Bolton Community and Voluntary Services: End of Year Report on Grants Administered from The BIG Fund

April 2014 - March 2015

Contents

Foreword 1

Small Grants Programme - Introduction 3

- June 2014 4 - September 2014 7 - November 2014 11 - March 2014 14

Breaks for Carers Grants 18

Hate Crime Awareness Grants 21

£100 Challenge Grants 23

Foreword

Welcome to our 2014/15 review of the grants administered by Bolton CVS. We are delighted to report that during the year 288 awards were made worth a total of £213,704.39. You will see on the following pages the hugely varied range of work that local voluntary organisations and community groups carry out to help build stronger, safer, healthier and greener communities in our town. Throughout the report are mini-case studies offering greater detail about how the funds are being put to very good use for the benefit of the people of Bolton.

We must offer a big thank you to our funders as we again were able to offer four separate grant programmes for the second consecutive year. Firstly, to Bolton Council who have continued to provide excellent support for small grants through the Chief Executive’s Department, the Public Health Team and the Department of Children’s and Adult Services. We have also been pleased to continue work with the Be Safe Bolton Community Safety Partnership and Barclays Bank Bolton and we have received new support from Bolton at Home to deliver another £100 Challenge for community organisations at Christmas.

We are very grateful to everyone who continues to support the BIG Bolton Fund Investment scheme. By making some new investments this year we hope that the income from this will make an increasing contribution to our work. Many thanks, also, to the staff at Bolton CVS for making the grants schemes work so effectively and to our volunteer grant assessors, whose time and expertise continues to be invaluable.

The Small Grants Programme is our main fund and this year made 152 awards. It is an integrated grant scheme, which enables community organisations to receive one grant per year of up to £1500 in order to benefit people in Bolton.

Funding for the Small Grants Programme in 2014/15 came from several sources:

• Bolton Council’s Chief Executive’s Department: £150,050.11 • Bolton Council’s Public Health Team: £ 23,281.86 • Literacy, Numeracy and ICT Fund: £ 6,030.09 ------Total: £179,362.06

Priority is given to organisations whose annual income is below £25,000, with over 96% of the funds awarded to such groups. It is important that the funding reaches those most in need and we are pleased that more than 70% of the money has gone toward activities benefiting the most deprived areas of Bolton or people living with disabilities. However, the fund is available to all areas of Bolton and this year organisations from all 20 wards of Bolton accessed the fund.

The Breaks for Carers Grants Fund has continued to be funded by Bolton Council’s Children’s and Adult Services Department to enable those with caring responsibilities for family members or friends to get a short break from their daily commitments. Community groups received awards of up to £1000 to support their 1

activities. This fund runs with a financial year from September to August, meaning we gave 8 grants from April to August and a further 9 from September to March with groups receiving £13,661.25 in total.

The grant fund we administered on behalf of the Be Safe Bolton Community Safety Partnership enabled Bolton community groups to carry out activities in support of Greater Hate Crime Awareness Week 2015 in January. This year the focus was on projects that would produce media and other resources that could be used to continue to raise awareness into the future. Groups were again extremely creative in making songs, videos and artwork that covered many of the hate crime strands. 11 grants were made with a value of £9,981.08.

Finally The £100 Challenge was so popular in the previous year that we ran it again. We were grateful for contributions from Bolton Council, Bolton at Home and Barclays Bank Bolton who match funded the donations we received from our AGM raffle. We were able to top this up with income from the BIG Bolton Fund investment scheme which meant we were able to award £10,700 to support 107 outstanding ideas by local groups who reached out to benefit the people of Bolton over the Christmas and winter period with just £100 each plus a huge amount of voluntary labour.

The ‘Bolton State of the Voluntary Sector 2013’ report (carried out in partnership with Sheffield Hallam University) estimated that there are 1,418 voluntary organisations and community groups here in Bolton and that 1,110 of these groups are classed as ‘micro’, i.e. they have an income of under £10,000 a year. The same survey estimated that there are 32,300 volunteers active within Bolton contributing 100,900 of voluntary effort per week. These small groups and their volunteers give their time freely to improve the everyday lives of people in Bolton and it is vital that we continue to assist them to do this by providing the small grants that help to maximise this activity and bring new ideas to life. For further information you can access the report on the Bolton CVS website: http://www.boltoncvs.org.uk/bolton-state-sector-survey- report

If you would like to know more about the Bolton CVS grants programme, or if you would like to donate any funds, please contact Mark Grundy, Grants Coordinator at Bolton CVS on 01204 546026/546010 or via email [email protected]

Karen Minnitt Chief Executive Bolton CVS (Community and Voluntary Services) The Bolton Hub Bold Street Bolton, BL1 1LS Telephone: 01204 546010 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.boltoncvs.org.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/CVSBolton Twitter: @boltoncvs

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Bolton CVS Small Grants Programme Through this programme, which is our largest, Bolton CVS works in partnership with Bolton Council’s Chief Executive’s and Public Health Departments to offer grants of up to £1500 for community organisations based or working in any area of Bolton. Smaller groups with an annual income of under £25,000 are prioritised. We are especially keen to support projects which benefit those most in need, particularly:  people living in the poorest communities in Bolton  people with disabilities  people whose opportunities are limited by other factors such as a lack of local facilities or activities or a lack of skills.

The aims of the projects we fund are aligned to Bolton Vision Partnership’s Strategic Aims and fall into four broad categories:

Healthier Communities • Encouraging people to be more physically active, eat more healthily or reduce alcohol consumption. • Supporting people to have a better quality of life e.g. improved mental health or be less socially isolated. • Helping people to manage existing conditions and increase their independence.

Communities that Achieve • Enabling people of all ages to develop new skills with the aim of increasing educational or employment opportunities, e.g. Job search & CV building, homework clubs, work & study skills training. • Improvement of numeracy, literacy or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills among those who currently struggle with these.

Stronger and Safer Communities • Supporting people to get involved in their local communities - enabling people to know and meet with others or be more active in their communities. • Supporting people to engage in positive activities to help prevent crime and anti social behaviour. • Promoting interaction between people from different faiths, cultures or ages. • Providing opportunities for young or old people to get together in a safe environment. • Reducing the impact of poverty.

Cleaner and Greener Communities • Making public spaces and facilities cleaner, brighter and more useable. • Encouraging awareness of sustainable living (e.g. recycling, food growing, effective use of resources.)

Grants are awarded four times per year and on the following pages you can find a list of all our awards and some small case studies of our funded projects.

