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Community Gardeners across Scotland are set to benefit from
a spring lottery windfall after the Big Lottery Fund announced a grant of nearly
half a million pounds to the Growing Communities in Scotland partnership. Included in the partnership is the Federation of City Farms
and Community Gardens (FCFCG), the Scottish Therapeutic Gardening Network
(Trellis) and the Allotments Regeneration Initiative (ARI). The lottery funding will help the partners continue their
work with the blossoming Scottish community garden and allotment network. At least
350 community, therapeutic and allotment gardens across Scotland will benefit
from improved and comprehensive support services.
Communities which work together to grow, eat and distribute their
own food feel happier, healthier and take more positive steps to improve the
environment – both local and global. That’s the simple but powerful conclusion contained in a new
manifesto, which calls for greater effort from policy makers, funders and
support organisations to help those local community groups who create tangible
benefits for their neighbourhoods. Called ‘From the ground up’, the manifesto is the
culmination of the three-year SPAN partnership programme (Sustainable
Production in Active Neighbourhoods) and aims to inspire wider recognition of
the positive impact of community food growing.
Local Food, a new and exciting grants programme funded by the Big Lottery Fund, has officially opened for applications. The £50 million programme - aimed at making locally grown food accessible and affordable to local communities - has been developed by a consortium of organisations, including FCFCG. Local Food is the first Award Partner scheme funded by the Big Lottery Fund's Changing Spaces programme to open its doors for applications, and will look to distribute grants to a variety of food-related community projects across England.
Community Spaces, a £50 million lottery-funded grants
scheme providing funding and support to community groups in England, has opened for business. The scheme will help groups create or improve green
and open spaces to improve the quality of local life. Funding is available for a variety of local projects to
improve green and open space, including play areas,
community gardens, parks, wildlife areas, ponds, courts and village
greens, kick-about areas and pathways.
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Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens. Reg. Charity No. 294494
Registered in England No: 2011023 Registered Office: The GreenHouse, Hereford Street, Bristol BS3 4N
Registered in England No: 2011023 Registered Office: The GreenHouse, Hereford Street, Bristol BS3 4N