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People's Millions application deadline is approaching
19 April 2010
There is just one month left for communities in the region to put in their bids to win up to £50,000 Lottery funding in The People’s Millions 2010.
Entries into the TV contest, which awards funding to communities to improve facilities or help people get more enjoyment from their local area, must be received by noon on 14 May 2010. Five Big Lottery Fund grants are on offer in the ITV Granada region with a total of £250,000 to be awarded to community projects in the North West.
The People’s Millions, a partnership between the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) and ITV, aims to improve communities across the UK and gives the public the opportunity to vote on which local projects should receive lottery good-cause funding.
Shortlisted projects will be showcased on local ITV evening news where they will have to convince the public why they most deserve the cash. It will then be up to the public to vote for groups to win the funding.
To date the contest has awarded more than £1.2 million in the region, funding a wide range of community projects from those running sports activities for young people during school holidays to others breathing new life into outdoor spaces and restoring much-loved community venues.
This year a new streamlined online entry form means that applying to the contest has been simplified. Entry forms are available from www.peoplesmillions.org.uk.
Featured Event
Open Public Services - Passage of a bill workshop
This VSNW/Parliamentary Outreach Service event will explore the stages that the bill would go through, their relative importance and ways to engage and influence
Featured News
Transforming Local Infrastructure Fund results announced
The beneficiaries of the £30 million fund to help transform and modernise local charity support services have been announced by Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society.
Relaunch of Voluntary Sector Cuts Website
The Voluntary Sector Cuts website has now been relaunched with additional functionality to enable VCS organisations to records cuts to funding and their effects
Views sought on Department of Health draft statutory guidance
VSNW are requesting your views on draft statutory guidance as support for joint strategic needs assessments and health and wellbeing strategies
Events & Trainings
VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West