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Bolton CVS Small Grants Programme - June 2014

1) Adult Bolton Aspergers Group Running costs of monthly meetings for adults with the learning difficulty Aspergers Syndrome. £980.49

2) African Community Association Of Bolton Costs to cover rent at Bolton YMCA for African group with members from all across Bolton. £1500

3) Association of Bolton Allotment Societies IT and stationery costs to enable the association to communicate with and represent the allotments of Bolton. £1341.17

4 ) B-Muzik Costs towards SummerZone, a collaborative daily project for young people during the summer holidays ay Harmony Youth Centre in Halliwell. £1490

5) Bolton Deane and Derby Cricket and Social Club Costs towards a cricket tournament for young people aged 16-18 from , Great Lever and Rumworth. £1209

6) Bolton FM CIC Purchase of new equipment to improve the station's ability to reliably do outside broadcasts from all across the Bolton borough. £1500

7) Bolton French African Assistance (BOFAA) IT and sound equipment and general costs of community meetings for French speaking Africans living in Bolton, including a one off Health Care Event to increase their awareness of how to look after themselves and stay healthy. £1500

8) Bolton Language School Purchase of desktop computers and stationery for use by students with English as a second language to improve employability. £1455

9) Bolton's Ear 4 Kidz organised a monthly cookery class at The Wellbeing Farm in Edgworth for a group of 12 children with hearing difficulties. The children were involved in making food with balanced nutrition and looked at the importance of vegetables in their diets. It really increased their culinary skills and some have made some of the recipes at home for their families. The young people benefitted from meeting others who have similar problems and are able to make and build upon friendships, as do parents and carers, who are able to have a break while their children are engaged in the activity. Also £300 of the grant was used towards a trip for deaf children to a signed theatre performance. £1500

10) Britannia AFC Rent of winter training pitches for a new football team for 15/16 year olds across Bolton. £1000

11) Choices Youth Support Group To provide workshops for babies and parents to promote bonding and education for healthier lifestyles for disadvantaged families from Farnworth and . £1235 4

12) CreateBolton Cost of meetings for parents to work with an arts tutor whilst their disabled children attend a weekly drama workshop. £1500

13) Deane Scouts & Guides Supporters Association Towards ground rent and insurance on building used by scouts and guides. £1233

14) Farnworth UCAN User Group Cost of eight painting and drawing workshops for Farnworth residents to allow them to express themselves creatively and reduce frustrations. £832

15) Firwood & Moorfield Estates Residents Association Costs for the continuation of a monthly social event for older residents in the Tonge & the Haulgh area. £1500

16) Flower Estate Residents Association Towards cost of staff and venue to provide structured play and physical activities at Harper Green Leisure Centre during the summer holidays for children from Farnworth. £1500

17) Friends of Eatock Lodge organised a series of weekly outdoor events through the 2014 summer holidays at this nature reserve in . They worked with Wildlife Trust to provide activities like Pond dipping, Environmental art, Woodland crafts and even a Mini-beast safari. Local children benefitted from creative and educational opportunities in the outdoors, getting lots of fresh air and making new friends. The community came together at the end of the project for a family fun day where they could find out more about the reserve and meet other local people. £1500

18) Friends Of Eatock Primary School Woodland skills and crafts activities during the school holidays for vulnerable children aged 4-11 from Washacre Estate and the wider Westhoughton area. £1496

19) Good Companions Running costs of an allotment in Halliwell which is managed by disabled members of the group. £1500

20) Halliwell Local History Society Ongoing costs for room rent and speakers fees for local history group. £1045

21) Harpers Lane Allotments Ltd Costs to help towards a site clear up, gazebo, banner and leaflets for events that happen throughout the year for allotment society based in Smithills. £1273.90

22) Headstart Resources Cost of Pathway to Enterprise sessions at 5 community venues in Bolton for black and ethnic minority women. £1500

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23) Johnson Fold Community Action Group ran a project in the summer of 2014 where over 60 families grew fresh food in their home gardens on Johnson fold . Residents helped build crates out of old material and appreciated the physical and mental benefits of fresh air / exercise through growing. They also enjoyed eating the produce. There have been weekly surplus food swaps amongst residents and they were able to provide the local school with fresh vegetables for their Harvest festival baskets. The project provided a talking point on the estate helped people find more common ground. £1500

24) Lancashire African Women's Association Cost of room hire, equipment and refreshments to enable continuance of monthly meeting of group of African ladies presently held in members' homes. £1500

25) Lumwood Beekeepers Cost of bee keeping equipment to start the group off at Harpers Lane Allotment in Smithills. £827.17

26) Spirit of Bolton Organising Committee Costs towards "Spirit of Bolton" event on Victoria Square in July for all communities in Bolton. £1500

27) Sports, Training, Education and Partnership Summer sports programme for children living in Great Lever, Farnworth and Rumworth areas. £1350

28) St Catherine's Church Friendly Hour £300 towards a trip out for older peoples group from Farnworth. £300

29) St Paul's Church Astley Bridge Community Group Purchase of commercial dishwasher enable volunteers to more easily manage community events at the church. £1500

30) The Great Lever Voice Cost of equipment to enable young disadvantaged people from Great Lever to participate in Project looking at life in the 40's, 50's and 60's and trip to Beatle Museum. £766.30

31) The Venus Project Costs towards SummerZone, a collaborative daily project for young people during the summer holidays ay Harmony Youth Centre in Halliwell. £1233

32) Time 2 Community Helpdesk Cost of tutor fees, resource packs, registration and certification fees and traveling expenses for 10 helpdesk volunteers at Bolton Magistrates' Court. £1440

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33) Tonge Park Veterans Bowling Club Cost towards coach hire for trip to annual bowls match for members of bowling club from Tonge & the Haulgh . £300

34) Watan Volleyball Club Hire of Sports hall, purchase of kit and insurance for weekly volleyball training for men in Great Lever. £1500

35) Xplode Magazine Bolton Cost of printing magazine produced by young people and distribution to schools, colleges and youth centres, and towards a celebration event for the volunteers. £1500

Number of Grants Awarded 35 Total Amount Awarded £45, 80 7. 03

Bolton CVS Small Grants Programme- September 2014

36) 77th Bolton Brownies Bromley Cross Purchase of shed for storage of Brownies' outdoor activities equipment at St Andrew’s Church, Bromley Cross. £1500

37) Afghan Community Bolton Room hire for training sessions for women, social gatherings and counselling sessions to support members of the Afghan community. £849

38) Afro-Caribbean Elderly Day Centre Running costs for an older people’s group which meets weekly at the New Testament Church of God in Rumworth. £1500

39) Asian Parents Support Group Celebration meal for Eid & Diwali and cost of Insurance for a group that supports families with disabled children. £636.26

40) Bolton Cardiac Support Group Costs of room hire at Friends Meeting House in Bolton Town Centre to enable monthly meetings for people with a heart condition and their carers. £875

41) Bolton Kashmir Welfare Society Hire of minibuses for trip to Southport and cost of insurance for families during the school holidays. £456

42) Bolton Lions Club Christmas party at Jubilee Centre for older people with disabilities from sheltered housing. Costs to cover meal, music, raffle prizes and Father Christmas' presents. £300

