With so much to do and so many pressures on our time and energy, it’s sometimes easy to forget that every now and then, we need to stop to acknowledge and celebrate our work and achievements. We recently had an opportunity to do this when Creative Black Country (CBC) celebrated 10 years of working with communities, artists and creative people across the Black Country.
City of Wolverhampton Council have opened a further round of applications under the Community Grants scheme, funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Well, what a fortnight, ‘things are coming fast!’ The government has announced a merger of functions of the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. The major reforms aim to reduce bureaucracy and duplication, make savings and empower NHS staff to deliver better care for patients with more resources being put back into frontline services.
The Parkinson’s UK Physical Activity Grants Programme is reopening! This fund supports activity providers, community groups, networks, and organisations to create opportunities for people with Parkinson’s to stay active.
The UK Government has announced £1.5 million in funding to help victims of the Windrush scandal navigate the compensation application process and secure their legal status.