Oldham

Grants of up to £1,000 are available to registered charities and non-profit organisations who work to improve the education and physical and emotional wellbeing of children.

Applicants applying for funding may focus on one or more of these areas:

• Living in Poverty;
• Physical & Mental Health Problems;
• Health & Wellbeing;
• Living With Disability.

The funding is being made available through the Les Mills Fund for Children and the deadlines in 2020 are:

Community groups and schools can now apply for funding of up to £2,000 for projects.

Grants will be awarded to voluntary or community organisations (including registered charities/companies), schools, health bodies (e.g. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), NHS Hospital Trust, Foundation Trust), Parish/Town Councils, local authorities and social housing providers.

The types of projects funded will be very broad and will cover the direct costs needed to deliver the project, this could range from:

Due to the Covid 19 outbreak, we have decided to postpone the deadline for applications. 

Big Local Treasure aims to support community activity delivered by and for the community of the Clarksfield, Greenacres and Littlemoor areas of Big Local Oldham.

The most important and valuable thing for our community is the people.

Our vision is for our streets and our neighbourhood to be cleaner, feel safer and be more inviting for everyone.  We want to fund at least five projects / ideas / activities that help the people of our communities:

Aims/priorities: Grants are available to encourage more people in Greater Manchester to walk more during social distancing restrictions. They are particularly looking for applications that encourage people who are usually less active or inactive to start or increase the amount they walk whilst following social distancing guidelines. The grants are funded by Greater Manchester Moving who have received funding from Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership to support as many people as possible to walk regularly.

Message from Oldham Safeguarding Partnership

Dear partner,

Over the last few months there have been daily postings on social media which allege that the council and wider community do not take safeguarding issues seriously and have covered up child sexual exploitation in the past. These allegations have been combined with a series of personal online attacks on councillors, the local MP and various council officers.

Do you run an organisation or project that exists to improve your local neighbourhood, village or town? Do you run it like a business, but re-invest profits to benefit your local community?

The School for Social Entrepreneurs know that running organisations and projects like these is different from running other types of business. So it has designed a support programme to help you gain the head-space, support network and funding you need to grow a stronger, more sustainable community business.

Key benefits

Free photography for Action Together members based in Oldham

Social media helps voluntary organisations to make emotional connections.

The Happy Days Charity is a national children's charity dedicated to providing holidays, days out, and theatre trips for disadvantaged young people with special needs.

The Charity supports families with children aged 3-17 who have learning difficulties, physical or mental disabilities, acute, chronic or life limiting illnesses, been abused or neglected, witnessed domestic violence, been bereaved or act as carers for a parent or a sibling.

Eligible applicants can apply for the costs of the following activities:

Groups across Oldham can apply for upto £1,000 from Chadderton & Failsworth’s Community Cash Award.

We are looking for groups and organisations or people who just want to come together to make a difference in their own communities