43) Bolton Malayalee Association ran badminton sessions at Harper Green Centre, as well as Bollywood dance and Malayalam

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language learning opportunities for the children of the group in Great Lever. All 3 sessions ran regularly on a weekly basis from October 2014 to April 2015 except during term break. Playing Badminton promoted healthier lifestyles for junior members of the Group and there were also joint sessions with parents to promote family time around a physical activity. The dance group presented a show along with other groups at the Manchester Diwali Festival 2014 as well as 2 Bolton shows at Christmas and Easter. £1494

44) Bolton Multi-Cultural Integration Group Costs of football training sessions including new equipment for a group supporting African refugees in Bolton. £1500

45) Bolton Neuro Voices To run a five week Hydrotherapy course led by a physiotherapist for people with neurological conditions at Bolton One. £1500

46) Bolton Rugby Union Football Club Six week introduction to Rugby Union course led by qualified coaches for 10-16yr olds. £1500

47) Bolton Wanderers Disability Football Club Costs of delivering weekly football sessions for people with mental health conditions with the aim of developing a team from participants. £1500

48) Bolton Wanderers Ladies Football Club Team tracksuits for 3 girls’ football teams. £1500

49) Bradford Street Park Veterans Bowling Club Christmas party for older people in Farnworth. £300

50) Brazley Community Gardens Funding for a power generator to enable electrical equipment to be used at a community allotment in Horwich. £1320

51) Bury/Bolton ME/CFS Support Group Running costs for a group that support people with fatigue based illnesses. £1419.75

52) Club Imag1ne Running costs of an arts and drama club in Horwich for young people with learning difficulties. £1500

53) Creative Mind Tutor and venue costs for a weekly creative writing group in Horwich. £1362

54) EASE Women Group A support group for women affected by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) meeting at Christine Partington House in Rumworth. This will include fortnightly sessions for women, a weekly homework club for their

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children and outreach work to raise awareness of FGM among those working with children. £1488.98

55) Egerton Park Bowling Club To provide a Christmas lunch at Dunscar Golf club and give members opportunity to meet and keep in touch out of the bowling season. £300

56) Oromo Community Costs of a weekly drop in session to support people with limited English with form filling and other social issues. Also costs of Saturday and Sunday sessions for children and young people from these families, including a homework club, sports and other activities. £1500

57) Friends of Cornerstone Funding to develop performing arts group for children 8-14 at a church in Bromley Cross. £1500

58) FUR Community in the UK Costs of weekly language classes for children and sewing and cooking sessions for women in Halliwell, who are refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan. £1500

59) Fusion To hold bingo sessions and film screenings at a community centre in Tonge Moor to bring local people together. £1500

60) Industrial Mission To hire two large video screens for a community event on Victoria Square in Bolton Town Centre based on the story of Easter. £1000

61) Horwich Visiting Service Towards running costs for a volunteer visiting service for older people in Horwich. £1500

62) JIGSAW - Bolton Stroke Group used their grant to fund the costs of publishing, printing and posting a fortnightly newsletter to stroke survivors and their carers. These are issued in between the group’s social meetings at Christ Church Little Lever and reach over 60 families. The newsletter helps members remember what went on at the meeting and also helps them get their reading and communication skills back. The regular activities provided encourage stroke survivors to get back into society and regain their confidence. Being out and about improves not just their own lives but the lives of their carers as well. £1500 9

63) Krimmz Girls Youth Group To deliver a weekend leadership course for young people from ethnic minority communities at the BCOM Youth Centre in Rumworth. £1340

64) Maltby Residents Association To buy items for food hampers to be given to older residents in Great Lever at Christmas and £300 towards a New Year party. £1334

65) Moss Bank Park Veterans' Club A Christmas party with end of season presentation for members of the club at the park. £250

66) North Bolton Support Group Room hire to continue a homework club in Halliwell that meets on Saturdays and Sundays. £1498

67) On The Go Theatre Company Costs of costume hire and 10 sessions with a director to give a professional production of plays about WW1 and the heritage of Bolton at community venues around town. £1500

68) Roseneath Area Residents Association Coach travel to Blackpool illuminations for older people living in Great Lever area. £300

69) Shine On Sister CIC Costs of a 6 week community health project focussing on natural ways to improve diet and mental wellbeing. £1500

70) St Matthews Coffee Shop £300 towards a Christmas Party for elderly residents of Little Lever and Darcy Lever and purchase of a new tea urn. £532.8

71) Studio RTY Cost of a local artist to work with young people attending a music project at Raise the Youth offices in Great Lever to design a new look for the building exterior. £1205

72) The Kildare Community Centre Action Group Laptop and projector/screen for use at a community centre in Farnworth. £839.62

73) The Redeemed of the Lord Ministry Purchase of music equipment and costs of room hire and refreshments for children’s and women’s activities for French speaking Africans at Emmanuel Church in Rumworth. £1500

74) The Smile of Hope Running costs of African dance, art and creative play sessions in schools and community centres across Bolton. £1467.98

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75) Upbeat Media A 24 week music, photography and video project at Sunnyside Centre, Great Lever for young people leading to a showcase to their parents and local residents at the end of the project. £1137

76) Youth Choices Group Drama project addressing issues important to young people over 12 weeks at Fuse 2 studios in Rumworth. £1500 Total grants Awarded 41

Total amount awarded £48,705.39

Bolton CVS Small Grants Programme- November 2014

77) 27th Bolton Brownies – Cost of annual subscription fees for brownies from the Tonge Moor area to register with Girlguiding UK. Also £300 towards the costs of a weekend adventure holiday at Height Nook activity Centre in Lancashire. £849.50

78) 3Ds Folk Group – Cost of classes at Ghosia Community Centre for older adults to learn instruments relating to traditional Pakistani folk music. £1200

79) 49th Bolton St. Stephens & All Martyrs Guide Unit – Cost of annual subscription fees for this new unit to register with Girlguiding UK £280.50

80) Bolton Community Judo Club - Costs of a twelve week introduction to judo session at Ghosia Community Centre for children aged 6-12 years from BME community in Farnworth, Great Lever and Rumworth. £1440

81) Bolton Disability Sports Association - Costs of coaching, venue and equipment hire for sports activities for disabled children during school holidays in 2015. £1205

82) Bolton Mandhata Youth – Cost of traditional dancing classes for adults and young people to work towards entering a North West Regional competition in Sept 2015. £1395

83) Bolton Wanderers Disabled Supporters Association – Activities for members including computer classes, a stress relief day and £300 towards travel costs to a Bolton Wanderers away fixture. £1500

84) Bolton Youth Voice - To provide self defence classes, football and cricket training to young people at Ghosia Community Centre in Rumworth . £1500

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85) Breightmet Wanderers Football Club – Purchase of four portable shelters and a line marking machine for use by the junior football club in Breightmet. £1243.65

