Mansfield Volunteers Recognised at Annual Awards
Volunteers who have made a difference to the communities of the Mansfield District were recognised on Thursday 6th June at the annual Mansfield Volunteer Awards Ceremony.
View PostCommunity groups, CIC’s and faith-based groups in Mansfield have been awarded over £270,000 thanks to the Mansfield Community Grant Fund. This project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Mansfield District Council submitted a UKSPF Investment Plan in 2022, setting out the area’s priorities for spending the town’s allocation of £2.955m. The fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK by investing in communities and places, supporting local businesses, people, and skills.
Since 2022, the council has worked in partnership with Mansfield CVS to make it easier for community and voluntary groups to access smaller amounts of funding (under £15,000) for projects that will make a difference in their local neighbourhoods. On this occasion, round 3 has delivered a total of £119,624.77 which has been awarded to 15 groups and organisations.
Executive Mayor Andy Abrahams said: “It is great news that more community and voluntary groups, which do a fantastic job supporting our residents in Mansfield, are receiving this crucial financial boost. We designed our UKSPF Community Grant to optimise the opportunities to help our many community champions and volunteers with the selfless work they do across our district.
Each of these funded projects will make a meaningful difference to residents, which we are of course delighted to have contributed to with these grants.
These projects ensure our communities are supported with services they know they need for their area.”
Stephen Cooper, Interim Deputy CEO Mansfield CVS added “As an infrastructure organisation that supports the voluntary and community sector in Mansfield, we recognise the importance of funding local projects that make a significant difference to local people.
The projects that have been awarded funding will either improve people’s satisfaction with where they live, improve health and wellbeing or tackle some of the issues arising from the cost-of-living crisis.”
The successful organisations are: Ladybrook Enterprises, MCVS, One Conversation, Nottingham Festival of Science &Curiosity, Arena Church, Beacon Project, Family Action, Friends of Bellamy, Maun Refuge, SENsational Minds, St John Centre, Starz CiC, Thrive Together, Warm Welcome and Children’s Bereavement Centre.
