Micro grants up to £200 – for informal groups involved in social action or mutual aid activity. You can find more information about this grant here
Grants awarded 2021 - 2022
| Group | Amount awarded | Project description |
|---|---|---|
| Chadderton Church & Saviour's, Chadderton | £200.00 | Kings Kitchen provideds a hot and cold food service, in recent weeks they have seen providing 90 food bags, on one single Monday! The grant was awarded to continue to provide the service to the most needy. |
| Chadderton Community Crafters | £200.00 |
The main purpose of the group is to help with social isolation as many of them live alone and friendships have been formed between many members. They applied for grant for a annual Christmas party providing a buffet. |
| Derker Community Gardens | £200.00 |
They are a newly formed group, based in Derker. They requested the grant to purchase a Water Butt so they can make the most of the rain now as there isn’t a water source at the site. They also needed cleaning up items such as Gloves, Big bags, Etc. |
| Derker Community Gardens | £200.00 | The group are creating a green space for the residents of Derker, where everyone can come together to grow Fruits and Vegetables. They are in the process of cleaning up the site and with the grant they were awarded they were able to purchase equipment needed to start the clean-up. |
| Earls Lodge gentle armchair exercise club | £200.00 | The group were awarded the grant to help vulnerable elderly residents in Failsworth to come out of their flats and homes to come together again to do some gentle arm chair exercise ran by a qualified OCL tutor, this will help improve their physical and mental wellbeing. |
| Harrow Mews Family, Community Group | £200.00 | The grant was awarded for the group to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee. They are hoping to bring together the local community including elderly and vulnerable residents who have been isolating throughout the pandemic and are still unsure of socialising. |
| Housing 21 at Trinity House | £200.00 | They requested a speaker which links up to the computer, with the speaker they can do music Fridays with DJ Andy and music bingo. The speaker would allow them to have their own equipment and not to rely on borrowing it. Having their own equipment would mean they would not let residents down and keep the consistency going of a full and varied activities schedule. |
| Incredible Edible Saddleworth | £200.00 | Although the group make their own compost and get donations of seeds and tools, they need to buy fruit trees for several places where vegetables will not grow. Most of the planters currently in use we made by the group from old pallets (see photos on Facebook). The grant awarded was to buy large planters – or the wood to construct them. |
| Jenny Allen forest School | £200.00 |
Jenny is a qualified teacher who volunteers to deliver Forest School Sessions for Early Years Children, they requested the grant to buy resources, which can be used again, enabling them also to support other groups. |
| Little French Cinema | £200.00 |
The grant will cover the costs of producing a publicity brochure that allowed them to keep the admission costs down. |
| Monday Clubbers | £200.00 |
The group now need to purchase their own Public Liability insurance, the grant enabled the group to be able to purchase this and carry on meeting at St Pauls Court. |
| Oasis Hub Oldham | £200.00 |
To start a craft group and bring residents from the Limeside area to an enjoyable relaxed session, reduce isolation and to learn new crafting skills, share talents and produce craft items. The group plans to run on Wednesday mornings 9am start for refreshments so that those who want to have a drink and chat feel welcomed and relaxed and the craft session will be 9.30am for approx. 2 hours. |
| Old Mill House | £200.00 | As restrictions have now been lifted many residents need encouraging to go outside again as they feel afraid and have lost confidence. The garden is invaluable for their health and wellbeing as they slowly start to build up confidence again. With this in mind, they applied for funding to buy flower boxes and hanging baskets. |
| Plus 55 | £200.00 | They want to continue to run the dance lessons currently funded and provided by a OCL tutor. They charge £2 from each participant but unfortunately their numbers have dropped from 15 to on average 5 due to deaths over the covid period and lack of confidence of some of participants so they are not coming out. |
| Residents of Holly Bank | £150.00 |
Due to the recent Covid 19 concerns & restrictions placed on our local residents, we are looking to promote local community cohesion by using the street party to foster togetherness and getting the residents and friends to mix as they have done in the past. |
| Saddleworth Spiritualist Church | £200.00 | The grant was awarded for the group to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee. The event has an open invitation to anyone that wishes to attend, they are hoping to bring together the local community including elderly and vulnerable residents who have been isolating throughout the pandemic and are still feeling vulnerable about socialising in the community. |
| St Herbert's Tenants Society | £160.00 | As they are easing out of lockdown, they are looking to get residents who are now wanting to get more involved with each other safely. They wanted to organise an afternoon tea party. The purpose of this is to try and get people connected again and ease isolation and loneliness. |
| The Lydgate Stitches | £200.00 |
To build on members confidence, skills and social interaction after Covid through a programme of textile workshops. |
| The Oldham Choir | £150.00 |
The grant enable the group to purchase new music which the can be delivered at future concerts. |
| Vibrant Voices | £200.00 |
The group provides a shared singing experiences for those living with dementia, parkinsons, stroke suvivours & other vulnerable people |
| Well-being Support Group | £200.00 |
We they run a number session for anyone struggling with mental health, a place where they can come down meet new friends and have a chat. The funding awarded helped twoards the venue hire & equipment for the group to be able to continue. |
| Well-being Support Group | £200.00 |
The grant awarded to enable the group to continue and support people struggling with mental health problems. |