86) Cats Youth Theatre - To create a new rehearsal base and performance venue for young people in the old St Simon and St Jude's Church, Great Lever. £1500

87) Farnworth & Walkden Band - Purchase new Timpani drums for the band to use in local concerts and contests. £1500

88) Foxes of the Fold – Costs towards activities for a weekly women’s group at Johnson Fold UCAN including yoga, fitness and health awareness. Also development of a community growing area at the UCAN centre. £1470

89) Friends of Astley Bridge – Costs towards the production of a tapestry detailing the history of Astley Bridge by local people of all ages.. £486.96

90) Friends of Horwich Memory Cafe – Costs of weekly activities for people with dementia and their carers at Horwich RMI, including £300 towards a coach trip to The Palace Theatre in Manchester. £1500

91) Gardening on your Doorstep – Gardening equipment and cost of building raised beds for a community project based at Southfields public house in Great Lever. £1478

92) Hall-ith-Wood Community and Environment Group – Costs of a hanging basket planting workshop and family day in May 2015 at Hall-I’th-Wood wild flower community garden. £1475

93) Highfield AFC - Winter training facilities at St James School for three football teams from the Farnworth area. £840

94) Insyt Media Productions – Purchase of IT equipment and towards running costs of twice weekly music project for small groups of young people at Bolton YMCA. £1496.44

95) JW Fitness – Room hire for twice weekly fitness sessions at The Nightingale Centre in Great Lever. £960

96) Kearsley Youth Brass Band – Towards the cost of music tuition for young people in Kearsley. £1300

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97) Letterfriends – Admin and stationery costs of a writing scheme between volunteers and young people in schools across the Bolton area. £1140

98) Lever Gardens Social Club - A Christmas party for older people in residential accommodation in Little Lever and £100 towards improving the communal garden. £300

99) Lostock and Chewmoor Senior Citizens Club - Cost of renting Lostock Parish Hall for weekly dance activities for older people. £1500

100) Moorgate Court & George Barton Street Flats Assoc - A Christmas meal for older residents in Tonge Moor. £300

101) Moses Gate Community Action Team – Hire of Harper Green Leisure Centre for weekly multi-sports activities for young people from Farnworth. £1500

102) Precious Gems – Costs of a knit and natter project at Halliwell UCAN Centre. £1500

103) Shepherd Cross Street Allotment Society - Cost of a secure container for storing communal tools at an allotment site in Halliwell. £1474

104) Shree Charotar Patidar Samaj Bolton UK – Costs of yoga and healthy diet sessions at VHP Temple in Halliwell. Also £300 toward a trip to visit a Hindu temple in London £1500

105) St Andrew’s Methodist Church Luncheon Club - Installation of a new cooker for use by the weekly lunch club at a church in Tonge Moor. £1500

106) St Luke’s Dropin Centre – Provision of hot meals at a twice weekly drop in for homeless people at a church in the Halliwell area. £1500

107) Sunnyside Residents' Association - Running costs of a community house in Great Lever. £1500

108) The Haulgh Community Centre – Costs of youth activities, including self defence, healthy cooking and arts and crafts at a youth centre in The Haulgh. £1500

109) Topphome Court Social Club – Christmas party for older residents of sheltered accommodation in Farnworth. £300

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110) Trinity Wednesday Women’s Group - Christmas meal for older ladies from the Tonge and Breightmet areas. £300

111) Turton Football Club - Towards the hire costs of St Catherine's Academy in Breightmet for junior football training. £1000

Total grants Awarded 35

Total amount awarded £41,134.55

Bolton CVS Small Grants Programme - March 2015

112) 6th Horwich Scout Troop - Cost of taking a group of 12 -14 years olds to a scout camp at Harrogate in May 2015. £595.00

113) 66th Bolton St Marys Deane Rainbows - Cost of annual registration fee with Girlguiding UK for rainbows unit from Deane. £331.50

114) 77th Bolton St Andrews Bromley Cross Guides -Purchase of tents and camping equipment to enable guides to attend a weekend camp in the summer of 2015. £800

115) 100th Bolton Brownies -Hire of room for 12 months and annual registration fee with Girlguiding UK for new brownie unit in Halliwell. £455.50

116) Aashiyana Women's Group - Running costs including a Zumba tutor cost for a women’s health group in Rumworth. £1,500

117) Art For You CIC - Cost of delivering an Arts and Crafts project with women from Hall i'th' Wood estate. £1,480

118) Astley Bridge Community Sewing Group -Cost of room hire, tutor and purchase of sewing machine, iron and ironing board to set up the group at Astley Bridge Baptist Church. £1,000

119) Azad Cricket Club- Cost of fees to enter the Bolton Metropolitan Cricket League, 10 weeks indoor training and purchase of coloured kit. £1,500

120) Baby Babble Westhoughton - Costs of for weekly stay and play sessions for children aged 0-5 at Westhoughton Children Centre, including play leader, healthy snacks, and art materials. £1,500

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121) Bolton & District Civic Trust - Contribution towards the design and setup of a website for the group to enable local people to have greater access and participate in the planning and built environment processes. £750

122) Bolton Branch of the Walsingham Association - Cost of day trip out to Llandudno for older people’s social group that meets at St Edmunds Church in the town centre. £300

123) Bolton Care 4(LD)- Provision of 2 stress relief and pampering days at the Jubilee Centre for carers of adults with learning disabilities and £300 towards a meal out for carers. £1,500

124) Bolton Community Forum - Setup costs for a new group to provide debt advice and money management training at community centres around Bolton. £800

125) Bolton Hindus Age Inspiration LTD -Towards cost of insuring mini buses which are used to transport the elderly Hindu community from home to their day centre in Halliwell and to appointments at local providers . £1,500

126) Bolton Moviemakers - Purchase of new equipment for use in running a digital film making course for beginners at Conservative Club . £514.88

127) Bolton Service User Recovery Forum - Cost of insurance and purchase of IT equipment to provide a work club for recovering drug and alcohol users. £800

128) Bolton U3A - Meeting room hire around the town centre for subject based learning sessions for people aged over 50. £1,500

129) Bolton West Stroke Group - Cost of chair based exercises, yoga sessions, and other running and project costs for a group for stroke survivors that meet fortnightly at Horwich Resource Centre. £1,500

130) Breightmet Community Choir - Running costs for continuation of a community choir that meet in Breightmet. £1,340

131) Britasian Buzz Community Group - Towards the printing and distribution of multi- lingual magazine for people of Asian origin . £800

132) Darcy Lever Gravel Pits Action Group - Costs towards May Day parade and running costs for an environmental group that help conserve the Darcy Lever side of . £1,355.53 15

133) Dunscar Trefoil Guild- Towards running costs of an adult section of Girl Guiding in Bromley Cross. £500

