In March 2023, The Albert Hunt Trust contributed funds towards our Community Engagement role who helps to organise activities, engages with local residents, groups and organisations. This ensures that our programme is need led and responsive to the community.
As an independent charity, we depend on funding to keep our doors open year in, year out. Here is a list of some successful funding bids we have secured. Bids take a long time to put together and maintain, it’s a never-ending process of applying and monitoring, but without this vital work, we would not be here. We want to thank all our funders, particularly the ones below for their continued support, and the trust they put in Park Farm Community Centre to deliver projects for our community.
Amount: £11,200
This funding was awarded in July 2019 and will help us to employ our Centre Support Worker for another twelve months from November 2019.
This postholder is an integral part of our staff team, covering all aspects of reception, room bookings, office assistance and helping in the planning and delivery of projects throughout the year.
Amount: £250
This funding was awarded in June 2019, and allowed us to buy craft materials for our popular Afterschool Club.
Amount: £30,000
This funding was awarded in April 2019 and will sustain our very popular Afterschool Club and School Holiday Breakfast & Playscheme for 48 weeks of the year for the next three years.
We recognise that there is very little for children and young people to do in the area where we are based. To further the development and education of our local children and young people by providing fun, engaging leisure time will help participants to flourish positively as individuals and members of society and that conditions of life within our community improve.
Amount: £1,000
Tesco Bags of Help funding was awarded inJanuary 2019. The grant will be used to create a new Sugarcraft and Socialise group, which will bring together local people who may be experiencing loneliness, low self-esteem and confidence who want to improve their wellbeing.
Sugar crafting was a popular choice from those we spoke to; starting in September 2019 and open to all.
Amount: £4,460
This funding was awarded in November 2018 and helped us to create a new 12-week arts and crafts course: Carr Mill Connects with Art, which runs throughout the year, every Wednesday from 12pm-2pm.
The course has four themes and is aimed at adults who want to improve their creative skills and enjoy the benefits of a friendly social group
Amount: £8,797
This funding was awarded in September 2018 Mand used to refurbish one of our busiest multi-purpose meeting rooms within the Centre.
The project goal was to improve our facilities so they could be used by a wider variety of groups from the local community.
Works included a complete re-plastering of the walls, full redecoration, laying of a new hard-wearing floor, and installation of bespoke sound-proof kitchen shutters.