Following this, the group went on to be in the highest awarding category for the East Midlands in Bloom competition for two years running.
Then, 2010 saw the group win a Green Flag Community Award, and already this year, the group have been awarded the ‘Clubmark for Angling’ award that recognises quality, well-managed angling clubs.
However, it’s not just community awards that the group are being nominated for. They have recently been short listed for the NVCO photo competition.
Julian Taylor, chairman of the Iremongers Pond Association took a photo (pictured above) of Bill Roughton, the groups secretary when he was cleaning out the pond, and it has been shorted listed for the photo competition.
Congratulations to the group for all their success and we look forward to seeing the finished project when it launches in May.
CABE, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment are clearing out their stockroom and are giving away all their design guidance publications for FREE!
Stocks are limited, so it’s on a first come, first serve basis. So to place an order for a FREE copy of any of their publications, click here.
Alternatively, you can download and electronic version here.
Another fantastic Community Spaces launch!
The Friends of Riverside Park celebrated their newly built playground opening last week with celebrity TV presenter Chris Packham.
To read the full story, visit our website.
This week it’s National Story Telling Week and we are encouraging all community groups to tell us their story about their Community Spaces project.
You could share with us how your community reacted to your newly developed project and what events have you held there?
To read about other communities stories, and how their Community Spaces project has changed their life, visit our case studies page.
Follow this link to send us your story and we’ll post all your entries on our blog.
Climate Week is a national programme that is designed to renew our ambition and confidence to combat climate change. It is for everyone wanting to do their bit to protect our planet and create a secure future.
This week will shine a spotlight on the positive steps that are already been taken by workplaces and communities across Britain who want to make a difference to their world.
During the week, thousands of events and activities are being planned by orgnisations to help combat climate change. But how can you help?
Climate Week is all about raising awareness, so why don’t you hold an event in your newly developed Community Spaces project? Bring everyone together at your project and see what steps your community can take to tackle climate change.
To find more about Climate Week and tips on how to hold your own event, visit the Climate Week website.
The hunt is on to find the UK’s favourite Lottery funded projects.
This is a chance to tell your communities story and celebrate all the hard work and dedication that has gone into your Lottery funded project.
The award, which is now in its eighth year, recognises the incredible difference that Lottery funded projects make to communities across the UK.
If you think your Community Spaces project has got what it takes to win the £2000 cash prize, and have your project featured in the special awards broadcast on BBC 1, then click here to enter.
The Big Lottery Fund’s Jubilee People’s Millions programme is open for applications until 4 February 2011.
The Big Lottery Fund and ITV, with the approval of Buckingham Palace, will be helping to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. They are looking for new projects that will improve local places and the lives of people in your community.
This is an exciting opportunity for London community groups to win up to £60,000 for a new project and be featured on ITV London Tonight news next year if they make the finals.
Since the competition has started back in 2005, they have awarded over £22m to 388 different projects.
To find out how your group can apply, visit the apply page.
The programme closed its doors to all new applications at 12 noon on 7th January 2011.
Since the programme opened in March 2008, Community Spaces has received over 1700 applications and have invested over £23.8m in community projects across the country.
To see the difference Community Spaces projects have made to some communities, visit our case studies page.
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