134) Encompass Hill Walking Group - Cost of insurance, purchase of Ordnance Survey Maps and contribution towards travel costs to locations around the North West for a walking group that meet at The Greenhouse in Rumworth. £831.08

135) Friends of Farnworth Memory Cafe - Cost of activities and refreshments at monthly meetings for people living with dementia and their carers. Also £300 towards a coach trip to Liverpool Empire Theatre. £1,500

136) Friends of Washacre - Cost to deliver twice weekly music sessions with a healthy snack for children aged from 2-5 years at Westhoughton Children’s Centre. £1,000

137) Gateway Support Group - Cost of room hire, refreshments, stationary and admin for job search and CV writing sessions for refugees and asylum in the UK. £1,443

138) Great Lever Park Veterans Bowling Club - Cost of supplying and constructing a large weather shelter with bench for use by match scorers at the bowling club. £995.00

139) Gujrat Cricket Club - Cost of fees to enter the Bolton Metropolitan Cricket League, hire of a sports hall for indoor training and purchase of equipment for a team from Halliwell. £1,300

140) Horwich Carnival - Towards the cost of entertainment, road closures and programme printing for a community carnival in Horwich in June 2015 .£1,000

141) I.C.O.C Communities Batting Together-Costs towards a cricket tournament at Deane and Derby Cricket Club in Great Lever throughout the summer of 2015 for 10 teams of local people. £1,200

142) Kearsley Health Walkers -Room hire for a weekly social meeting at Kearsley Mount Methodist Church after they have completed a walk. Also £300 towards a trip to Skipton. £500

143) Kotli Cricket Club - Towards the cost of fees to enter the Bolton Metropolitan Cricket League, hire of a sports hall for indoor training and purchase of equipment for a team from Farnworth. £900

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144) Lahore Badshahs Cricket Club - Towards the cost of fees to enter the Bolton Metropolitan Cricket League, hire of a sports hall for indoor training and purchase of equipment for a team from Great Lever. £1,000

145) Longsight Bowling Club -Cost of coach for veterans bowling club to attend a bowling competition at Stackstead in Lancashire. £300

146) Polish Day Centre for the Elderly - Twelve months room hire at The Polish Church Hall in Great Lever to continue a weekly lunch club older people. £1,500.

147) Quebec Hall Lunch & Leisure - Running costs of a healthy lifestyle project including a chair based exercise instructor for twice weekly meetings for older women from the Rumworth area. £1,500

148) R Place- Cost of a group facilitator to deliver weekly craft and learning activities for pre-school children at The Hope Centre in Johnson Fold . £1,500

149) SAVI (Social Activities for the Visually Impaired)- Cost of 2 sessional workers to support a weekly social club visually impaired adults at the new Thicketford Sensory Centre. £1,500

150) Settle Street Allotments Association - Cost of building communal compost and recycling areas at this allotment site in Great Lever. £973.60

151) Seva Dal of Bolton - Running costs to continue a fortnightly social and information session at Slaterfield Community Centre in Great Lever for older people in Bolton. £1,500

152) Super XI Cricket Club - Towards the cost of fees to enter the Bolton Metropolitan Cricket League for a team from Great Lever. £700

153) Your Travel Shop Cricket Club - Towards the cost of fees to enter the Bolton Metropolitan Cricket League and purchase of equipment for a team with members mainly from Rumworth. £1250

Total grants Awarded 42

Total amount awarded £44,715.09

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Breaks for Carers Grants

We have been pleased to work in partnership with Bolton Council Adult and Children’s Services Department to offer grants of up to £1000 to self help groups, voluntary and community groups or registered charities to provide break activities for adult carers of other adults in Bolton .

The Government definition from the National Carers Strategy of June 2008 states that:

“A carer spends a significant portion of their life providing unpaid support to family or potentially friends. This could be caring for a partner, relative or friend who is ill, frail or disabled or has mental health or substance misuse problems.”

A break could mean a day trip, a chance to meet other carers at a regular meeting, a special social event, a way of relaxing or trying a new activity.

We recognise that sometimes carers may need to attend an activity with the person they care for. While this may not be a total break from caring it is still beneficial in allowing carers to interact with others and have a break from their normal routines. We are able to fund activities that involve both parties to ensure carers do not miss out.

Grants were awarded in two batches during the financial year and are listed below.

Breaks for Carers Grants - April - August 2014

1) Allsports Group A trip to Hollywood Bowl and a meal at Pizza Hut afterwards for carers and young adults who have learning and physical disabilities . £800

2) Asian Parents Support Group - A meal at an Indian restaurant in Manchester and transport for a shopping trip to Bradford for a group of carers of young adults with physical and learning disabilities. £1000

3) Carers Social Group - A cruise on the Manchester Ship Canal with Lunch for group of carers. £375

4) Create - A creative 3 hour short break service for the cared for so that the carers can have free time from caring duties. £600

5) Friends of Farnworth Memory Cafe Trip to theatre in Manchester and the cost of entertainers for monthly meetings for carers of people with dementia at St Gregory’s Social Club in Farnworth. £1000

6) Friends of Horwich Memory Cafe Towards the cost of trips to Ribchester and Llandudno and entertainers at monthly meetings for carers of people with dementia at Horwich RMI Social Club. £1000

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7) Senior Solutions - Carers of older people and people with mental health issues and long term illness living in Westhoughton enjoyed 3 social trips through the summer at autumn of 2014. They had a tour of Media City in Salford, an afternoon at The Bourne Poacher Restaurant in Lancashire and a meal prepared by catering students at Wigan College. Carers really benefitted from doing something to take them away from their normal routine and reported that they enjoyed laughing and joking with others rather than dwelling on the worries of every day life they have

at home. £1000

8) Tonge Fold Carers Group - Three trips out during 2014 with lunch for a group of carers from the Tonge area. £630

Breaks for Carers Grants – September 2014 – March 2015

9) Bolton Care 4(LD) To pay for a number of therapies and provide a stress relief day £1000

10) Bolton Wanderers Disabled Supporters Association To take carers for a meal at the Whites Hotel before a home game in early 2015. £800

11) Crossroads Care in Greater Manchester To take two groups of Carers with the person(s) they care for on a trip out on a narrow boat with afternoon tea. £668

12) Bolton Cardiac Support Group Day trip to Chester with buffet lunch aboard boat and sail on River Dee for Carers, and patients with heart events, boroughwide. £834.5

13) Bolton Phab Club Cost of overnight stay at Blackpool for break for carers of physically handicapped children £800

14) Bolton West Stroke Group Transport costs to Rivington Barn and vouchers for carers of stroke survivors to use towards relaxation treatments, theatre or meal out when able to take a break. £878.75

15) Happy Carers Cost of insurance and cost of canal boat cruise and meal, transport costs for visits to Ormskirk and Salford Quays and towards cost of break at Cleveleys for carers of elderly wards/partners. £832

16) Harbour Project Cost of outing to theatre for a group of carers who support people with substance misuse problems and additional outing for meal at Bob Smithy Old Forge Restaurant on Chorley Old Road. £643

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17) JIGSAW - Bolton Stroke Group Carers of stroke survivors to receive vouchers of £10 for use in the Olympus restaurant to get a break at a time suitable for them. £800

Total grants Awarded 17

Total amount awarded £13,661.25

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Hate Crime Awareness Week in Greater Manchester 2015 Grants

26 January – 1 February 2015 marked Hate Crime Awareness Week in Greater Manchester.

We have worked with Be Safe, Bolton’s Community Safety Partnership, to provide grants for local voluntary and community groups to undertake an activity or hold an event to raise awareness of hate crime. This year we also had a focus on projects that would produce hate crime awareness resources including posters, film clips, artwork etc.

