This project works with homeless households and those living in rented accommodated in Rochdale. With a focus on those experiencing extreme financial difficulty in unfurnished rental properties, the project will tackle the lack of second-hand furniture available and support those needing to replace broken or damaged household items. It will also assist people with debt issues, improve their confidence and life skills, increase their computer skills and encourage them to get into volunteering.

Sharing the Rich and Varied Heritage of Rooley Moor and the Cotton Famine Road

That Festival Feeling

The history of Rooley Moor on Rochdale

The group will recruit, train and support young people to take up volunteering opportunities on community based activity projects. This will act as a diversionary activity to reduce involvement in antisocial behaviour and promote community cohesion.

Theatre in Rochdales Communities

The funding will be used to make improvements to a community facility in order to improve disabled access and safety. The project aims to improve accessibility for people in the local community with mobility issues and ensure that the facilities are fit for purpose.

Kashmiri Lives

The funding will be used to support vulnerable, socially isolated young women from the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) community as volunteers to run healthy living and arts sessions for younger girls who lack the confidence and self-esteem to engage with other services. The project aims to improve people?s lives and strengthen the community by increasing their skills and confidence.

Repair of roof and tower

The funding will be used by a community organisation to install fencing around their community allotment site. This will ensure that the allotment is safe and secure as it is currently vulnerable to theft and vandalism.

The funding will be used by a primary school to create a new garden and learning area for pupils and the wider community. An outdoor shelter will be installed to provide space for creative and imaginative play that will also be accessible outside of school hours.

The funding will be used by a charity to continue running their foodbank service. The project aims to ensure that as many people as possible in crisis receive emergency food and support within the city.

The funding will be used to produce a weekly news discussion and youth group sessions for young adults, enabling them to produce radio content about issues that affect them. The aim of this project is to educate young people in the local community about intolerance and extremism.

This is a project by a Community Special School in Rochdale. The funding will be used to transform a derelict area into a multi-sensory environment, including a texture board and chime tubes. The project aims to provide a calm and stimulating area for children, parents and carers.

Khubsuret House cohesion project

This project will run a pilot project providing an accessible IT facility and sessional training and support services for members of the local community.

This project will deliver a series of awareness raising and therapeutic sessions using story telling and reminiscence techniques. The sessions will be aimed at people in the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) community with enduring mental health problems or dementia, as well as their carers. It will also involve the training of organisations in the community to provide ongoing support. This will increase awareness of and reduce the stigma attached to mental illness and dementia.

The funding will be used to run gardening, IT and homework classes and training in the community. This projects aims to improve educational attainment through improved access to IT and homework support and reduce isolation amongst older people in the local community.

The funding will be used to run a fitness programme targeting young Asian people between the ages of 5 and 15 in the local community. This will increase physical activity and address low self-esteem and social isolation.

Pitch Construction

Rochdale Masters of League

Box On Project: Hamer ABC

Revealing Rochdale

This is a new project that will provide befriending activities to 120 people, with children aged 5- 11, who require support with complex mental health difficulties prior to reaching crisis point. Trained volunteers will provide practical and emotional assistance to families and adults within their own homes, improving their emotional wellbeing and independence.

This project will deliver workshops to members of the local community who suffer from heart related problems. This will provide a programme of sessions which have been designed to deal with identified health and wellbeing issues to encourage healthier lifestyles.

Contemporary Forward #2

This project will use the funding to deliver a community Christmas event, Easter event and a final summer event. This will enable the organisation to work with residents of all ages from the Kirkholt estate to deliver the events and celebrate the culture and heritage of the estate.

This project is a series of art based, cooking and cultural sessions which will enable the group to celebrate the cultural diversity of their local community.

Funding will be used to develop the project that helps adults improve their mental wellbeing via a range of activities. After an initial assessment, beneficiaries will have access to weekly support groups, a programme of life skills and educational courses, physical activities and regular mindfulness sessions.

