Possible sports funding opportunity for Brent charities and community organisations

An evening session with Wembley National Stadium Trust (WNST) will be held on Monday 27th Apr at CVS Brent, with Stewart Goshawk, Chief Executive and a presentation on what to look out for in the application process.

WNST is an independent grant maker, funding charities and community organisations delivering sports activities.

All sports recognised by Sport England are eligible for funding - for a list of recognised sports, click here. 

The next round is open for Brent charities and community organisations and the deadline is Friday 22nd May (noon). Two awards are available - 

1. Community Awards (up to £2,500) - ideal for local clubs and groups.
2. Strategic Awards (usually up to £25,000) - for larger organisations and major capital projects.

To book your place, please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wembley-national-stadium-trust-qa-grant-fundraising-tickets-16596319037?ref=ebtn, or please send an email to support@cvsbrent.org.uk

Light refreshments will be provided (tea/coffee).

Protest at Brent Council's 'High Risk' Meals on Wheels changes

From Brent Fightback (see my previous posting on this proposal HERE)

Brent Fightback is calling a protest at the Civic Centre this coming Monday (16th September) from 6.30pm  to protest at the proposal that Brent Council hand over the delivery of the meals on wheels service to “a range of local charities, communities and businesses”.

The Brent Executive is set to approve the proposals at their meeting that evening.

Currently, the meals on wheels service is outsourced. However, rather than a proposal which would cut out the profit-makers, this proposal is purely about cutting cost (by 50%). This decision will lead to cuts in quality of the meals, and pay (are the charities/community groups using unpaid volunteers?), the council's own risk assessment evaluates "Lack of market capacity leads to service users going without meals" = High!
http://democracy.brent.gov.uk/documents/s19140/asc-community-meals.pdf

ie. most vulnerable, elderly and sick could be left without access to meals!

We won't be SILENCED: oppose the Gagging Law