What is a hate crime?

If someone is being bullied, harassed or abused because of their race, religion, disability, sexuality, gender identity, or identification with an alternative subculture, this may be a hate crime. Anyone can be a victim of hate crime; it is an issue which can affect us all and can have much wider consequences for communities. Incidents which may contain a hate element can be reported to the police as such and can carry stronger penalties.

Listed below are the 11 successful projects that were funded this year.

1) Bolton Lads and Girls Club held a week of workshops and activities designed to raise awareness of hate crime for young people aged 8 - 12 years at the club. They took part in a wide range of activities relating to all hate crime strands. These included role-play exercises, designing their own football socks addressing racism and abusive language and they were asked to post a note on the “I’m unique, I’m me, and I’m beautiful” wall which encouraged members to celebrate their attributes and highlight that everyone is special in a certain way. The young people took part in a very respectful manner and gave feedback that they’d learned that it was ok for people to be different from them. £890.80

2) Love Music Hate Racism - Bolton Collective Working with local schools and youth clubs to hold a photographic competition on the theme of hate crime. Successful entrants will be presented with prizes at an anti-hate crime themed music evening. £910

3) Bolton YMCA - Creating a drama video with young people from their youth club at St Andrew’s Church in Tonge Moor that will show different types of hate crimes. It’s hoped this will be shown in colleges and high schools across Bolton to raise awareness. £808.00

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4) Diversity in Barrier Breaking Communications (DBBC) – Working with young people to create a rap music track promoting hate crime awareness with a particular focus on disability hate. £350.00

5) EASE Women Group Production of a cultural dance video with true stories from sufferers of race and religion hate crimes to show its impact on people's lives. £771.60

6) Harmony Youth Project – Working with young people to create a short film, photographs and posters highlighting the various forms and impacts of Hate crime. These will be showcased at an event for the local community and other groups. £800.00

7) Krimmz Girls Youth Group - Holding a half day conference at Bolton Council of Mosques for both girls and boys about hate crime via the internet and how this can be tackled. £1,000.00

8) Lancashire Wildlife Trust Designing and making a garden in the grounds of The Hive at Moss Bank Park with an anti bullying and hate crime self led trail for use by schools and the public. During hate crime awareness week they will host a community cooking / food sharing event to bring people together and open the new garden and trail. £1,100.00

9) Mental Health Independent Support Team (MhISt) - Production of literature and a video that will encourage people with mental health problems to know what to do about hate crime. These resources and others will be promoted to the public during hate crime awareness week at the Mhist charity shop in Bolton town centre. £1,000.00

10) The Sycamore Project (Zac's Youth Bars) - Delivering a Hate Crime Awareness session during After School Clubs in Farnworth and Kearsley to challenge perceptions of people with disabilities. After the workshops, the young people will be invited to produce artwork based on the theme of "Identity" for an exhibition the charity will host. £877.28

11) thebox.tv - £1,073.40 To support the Young Voices group for children with mental health problems in creating a film aimed at reducing stigma of mental health conditions and the hate incidents this can lead to. The film will be shown in schools across Bolton.

Total grants Awarded 11

Total amount awarded £9,981.08

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£100 Challenge Grants

The £100 Challenge is our easy access programme for local community groups to receive £100 to make a positive difference to the lives of people in Bolton during the winter months.

In December 2014 we were able to give out £10,700 to support 107 excellent ideas by local groups seeking to benefit the people of Bolton. The £100 Challenge was funded by Bolton Council Chief Executive’s Department, Bolton at Home and Barclays Bank Bolton who match funded the donations from the Bolton CVS AGM Raffle, plus income from the BIG Bolton Fund Investment Scheme. Well done to everyone who rose to the £100 Challenge! The successful projects are listed below. Projects selected by Barclays Bank Bolton

1) 77th Bolton St Andrews Bromley Cross Guides - For a Christmas party for 36 girl guides at St. Andrews Church, Bromley Cross to celebrate completing The World War 1 Go for It challenge. The girls dug a 100 metre trench around Bank bus turnaround which has now been planted with poppy seeds.

2) Aspire Community Action Group - Upgrading two computers used in providing an Internet cafe for young people living in Tonge Moor.

3) Baby G's Parent & Toddler Group - To purchase more role-play resources and musical instruments for our 2-3 year olds.

4) Bolton ICD Support Group - To produce wallet sized business cards detailing the support line and meeting dates that the group offer. The Royal Bolton Hospital will then be able to hand these out to patients who have had an Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD), so they know of the group.

5) Bolton Gathering of Organic Growers - Providing cooking equipment for a bus with a kitchen so the group can prepare fresh food for homeless people in Bolton.

6) Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme - To provide a Christmas dinner to young people spending Christmas day in an emergency overnight hostel.

7) Darcy Lever Gravel Pits Action Group - For the cost of tools to help repair and replace fencing that has been vandalised in the Gravel Pits at Moses Gate Country Park.

8) Deane Church – To replace a stolen shed that is used to store the toys used by the Little Lambs playgroup.

9) Emmaus Bolton – A contribution toward goods used in the rucksack project where these are filled with a winter survival kit for homeless people and rough sleepers in Bolton. 23

10) Fortalice Ltd. - To purchase lip balms with an emergency telephone number for national domestic abuse helpline on the casing. The balms will be given out to vulnerable women who are at risk of domestic abuse and may need a discreet way to keep the phone number handy.

11) Friends of Birtenshaw - To host a Quiz night for the local community with the aim of doubling money for the larger fundraising initiative of raising £100,000 for the charity Birtenshaw.

12) R Place TOTS - To purchase craft materials for families in Johnson Fold to decorate a Christmas tree that will be part of a local Christmas tree festival held at Barrow Bridge Mission.

13) Raise The Youth Foundation CIC - To help towards an emergency fund for young people in Bolton going through hardship. Help provided via assistance with school clothing, assistance with buying loved ones presents or food hampers, for example.

14) Recovery of Addiction and Dependence - A trip to Hollywood bowl with pizza afterwards, for a group of people affected by substance misuse.