The organisation will use the funding to deliver workshops using specialist agencies and trainers to engage with parents, carers and schools. This will ensure that the adults who work with and support children and young people are trained so that the needs of disadvantaged children and young people are met.

Refurbishment of Art Deco Fire Station, redisplay of fire-fighting collections and wide ranging engagement programme

The funding will be used to deliver sessions for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) parents about the dangers of their children using the internet, with an aim to help them ensure their children?s safety online.

The organisation will use the funding to run sessions for African families and children in the local community to introduce participants to the concept of a balanced diet, and develop their skills in relation to healthy food shopping, food preparation, cooking and fitness. This will aim to address language barriers, lack of integration and address an increase in obesity.

The organisation will use the funding to develop a sensory garden for people with disabilities and low self esteem with beneficiaries acting as volunteers and contributors. This will increase the health and wellbeing of participants by engaging them in useful activity within the wider community and reduce their stress levels.

The organisation will use the funding to run morning and evening activities in dance, martial arts and yoga aimed at children, staff and parents. This will improve health and increase activity with the aim of addressing health concerns in the local community relating to lack of exercise.

This is the development and continuation of a project that aims to deliver support to vulnerable children and young people living in and around Rochdale. The group will provide more creative workshops, courses, mentoring and group drop-in sessions to help the beneficiaries with team building, life skills, confidence and self-esteem. Parental support programmes will also be available to help families build better relationships.

The organisation will use the funding to purchase equipment for an outside play area within the school grounds for use all pupils who come from wide ethnic backgrounds, some of whom speak English as a second language. This will enable the organisation to integrate the pupils and break down language barriers by engaging them in active play in a safe environment, aiming to increase academic performance, and divert them from engaging in anti-social behaviour.

The school will use the funding to create an eco-trail for pupils and the local community. This will provide them with a stimulating outdoor environment and support them to become engaged in the natural world.

The group will use the funding to provide after school and homework clubs, and a holiday play-scheme. This will engage young people in positive activities in a safe and secure environment.

Holocaust Memorial 2017

The Lancashire Burns: Edwin Waugh s Bicentenary

Generation Z

A project to support people in hardship including those with chaotic lifestyles and multiple needs such as poor health, homelessness, substance misuse, offending, victimisation, poor social relationships, financial difficulties, lack of employability skills, exclusion or lack of engagement with services. it will provide access to hot meals, foodbanks, fuel, clothing, washing and laundry facilities, furniture and financial support for those moving from benefits into work.

The organisation will use the funding to set up two community run and managed groups to offer social activities for local people out of Falinge Park, Rochdale. This will aim to reduce isolation and increase access to community activities in the local area.

The organisation will use the funding to set up two community run and managed groups to offer social activities for local people out of Falinge Park, Rochdale. This will aim to reduce isolation and increase access to community activities in the local area.

Hidden - Stories from the Rochdale Underground

Partnership with the Colombo Art Biennial (AIDF)

The organisation will use the funding to provide a physical exercise and social improvement programme, including a healthy eating aspect, based around martial arts and boxing. This will enable the organisation to provide structured exercise and lifestyle education to alleviate concerns of beneficiaries developing long term health issues caused by obesity which is prevalent in this community.

The organisation will use the funding to continue to deliver activities to stimulate and entertain older people form local sheltered schemes, including, movies, music memorabilia, bingo and quizzes. This will also provide sessions for participants to design their own memory boxes, used to stimulate personal memories, and provide nostalgic refreshments and social activities to reduce their social isolation and improve wellbeing.

The organisation will use the funding to purchase equipment to landscape an area within the school grounds that is currently derelict. This will enable the organisation to create a green space in the centre of a large deprived council estate, which will be used during and after school hours.

The organisation will use the funding to purchase portable play equipment to create an active play area for the school children and their families in the local community and run after school fitness sessions. This will aim to reduce and prevent obesity in the local area through increased active play and organised activity sessions.

