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Toothill residents can now apply for the area’s lottery million

Five years after the National Lottery “Our new website is simple to groups have expressed an interest in
announced that Toothill was one of use, helps to keep residents up to submitting grant applications and
an initial 50 neighbourhoods across date with news, make applications one bursary application has already
Britain to receive £1 million for for support, and most important gone live and gained community
community development projects, gives people the chance to vote for support at: www.toothillbiglocal.
the Toothill Big Local Team is ready the grants they support.” co.uk”
to allocate funds through a new Applications can be submitted Toothill Big Local
website. at any time and the process is the Open Day
During October and November same irrespective of the amount Saturday 12 December,
every household in the area will required. So long as the request is 11am to 5pm
have received a launch pack within the Big Local rules and the idea and to get the ball rolling. Toothill Community Centre
promoting Toothill Big Local’s community supports the proposal “Toothill has a wonderful Seasonal refreshments will be
online grant application system at with their votes, it will go ahead. opportunity and dedicated funds to provided whilst you find out more
www.toothillbiglocal.co.uk Money is available to further the improve the area. All it needs is for about what’s happening and
It includes information and activities of local community the community to use it. Over 15 how to apply for a grant.
background about the lottery groups, or develop new activities in
funds, frequently asked questions, response to need. Funding cannot
an explanation of how to apply for go directly to individuals but grants Are you looking to make
support and how money will be can also be made as a bursary to a
allocated. club to help an individual further positive changes in your life?
Big Local chairperson Kareen their studies or, for example, sports
Boyd said: “We realise the funding training. I can offer you a safe, confidential, non-judgemental space where you
for Toothill has been been coming “Although applications need to be can:
for a long time and residents have made online, residents don’t need • gain a deeper understanding of yourself and be able to cope with
been asking what’s going on, but to have to use a computer,” said everyday situations
the committee has had to put in a Kareen. “Members of the Toothill • make sense of relationships and situations
tremendous amount of voluntary Big Local Team are ready and
work to meet the requirements willing to help groups or anyone • manage feelings of stress, depression, anxiety, anger or confusion
of the National Lottery. We now with an idea to make Toothill an Elaine Watt Focused Counselling
have a method of determining even better place. Just pop into our BACP accredited counsellor
which projects should be supported office at Toothill Community Centre Call 07919 343407
based on the choices made by the on Tuesdays or Thursdays, between to make an appointment for a no fee consultation
community at large. 10.30am and 3pm, to discuss an www.focusedcounselling.com

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