Welcome to the Barnet Together newsletter featuring news, grants, training opportunities...

Fabulous news this week with the launch of Round 2 of the Barnet Community Innovation Fund. Earlier this year, Round 1 saw almost £130,000 invested in seven local projects which are helping Barnet residents and communities improve their overall health and wellbeing. Round 2 sees more funding available - woo hoo! And that's just one of many funders out there keen to support voluntary, community and faith organisations.
 
Ellen Cheshire, Voluntary and Community Sector Support Lead ellen@inclusionbarnet.org.uk 

Barnet Community Innovation Fund - Round 2

Following the success of the pilot scheme in Spring 2021, the joint initiative with local NHS partners and Barnet's volunteer and community sectors represented by Barnet Together, are opening a second round of funding. A pot of £320,000 will be open for applications from 1 October 2021 and will close on 5pm on Monday 1 November.

The fund aims to improve health and wellbeing in the borough as a joint initiative with the Barnet Integrated Care Partnership, the NHS and the volunteer and community sectors represented by Barnet Together.

We want to build on the strengths of voluntary and community organisations in the area. Please join the workshop to find out more about the aims of the fund, how local groups can be supported to work in partnership and to hear what worked in the previous round.

Find out more at online workshops on Thursday 9 and Monday 13 September.

The workshop will cover:

• CIF background and investment priorities
• The criteria and eligibility
• Application process
• Assessment and some application do's and don'ts

If you have any questions about the fund, please contact Marta Montague, Community Innovation Fund Manager.

Latest funding news from Lloyds Bank Foundation

"If you are a small and medium-sized charity with an income between £25,000 and £1 million you can apply for two-year, unrestricted funding of £50,000 alongside dedicated development support. Head over to our website, read our eligibility guidelines, and apply today.

"Whilst we’re open to applications all year round, if you submit yours before Friday 10 September, we’ll make sure it goes to our December grants panel. That way you’ll get a decision from us by the end of the year!"

Small annual grants of up to £10,000 now available for five years

City Bridge Trust’s programme is open to charities and similar groups working in London with an annual income of less than £100,000. Small Grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 per year are available for a maximum of five years, for the following areas of work:

•    Greening and growing projects which bring communities together and improve the local environment.
•    Projects which enable disabled people and/or older people who are disadvantaged to actively participate in the arts and sports, and health and wellbeing opportunities.

Apply now, turnaround 12 weeks.

Ashworth Charitable Trust

Registered charities, with an income under £1m pa, can apply for up to £5k, but usually £3k for humanitarian causes operating locally, nationally and internationally. They tend to favour projects (rather than core costs) that meet their vision statement.  

Trustees hold biannual meetings in May and November. Successful applicants will be informed within 6 weeks of the relevant meeting.

Deadline: Tuesday 31 August
 

Sign up now for the Faith & Belief Forum London Wide Fun Run

Join hundreds of runners and spectators from London’s diverse faith & belief communities for the inaugural London Interfaith Fun Run. 

The Faith & Belief Forum is delighted to be partnering with Maccabi GB to bring you this first-of-its-kind event. The Fun Run is an opportunity to send a message to London, and the UK, that we believe in unity and friendship between our many communities - while raising money for amazing charities.

As well as a 1km, 5km and 10km run and a 5km walk, there will be an afternoon of performances, games, activities for families and food. The event is made possible by the generous support of Dangoor Education and other sponsors. 
  
The event is taking place Bank Holiday Monday 30 August 2021 at StoneX Stadium, Barnet 
 

Paid opportunity to contribute to the ICO's next Screening Days event

The Independent Cinema Office (ICO) are looking for paid guest curator contributions to Inclusion and Diversity Screening Days. They want to hear from people inside and outside the film exhibition sector who want to develop contextualised film programmes and/or curated sessions aimed at increasing the diversity of both the audiences and workforce of film.

Inclusion and Diversity Screening Days is an event offering a programme of preview screenings and sessions to help exhibitors reach a wider group of audience members. If your idea will help bring diverse audiences into cinemas, they will want to hear it!

The deadline to submit your idea(s) is Monday 23 August.

Barnet's First ever MONTHLY DRAG BINGO!!!!!

Message from new Barnet-based CIC, Inkluder...

"We are on a journey to make Barnet the most inclusive borough of London and it all starts with That's Drag Bingo! Our mission to bring drag to Barnet...a town who has the honour of the cockney rhyming slang for Hair (Barnet Fair)...is going well and we have kindly been invited by The Red Lion in Barnet High Street to host their first monthly drag show and we couldn't be more excited.

"We are a team of friends and drag hosts by the names of Orange Gina, Ariel Bold and Magik (with a k) and we are all alumni of schools in Barnet. We have recently founded a LGBTQIA+ focused community organisation, Inkluder CIC, that will be support local members with workshops, events and safer spaces to meet up and connect.  All money raised from bingo tickets will support the CIC's activities."

2nd Friday of the month from 13th August

Wellbeing Resources from Meridian Wellbeing

Do keep an eye on Meridian Wellbeing's website or sign up to their newsletter for information on: 

• Upcoming events

• Weekly webinars and services

• New blogs, podcast episodes and videos

• Campaigns and advocacy

I was particularly charmed by this week's blog post from Meridian Wellbeing is mostly told through cartoon images, and is a fun way to remind us to allow our brains to rest sometimes and to encourage more of what our heart wants.

Recruiting: 2 x Regeneration Social & Economic Investment (SEI) Trainees

Salary: £19,747 - £21,192 pa (f/t)
Location: Bruce Kenrick House

Do you enjoy making a difference? Are you passionate about regeneration and making a positive impact in neighbourhoods?

Notting Hill Genesis are looking for two ambitious Regeneration SEI Trainees to provide support in the Team for their Woodberry Down, Hackney and Grahame Park, Barnet projects. This opportunity is for a fixed term contract of 12 months.

Closing Date: Monday 16 August,
12 noon 

Plan for 2022's Boundary Changes in Barnet

From 5 May 2022 Barnet will have new wards, following an independent review carried out by LGBCE. The changes mean residents might be represented by a different number of councillors than previously, the name of the wards may change, and polling stations might also change location. Changes will come into effect at the local elections next May. 

Services could be affected in a number of ways, especially for any services that are delivered by ward areas or rely on data gathered at a ward level – meaning there will be an impact on historical data comparison going forward.

Plan ahead and make sure you are aware of how the changes might affect your service and the people that you support. 

Sign up to Barnet’s voluntary sector Manifesto

Barnet Together is calling for community, voluntary and faith groups as well as statutory organisations and businesses operating in the borough of Barnet, to sign up to the Barnet Voluntary Sector Manifesto.

The aim of the Manifesto is to create better understanding and deeper cross-sector collaboration between organisations working within Barnet. By signing up to the Manifesto, groups and service providers agree to adhere to the values within the document. 

If you are a representative of a group, service provider or business based in or serving Barnet, then you can sign up to the Barnet Voluntary Manifesto.

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Communities Together Network 

For more information about local events, national campaigns and updates from Barnet Council, drop Danusia an email and ask to be added to the Communities Together Network bulletin.
Danusia.Brzezicka@Barnet.gov.uk