Rochdale Embed the Pathway

The organisation will use the funding to install equipment in the school playground designed to improve the children's sense of balance and coordination. This will improve the children's health and wellbeing by increasing their activity levels and understanding of risk.

The organisation will use the funding to install an outdoor gym at the main park in Rochdale town centre. This will enable the organisation to provide a free facility for physical exercise, improving the health and well-being of the community. The project will alleviate concerns of identified local health issues, such as heart disease and diabetes, which has been attributed to low levels of physical activity.

The organisation will use the funding to run a series of IT workshops. This will enable the organisation to improve the IT skills of service users and help them secure employment or further training opportunities.

The organisation will use funding to build an outdoor activity area within the school grounds. This will improve the facilities of the school, and help aid the pupils and local children?s groups? development in risk awareness activities, whilst helping to reduce child obesity levels in the local area.

HOPES AND DREAMS

The organisation will use the funding to run training courses for women and employability skills classes and workshops for women and young people in the local community. This will increase education and training opportunities with the aim of reducing isolation and improving employment opportunities.

The organisation will use the funding to provide debt advice and money management coaching training for local volunteers who will then offer advice and support about debt and money management to the local community. This will reduce stress, anxiety and depression amongst local families and improve their quality of life.

The organisation will use the funding to pilot a project that will provide 12 or 24 weekly skills development workshops which will culminate in a community sharing event. This may be a film, debate, performance or gallery. This will enable the organisation to support two priority groups aged 14-19 to gain a nationally recognised qualification.

The organisation will use the funding to purchase office equipment and providing training for staff and volunteers in running a community group and delivering effective projects. This will enable the group to become established as a community organisation and start making steps towards providing assistance, advice and support to vulnerable, older or isolated women from local Asian communities.

The funding will be used for a programme of activities to improve the mental and physical health of pupils to pupils in every secondary school in the area, including touch rugby and help finding local fitness classes. This will provide extra-curricular activities and support for young people, and help improve health and wellbeing.

Around the World in 80 Days (Gf8 Libraries fund)

Around the World in 80 Days (Gf8 Libraries fund)

The funding will be used for an online system to support for children with personal issues. It will provide tailored resources, support and advice to improve health, wellbeing, confidence and development.

1940s Love Stories

The organisation will use funding to develop the outside area of the school, to include staging and seating, for the use of pupils, families, the nursery and the wider community. This will provide a safe environment and stimulating and creative activities to help aid the children?s development.

A project to provide holistic support to people in Oldham with chronic housing and health problems, and to address the underlying causes of their ill-health, in particular those unable to access other services.The scheme will tackle the multiple needs of the beneficiaries such as chaotic lifestyles, health problems, learning disabilities and substance misuse.

The organisation will use the funding to purchase new tables and chairs to provide new social activities, as well as aromatherapy and massage sessions for their residents. This will help to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of residents in the area.

The organisation will use funding to make improvements to a local allotment site which will include increasing disabled access and improving security. This will enable a wider range of groups to use the facilities safely and improve community use.

Application for NPO funding 2015-2018

The organisation will use the funding to install a series of individual fitness apparatus to provide the opportunity for the children to use the equipment before, after and during break times to incorporate fitness in to their daily lifestyle. This will increase fitness, improve their gross motor skills, upper body strength and aerobic fitness and aim to reduce sedentary lifestyles.

6th Rochdale Scout Group

6th Rochdale Scout Group

This is a project in Rochdale to purchase computer equipment to provide access, support and training to the local community, targeting unemployed people in benefits who require access for job searches. This will support job seekers to search for employment and meet requirements for benefits claims and increase access to the internet for the local community.

A project in Rochdale to install a new play space and flooring to the school playground which is often unsafe in inclement weather. This will provide a safe environment for pupils, childcare and community groups to access and enjoy throughout the year.

A project in Rochdale to develop a new foodbank in a new area of Rochdale providing food and services for new beneficiaries. This will ensure that the foodbank are able to support as many people in need as possible.

