Welcome to the Barnet Together newsletter featuring news, grants, training opportunities and much more...
 
With (fingers crossed) less than a fortnight until the next wave of lockdown restrictions are lifted, you may well be looking again at how you deliver your services, or support your users. With that, may come additional costs. If so, do get in touch with me as there are many funders looking to support your activity.

Ellen Cheshire, Voluntary and Community Sector Support Lead ellen@inclusionbarnet.org.uk 

Space2Grow #17 - Holiday Activity Fund, Summer & Christmas 2021

Space 2 Grow#17 will distribute central government funding to Young Barnet Foundation members to deliver activities in the Summer and Winter 2021 school holiday periods along with food.  

What are you able to apply for: 

• Enriching Activity during the holiday period with food

• 4 weeks of 4 sessions of minimum 4 hours in the summer and 4 days of 4 hours at Christmas.

• Must supply healthy meals

• Provide an aspect of nutritional education (training and support documentation provided) 

Applicants are awarded funding based on a price per child basis.   

Deadline: Sunday 16 May, 23:59

The Banister Charitable Trust

Grants of up to £50,000 for registered charities for projects that promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in the UK.

In the past, projects have  included:

• The purchase of land
• Improving access to a nature reserve
• Creating a lakeside path
• Orchard projects
• Habitat restoration
• Volunteering projects

They have no website, get in touch with Ellen for more information.

Designing London’s Recovery Programme

The Mayor of London, with the Design Council, has launched a programme placing design-led innovation at the heart of London's Covid-19 recovery.

Organisations can apply for a share of £500,000 to help respond to 3 key challenges.

1) Helping Londoners into good work
2) Building strong communities
3) Green New Deal/High Streets for All

Deadline: Tuesday 15 June, midday
 

Racial Equity Funding from Lloyds Bank Foundation

Lloyds Bank Foundation are looking to support charities with an annual income of between £25k - £1million with a strong track record of helping people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities overcome complex social issues. They're offering a two-year unrestricted grant of £50,000 alongside development support to help your charity navigate change.

Your charity will support people from specific Black, Asian or minority ethnic communities to overcome any of the following 11 complex social issues:

• Addiction and dependency
• Asylum seekers and refugees
• Care leavers
• Domestic abuse
• Homelessness and vulnerably housed
• Learning disabilities
• Mental health
• Offending, prison or community service
• Sexual abuse and exploitation
• Trafficking and modern slavery
• Young parents

Apply Now: Ongoing application process.

A Climate Plan for Barnet

A workshop to discuss how a new Barnet Climate Action Plan could best stimulate emissions reduction action across the borough

Barnet Climate Action Group will be hosting an online workshop on the afternoon of Sunday 16 May to discuss citizen, business and council climate action needed in the London Borough of Barnet to respond to the Climate Emergency.

Sunday 16 May, 2 - 5pm

MORE DETAILS & TO BOOK

Support Barnet Post to Support Us

Barnet Post has launched a crowdfunding campaign
to help the independent newspaper go to print. 

In print, Barnet Post will continue to give voice to underrepresented communities, report on the council's activities and give local groups the platform to share news about their work.

Your donations (whatever the size*) can help them go to print from July, giving them the opportunity to bring local news that matters to more people across the borough.

* Crowdfunding campaigns thrive on volume of donations, as it shows that there is community support for a project. So if you can give anything, even a £1 then do!

Citizens Science Workshop - Addressing Air Pollution in Barnet

Barnet Citizens (part of North London Citizens) are taking part in the Clean Air for Communities project.

Air pollution is a serious problem, but we have the ability to do something about it.  You are invited to a workshop to learn about air pollution, its sources and solutions.

Barnet Citizens are looking forward to helping you make a difference, and reducing the health risks for everyone who lives and works in the area and making Barnet a better place for us all.  

Thursday 13 May, 4pm - 5.15pm

Entrepreneurial Barnet Competition 2021

Do you have an idea for a new start-up, product or service? Or an idea for a social enterprise that will have a positive impact? Are you running a business that’s less than two years old that needs an extra boost? Up to £5,000 to be won.

This competition offers Middlesex University, Barnet and Southgate College students (and alumni) as well as Barnet residents the opportunity to showcase their ideas, attend workshops and win funding.

Find out more and submit your entry at www.mdx.ac.uk/bigidea

FREE Online Workshops

Multilingual Wellbeing Services/Let's Talk Barnet are running a series of free online workshops in conjunction with the NHS.  Each one focusing on practical techniques to help develop strategies to manage stress, anxiety and unhelpful thoughts.

Do share with any of those you are supporting/working with. 
The next one is...

Stress Management and Dealing with Unhelpful Thoughts

Thursday 20 May, 5pm - 6pm

For more information and to book: nhsworkshop@farsophone.org.uk.

Barnet VCS Environmental Network

Thursday 20 May
10.30 - 12 noon

If you've already been to one of the first two Barnet VCS Environmental Network meetings then you'll automatically receive an invite and zoom link for our third one on 20 May.

If you've not joined us yet, then do sign up via eventbrite. These are informal and informative networking sessions for those working in the Barnet VCVS, where we can come together to discuss environmental issues in the Borough, and work out how we as a sector can make a difference.

This networking group will raise awareness of environmental projects that are happening in the Borough, help to establish partnerships and joint initiatives and seek funding opportunities.

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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