For further details or to apply, please contact JP Evans on 01275 884357. Email julie.evans@n-somerset.gov.uk

Discover IT offers free internet access and help with all aspects of computing for anyone who identifies as being disabled.  Recently equiped with the latest Windows PCs Discover IT’s Internet cafe style centre is open 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm at 262 Milton Road, Weston super Mare.

Call Keith Eccleston on 01934 642123/732358 or email keith.eccleston@LCDisability.org for more information, or come along the the OPEN DAY on Tuesday 26 August, 10am to 3pm, to see what’s on offer.

For further information visit: http://www.concertinamusic.org.uk
or E-mail: info@concertinamusic.org.uk

Community groups in England can apply for grants from £10,000 to create or improve play areas, ponds, community gardens or village greens.

To find out if you are eligible to apply, visit the Community Spaces website at www.community-spaces.org.uk or phone the Advice Line on 0845 3671671.

In line with their ethos of giving small grants which make a big difference to local people in need, the Grassroots Grants funding scheme will support low income groups at the very heart of local communities. Groups that are volunteer-led and have an annual turnover of less than £20,000 per annum will be asked to apply and, due to their size, cash injections of up to £5,000 stand to boost radically their work.

But it is not just about giving money away - The Grassroots Endowment Challenge is a one-off opportunity for every donation to be increased by 50% of its value. For every two pounds you give during the challenge, gift aid plus an extra pound will be added by government into endowment, helping even more local people - £1 becomes £1.92, as if by magic.

Applications for Grassroots Grants can be made for between £250 - £5000 from September 1st 2008.
For further information visit www.quartetcf.org.uk

• Enable people to take opportunities that would otherwise not be available to them.
• Involve local people in improving their community.
• Reflect the concerns and priorities of people living and working in the area.

The maximum grant is £2000.

Applications to the Express Programme are accepted at any time and there are no closing dates. Applications are considered as and when they are received and applicants should be notified of the outcome within six weeks.

To apply, download and read the guidelines then apply online or download an application form, complete it and return it to Quartet Community Foundation by post or email.

Quartet Community Foundation supports small, community-based charities and voluntary groups in the West of England whose work benefits local people. Grants are given to a broad range of causes and Quartet welcome applications from both new and established groups.

For more details of all the funding streams available from Quartet Community Foundation or for an application form visit www.quartetcf.org.uk/apply or call Ronnie Brown at Quartet Community Foundation on 0117 989 7705. You can also register to receive their monthly bulletin by clicking on the E-newsletter link in their home page  www.quartetcf.org.uk

Visit www.wakehamtrust.org to apply online. Phone 01730 821748 or email wakehamtrust@mac.com
The Wakeham Trust, Wakeham House, Rogate, Petersfield, Hants GU31 5EJ

Make space aims to transform opportunities for young people in England with the development of a new network of contemporary out of school clubs for 11 to 16 year olds, providing exciting places to go and things to do. Building on existing good practice, the campaign aspires to raise standards still further in meeting the needs of young people. Through lobbying, campaigning and development, Make Space seeks to revolutionise the youth offer in this country. Make Space is a £3million campaign that was launched in 2002 by national charity 4Children, with the support of Nestlé.

Each Make Space club is unique - there is a wide range of places and environments that can form the basis for this kind of provision. Some clubs are small and others large-scale operations. They may be based in rural, urban or suburban areas and housed in various settings including schools, community centres or purpose built accommodation. Clubs may be run in different ways, for example as charities, by local authorities or, in some cases, as small businesses.

City Reach, 5 Greenwich View Place, London, E14 9NN    www.makespace.org.uk

020 7522 6960. Fax: 020 7512 2010; E-mail: information@makespace.org.uk

Combined Charities Fund.
Mrs L E Cowen, 16 The Paddocks, Urchfont, Devizes, Wilts SN10 4SH
01380 840478.

lyndsay@thecowens.force9.co.uk

The type of projects supported include: befriending schemes, luncheon clubs, specialist equipment for disabled people and day trips/social trips for elderly/disabled people etc.

The closing date for applications is the 30th September 2008.
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