15) Seniors in Partnership - To purchase a variety of safety equipment for older people living in sheltered accommodation (Carbon monoxide testers, small LED torches, LED illuminating magnifying glasses, push on lights, hand warmers, etc).

16) Sunning Hill Youth Group - Purchasing three new PlayStation 3 video games for use by young people who attend the youth club in Rumworth.

17) Tots & Toddlers - Towards the cost of a Christmas party for the families of babies and toddlers from the Washacre estate.

18) Winston's Wish - Providing 25 Bolton Children with their own 'Worry Dolls' and specialist activity book (Muddles, Puddles & Sunshine) to help when someone has died.

19) Wipe your Tears Children’s Charity - To buy toys as Christmas presents for children involved in domestic violence situations who have had to leave home.

Projects selected by Bolton at Home

20) Art For You CIC - To arrange a 'creative party' for retired residents at Highfield Sheltered Housing, where they can do crafty activities as well as socialise.

21) Dramatic Action Project – This group of people who are not currently working came together to make canvases as Christmas gifts to give to family 24

and friends. They learned a new skill and felt good that they’d made something special to give.

22) EASE Women Group - To help fund a cooking competition for a cultural day to raise awareness about Female Genital Mutilation.

23) Flockton Court Action Group - To fund a trip to Hollywood bowl so that residents of the group can try bowling for real, after getting a taste for it by playing Nintendo Wii bowling.

24) Friends of Moss Bank Park - Purchasing new gardening equipment, for the group to carry out work in the Rock Garden and Walled Garden at the Park.

25) Fusion - To provide equipment needed to run art classes at a community centre in Tonge Moor.

26) Gardening on your Doorstep – Purchasing materials to build bird boxes and bird feeders for the residents of Maxton House in Farnworth.

27) Grosvenor Estate Residents Association - To hire a rotovator with an operator to turn over a piece of spare land in Kearsley. This will then allow seeds and bushes to be planted in early spring to form a flower filled quiet area.

28) Hall-i'th-Wood Community and Environment Group – Children, parents and grandparents from Hall-i’th-wood estate came together for an afternoon tea on Mother’s day. Children presented their parents and grandparents with flowers that they had planted themselves. Everybody left with a smile on their face!

29) Hulton Lane Community Association - To help with costs of a Christmas party for at least 60 senior citizens who use the community centre.

30) Johnson Fold Community Action Group - To fund a cookery workshop in early December 2014 to show residents how they can cook recipes with vegetables that they could grow at home.

31) Johnson Fold Youth and Community Support Group - Providing the children a Christmas party at the club.

32) Lever Gardens Action Group – Purchasing plants and flowers to display at entrance to Lever Gardens Sheltered Accommodation in Little Lever.

33) Maltby Residents Association - Refreshments at a monthly social afternoon for older people in Great Lever.

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34) Precious Gems - To promote, and provide refreshments for, a community event where members of the public can see the work done by the Knit and Natter group in Kearsley.

35) Stonham Part of Home - To run fortnightly cooking classes for people using the hostel. They will be involved with buying the ingredients, encouraged to budget, and cooking the meal.

36) The Bond Board Limited - To provide 20 starter packs containing toiletries and household items, to help people on low incomes settling into new homes.

37) Band – Costs of a venue to allow the group to practice a piece of music they will be playing in the North-West Area Championship in Blackpool. The rehearsal will be free and an opportunity for the Bolton community to listen to the Band playing.

38) Women's Federation for World Peace - To show a documentary at Slaterfield Community Centre of an Indian woman’s desire to use her boxing talents to overcome the poverty she lives in.

39) Xplode Magazine Bolton - Provide training to new volunteers who are working on the young people’s magazine.

Grants made with support from Bolton Council and The Bolton CVS BIG Bolton Fund

40) 06th Bolton (Eagley) Scouts Group - A day trip for the cubs and scouts to have a tour of the National Football Museum in Manchester.

41) 26th Horwich Parish Brownies - Taking the girls to Bibby's Farm activity centre in Chorley where they can choose from activities like rock climbing and archery.

42) Aashiyana Women's Group - To purchase new mats for women’s yoga sessions at PLCC Centre in Deane.

43) African Community Association Of Bolton - To buy Christmas gifts for disadvantaged and vulnerable young children who are not expecting to receive presents this Christmas.

44) Asian Elders' Resource Centre used £100 to pay for a self defence instructor to run 5 self defence sessions for older people at their community venue in Rumworth. Participants said it helped them to feel more confident in what they could do and more likely to go out on their own.

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45) Bolton Area Home Educators – Purchasing new electrical equipment for technology projects delivered by a group that supports families who educate their children at home.

46) Bolton Cancer Voices - To host a Christmas party for the Cancer Choir members.

47) Bolton Dementia Support Group - To help pay for the lunch at a Christmas party for members.

48) Bolton FM CIC - To purchase a radio imaging library for use by the station, to update its on-air sound effects.

49) Bolton Language School - Purchasing paper and toner to enable people learning English at the centre to print out certificates once they have completed on-line courses. This will also enable them to print worksheets and hand out homework.

50) Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust - To purchase sports equipment for Ladywood School including balls, hoops and skipping ropes.

51) Bolton Multicultural Integration Group - A trip to the Imperial War Museum in Manchester to enable a group of African migrants in Bolton to learn about what went on during the war.

52) Bolton Neuro Voices – Towards the costs of a 10 week exercise programme at Bolton Arena for people with any neurological condition.

53) Bolton Rugby Union Football Club – Senior Section paid for the transport costs of taking the Under7s and 8s team to watch a Sale Sharks rugby match at AJ Bell Stadium in January 2015. They had a great time and were really inspired by playing a game of tag rugby on the pitch at half time.

54) Bolton Rugby Union Football Club – Women’s Section - To provide a training/tournament day for Primary School Children at Bolton Lads and Girls Club (BLGC).

55) Bolton Rugby Union Football Club – Junior Section - For the Junior Section of the club to have a disco at their Christmas party.

56) Bolton Service User Recovery Forum - To provide refreshments (tea, coffee, milk, biscuits and pop) for service users recovering from drug and alcohol problems who attend weekly Saturday games night.

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57) Bolton Society For Blind People - To purchase new crockery, cutlery and cooking equipment for use by blind adults at their Saturday Social group.

58) Bolton U3A - To buy support material to help assist in running educational classes for older people.

59) Bolton Wanderers Disability FC - Christmas party for adults over coming drug and alcohol problems who have attended the football sessions over the past 12 months.

60) Bolton West Stroke Group - To pay for a Christmas party for all members and carers.

61) Bolton YMCA - To run a free monthly children's cooking class and a children's arts and crafts group for the community. The money will be used to purchase equipment for these sessions.

62) Bolton Youth Voice - To provide hot snacks and drinks to both children and their parents following recreational activities throughout winter 2015.