100 Forbidden Worlds

The school in Rochdale will use the funding to provide a programme of after school activities that will improve the physical health and fitness of children. Activities will also improve confidence and self esteem.

This is a project by a registered charity in Rochdale. The organisation will use the funding to run creative activities, an awareness event, network steering group meetings and a member?s website to share information with carers and people living with Dementia. This will improve health and wellbeing and reduce isolation.

This is a project by an incorporated charity in Rochdale. The organisation will use the funding to strengthening collaborative working of Home-Start services in Greater Manchester to enable the organisation to respond to an increasing demand for service. This will enable the organisation to work together to make efficiency savings to enable them to reach out to more families and recruit more volunteers.

The organisation will deliver training in supporting children and young people with additional needs at risk of exclusion from school to parents, teachers, carers and schools. This will provide schools and parents with the skills to assist pupils with additional needs and challenging behaviour to reduce exclusions, truancy and underperformance, improving the prospects of children and young people who might otherwise feel disaffected by school due to a lack of understanding and support available to help them

This is a project by a primary school in Rochdale, Lancashire. The organisation will use the funding to provide a selection of outdoor fitness and gym equipment in the school grounds that can be accessed by the local community. This will aim to improve health and wellbeing through improved fitness, increased access to outdoor spaces and reduced levels of obesity in the local residents.

This is a project by a school in Rochdale. The group will use the funding to develop an area of land that is currently unused and turn it in to a creative play area. This will provide children with a safe and secure area to learn and explore.

This is a project by a primary school in Rochdale. The organisation will use the funding to develop their outdoor play/adventure facilities by purchasing additional outdoor play equipment and installing soft flooring in their school play area. This will i

This is a project by a primary school in Rochdale. The organisation will use the funding to construct a timber outdoor classroom on school grounds. This will provide the school and local community groups with an accessible space for extracurricular clubs, events and community activities during and outside of school hours.

This is a project by a primary school in Rochdale. The organisation will use the funding to develop their outdoor play/adventure facilities by purchasing additional outdoor play equipment and installing soft flooring in their school play area. This will improve the health and well being and social skills of young children and provide additional resources for after school clubs for the wider school community.

This is a project by an incorporated charity in Rochdale, Lancashire. The organisation will use the funding to increase and improve their provision of IT equipment to enable them to offer universal job match and job search support to people referred from

This is a project by an incorporated charity in Rochdale, Lancashire. The organisation will use the funding to increase and improve their provision of IT equipment to enable them to offer universal job match and job search support to people referred from their local job centre plus. This will build capacity to enable the organisation to handle increased demand and replacement of equipment which is no longer fit for purpose.

This is a project by a voluntary organisation in Rochdale. The organisation will use the funding to offer computer/home work/mixed abilities clubs to support student IT and curriculum skills and IT Sessions for the wider community. This will enable the group to continue with their homework club and provide opportunities to access IT facilities for the wider community.

This is a project by a voluntary organisation in Rochdale. The organisation will use the funding to provide to provide social outings, activities and ongoing social events. This will provide weekly social activities, events and outings for older people who are isolated in their own homes

This is a project by a registered charity and company in Lancashire. The group will use the funding to provide Institute and management training for selected volunteers and trustees. This will provide new skills to ensure the charity is well managed in th

This is a project by a registered charity and company in Lancashire. The group will use the funding to provide Institute and management training for selected volunteers and trustees. This will provide new skills to ensure the charity is well managed in the future and enable under represented volunteers of Kashmiri origin to support community initiatives.

Gone but not forgotten

Improvement of drainage and irrigation of the pitch

This is a project by an incorporated charity in Rochdale. The organisation will use the funding to provide media training for mental health service users so they can develop their own range of media to raise awareness of the group and its services. This w

Primary Spaces

Pitch Construction

This is a project by a primary school in Rochdale. The organisation will use the funding to deliver after school dance and exercise classes. This will encourage physical activity to reduce local levels of childhood obesity.