Local Grants & Support
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Supports education initiatives that will help to raise the aspirations of children and young people living in Runcorn with particular interest in music and the arts. |
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Projects based around enhancing or conserving the local physical environment that also benefit the wider community and improve people’s lives. |
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An independent charity that promotes local giving to address local disadvantage. All Community Foundations (UK) |
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| Council for Voluntary Service (CVS): Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services |
LCVS has been working to improve the wellbeing of individuals and communities in Liverpool through supporting and encouraging charitable giving and voluntary action and by bringing people, organisations and resources together. |
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Schools in Liverpool can use their grants for science resources, gardening equipment, science weeks, science subscriptions, science visits (in or out of school) and improving school grounds for science. Deadline to apply: 13 June 2025 – this is the final year that schools in Liverpool can apply. |
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| Forest School Association - find your local group | For the advancement of education for public benefit through promotion and support of quality Forest School in the United Kingdom using any means to enable all children, young people and adults to benefit from increased opportunities for high quality and varied educational experiences in the natural world. Search for FSA affiliated groups. |
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The Foundation supports UK registered charities working specifically within the Liverpool City Region in the areas of Welfare, Youth, Community, Arts, Education and Health. |
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The Joseph Harley Bequest Fund supports young people to undertake projects or activities, where assistance from public bodies is not usually available. Applications for funding assistance will be considered for advancement of education and training of individuals, under the age of 25 who are residents of Formby. |
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| Passionate about school libraries and reading areas and are happy to support our member schools in developing their library provision. | |
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Can help schools to improve their school grounds with new woodlands, orchards and growing areas. |
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Schools should use Primary PE and Sport Premium funding to prioritise the development of physical competency and personal development for all pupils and improve capacity and capability for future pupils. |
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The S.M.S. provides quality music education and support in schools and in the community. |
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| SHINE Trust - School Grants |
SHINE offers support to projects that can make a real difference to the attainment of children from disadvantaged backgrounds in the north of England. |
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Supports projects that help children and families, people with physical or learning disabilities, the elderly, or those that are socially disadvantaged in North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire. |
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Workshops are free and work differently for each Key Stage, please see below what we offer for: EYFS, KS1, KS2. |
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Local service organisations |
Find your local Lions Club or Rotary Club. Tip: For Lions Club, search using town names for the most accurate results. |
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National retailers' local branches |
National retailers can also assist local schools. Please reach out to your local branches for the following retailers: The Asda Foundation, B&Q (Community Reuse), Co-op (Local Community Fund), Pets At Home, Tesco Community Grants (contact eric.greenhalgh@groundwork.org.uk), The WHSmith Trust (Community Grants), Wickes Community Programme |
| Supermarket Community Champions |
Online contact/email: ASDA Visit in person: Aldi, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, Marks & Spencer–M&S store locator, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, SPAR–SPAR store locator, Tesco-Tesco store locator, Waitrose |
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The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK. Review successful grant awards from your local area of Knowsley Liverpool Sefton St. Helens Wirral |
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Looking for more grants?Subscribe to School Fundraising magazine from PTA+ and access the FundEd grants database |
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- Think we’ve missed one? Email the PTA+ team at editorial@pta.co.uk to share your local information.
Below you will find links to a directory of local suppliers and your regional Facebook group.
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