63) Bolton's Ear4Kidz - To help provide food and refreshments at a Christmas party (on the 6th December) for deaf children and their extended families.

64) Bridge St. Conservation Group - To buy nest boxes that will be placed around woodland in Horwich to contribute to an increase in bio-diversity in the area.

65) Caribbean Elders' Association - To pay for a Christmas meal for members.

66) Cats Youth Theatre - Purchasing a collection of glove puppets for a weekly musical theatre class in order to help children develop their creative improvisational skills and build confidence.

67) Creative Mind - To buy bespoke cushions for the workshop room for use by people doing creative writing courses as an alternative to buying new furniture.

68) DBBC (Diversity in Barrier Breaking Communications) - To present 10 copies of a book recording the lives of all 186 Bolton soldiers who lost their lives at Gallipoli to older people’s homes in Bolton to commemorate WW1. The book was produced after research by students from this charity.

69) England Oromo Community - Towards transport costs for the Oromo football team in Bolton.

70) Farnworth & Walkden Band - To help pay for production of a booklet of well known Christmas pieces and carols arrangements that a 10 piece band can play. This enables the band to play at venues that cannot accommodate the full band.

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71) Farnworth Performing Arts Company LTD - Purchase up to date sound equipment for use in performing at community events and residential homes.

72) Friends of Astley Bridge - To decorate Santa's Grotto at the Christmas Party in Andrew Lane Park, Astley Bridge.

73) Friends of Bolton Dementia Support - To help cover the costs of providing a Christmas Lunch for our members at our Christmas Party.

74) Friends of Bolton Science and Technology Centre – To fund travel costs of a group of children attending an afterschool club who have achieved the CREST award (Creativity in Engineering, Science and Technology) so they can display their work at a national exhibition in Birmingham.

75) Friends of Daisy Hill Station - For children of St Georges School, Daisy Hill to build insect boxes for the railway banking on both sides of the station.

76) Friends of Farnworth Memory Cafe - Towards the cost of lunch at a Christmas party for members.

77) Friends of Horwich Memory Cafe - Towards the cost of Christmas lunch for the member’s Christmas party.

78) Friends of Landlords Riding for the Disabled - To build Countryside challenge obstacles to allow disabled riders from Bolton to practice and prepare for the Annual Regional Competition for the North West.

79) Gujarati Writers' Guild UK - Making a group of 20 children aware of their roots, the early migrants from the sub continent, their contribution and what they can now do to make a positive contribution to the society here and integrate better.

80) Halliwell Befriending Service - To help with the costs of a Christmas Party for older people that use the befriending service.

81) Harmony Youth Project – To buy arts and crafts materials to be used by disadvantaged young people at the Harmony Centre in Halliwell.

82) Home for Good - Bolton Support Group - To hire an inflatable bouncy castle for a New Year event and also purchase craft materials for the children to use in sessions for families of adoptive parents, foster carers and special guardians.

83) Home-Start Bolton - To provide a bag of creative and educational resources for parents who have been helped by Home-Start to use with their children.

84) Horwich Hunters Cheerleading Squad - Host a club award evening, to reward the hard work and dedication of the young people with a fun night and small awards.

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85) IMAG1NE SPECIAL NEEDS SOLUTIONS C.I.C. - To help subsidise a trip to a pantomime production for children and young people with disabilities over the Christmas period.

86) Insyt Media Productions - To take 7 young artists to perform a 15 minute Christmas music showcase at George’s house The Gallery and a meal at the Chinese Buffet as a reward for their efforts.

87) King's Church Bolton - Purchasing beanbags and equipment for a youth space at a church in Breightmet.

88) KRIMMZ Girls Youth Club - To hold an afternoon tea party for homeless and other vulnerable local people. The money would help to provide hot drinks and snacks.

89) Lifeline Project Bolton - To take attendees of a Parenting Course and their children to see Cinderella at the Albert Halls, as a reward for taking part over the last 12 months.

90) Melbourne Road Methodist Church - A Christmas party for families that attend the church's weekly drop in for African refugees living in the Rumworth area.

91) MhISt - Towards the entertainment and food for a Christmas party for service users with mental health problems.

92) NUER Community Development Association - To purchase food and refreshments for a community gathering at Christmas for people from South Sudan who are now living in Bolton.

93) Over Hulton Community Group - To develop a small piece of derelict land adjacent to Over Hulton shopping precinct to plant trees, shrubs and bulbs.

94) Parkinson’s UK Bolton Branch - Towards the costs of providing exercise classes at Bolton Arena and Leverhulme Leisure Centre for residents of Bolton with Parkinson’s disease.

95) Partners Of Prisoners And Families Support Group (P O P S) - To help furnish a family room at Bolton’s probation offices with computers, books, seating and tea and coffee making facilities to make the space friendly to people on an intensive community order to come with their families and get help with reintegrating to society.

96) Senior Solutions - To provide an adapted taxi to allow wheelchair users to get to the group’s Christmas party in Westhoughton.

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97) Sevadal of Bolton - Provide refreshments for older people at fortnightly meetings in Great Lever where they take part in activities like yoga / chair based exercise.

98) Shree Charotar Patidar Samaj Bolton - To provide water and fruit as refreshment, for adults and families taking part in weekly health walks from Bolton Indians Sports Club in Darcy Lever.

99) Smithills Angling Club - To purchase two illuminated magnifying glasses and lamps to help support people with any form of visual impairments take part in training/coaching sessions and competitions.

100) St Luke's Drop-in Centre - For hats and gloves for homeless people that use the drop in centre in Halliwell, to keep them warm over winter.

101) The Kildare Community Centre Action Group - Towards a Christmas Lunch, hosted by the regular coffee morning group at a church community centre in Farnworth.

102) The PLCC Centre (Pikes Lane Community Club) - To purchase a table top hob/oven for use by all community and youth groups who meet at the PLCC Centre in Deane.

103) The Sycamore Project (Zac's Youth Bars) - For an Art exhibition fundraiser, the money will be used for resources for the young people to use for their artwork. The artwork will then be sold through the exhibition and money raised will be used for Zac's other sessions.

104) WAVE Adventure - To book the Bolton 1 Climbing wall and offer a free climbing taster session to anyone living in Bolton.

105) Westhoughton Pentecostal Church - To purchase a 6 slice toaster for our Kitchen, this will help with providing meals at our weekly luncheon club.

106) Westhoughton Rangers FC - Providing a Christmas team building and social event for children from the under seven’s team.

107) Women of Westhoughton – Providing 3 Easy-Zumba classes for women aged 50 -80 from Westhoughton.

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Draft as at 9th June 2015

Bolton CVS (Community and Voluntary Services) The Bolton Hub Bold Street Bolton, BL1 1LS Telephone: 01204 546010 Fax: 01204 546011 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.boltoncvs.org.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/CVSBolton Twitter: @boltoncvs

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