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Beaworthy Parish council

Welcome to Beaworthy Parish council

Date of Next Meeting

Next Full Council Meeting - 29 September 2022. Venue - Beaworthy Parish Hall. Time - 7.30pm

All residents are welcome to attend. Please see the Agenda on the minutes and agenda page.

Council meetings usually take place the 3rd Thursday off each month where possible in the new Parish Hall at 7.30pm. Please check here for updates and confirmation as due to some deadlines dates can change but always with 5 days notice.

Dates of upcoming meetings

16 June 2022

21 July 2022

29 Sept 2022

20 Oct 2022

17 Nov 2022

15 Dec 2022

Community Notices

Power cut safety advice

If you are affected by a power cut, it is the Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DNO) who is responsible for maintaining physical electricity supplies to your home or business. You can contact your local DNO by calling 105. If you need to light your home when you’re without power, we would prefer if you used torches and battery-powered candles rather than candles. If you must use candles, follow our candle safety advice. Don't try and cook using barbecues or using fires inside your home such as wood-burners. Turn off any appliances that may be a fire risk if they switch on when the power comes back on (such as hair dryers or electric hobs). If you're using a portable heater such as oil or gas, keep it a good distance (at least 1 metre) from people or furniture. Do not cover them with anything that could catch fire such as clothing.

Have you got teenagers?

'Let's Talk Teenagers' is a series of online sessions that are an opportunity for parents and carers of teenagers to hear about the challenges young people in Devon are facing today while being offered tips, techniques and resources to explore for more help and support. To find out more and book a place, visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../lets-talk-teenagers-june...

Funding Information

DCC – The Connecting Your Community Grants Fund

Revenue grants of between £1000-£10,000 are available to local Devon organisations to trial

their own innovative transport solutions to tackle lonliness. Applying organisations will be

incorporated and established for at least 2 years. Beneficiaries should be Young People 16-

24 yrs and Older People 55yrs+. Applications can come from any part of Devon but the

following areas will be prioritised – Chulmleigh and South Molton; Kingsbridge area and

North Devon coast incorporating Ilfracombe, Lynton and Lynmouth. Further information

from https://www.traveldevon.info/accessibility/connecting-you Applications can be made

at any time up until the deadline and will be assessed on a rolling basis, and may close

earlier if enough applications are received.

Deadline 31 January 2023

Energy Affordability Fund – Western Power Distribution

Grants of up to £20,000 are available to support not-for-profit organisations in South West

England, seeking to help people struggling to pay for heating bills. Western Power

Distribution (WPD) is working in partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) to

provide the next round of its Energy Affordability Fund.

WPD would like to support organisations to respond to the cost-of-living crisis and

escalating fuel prices by delivering in-depth advice, including:

 advice and support to enable people in vulnerable circumstances to carry out home

improvements to make their homes more energy efficient

 helping vulnerable households to lower and manage their bills

 support and advice to increase resilience of vulnerable households to severe winter

weather and provide advice on what to do in a power cut.

 identifying and supporting vulnerable or low-income households in rural and urban

areas

 working with healthcare providers, other support organisations and community

partners, to raise awareness of the links between cold, damp homes and poor

physical and mental health.

To qualify for a grant, organisations must be currently delivering energy advice and outreach

activities (or have done in the recent past). Applicants must be free to attend an online skill-

sharing workshop on 4 November 2022. Further information from

https://www.cse.org.uk/news/view

Deadline 30 September 2022

The Health Exchange Together Fund

Grants of up to £10,000 are available to community groups in England for sport and physical

activities that tackle health inequality in culturally diverse communities, among people with

a disability, lower socio-economic groups and/or people with long-term health conditions.

Projects should help the following groups make better choices about nutrition, diet and

exercise that improve their long-term sustainable health and wellbeing.

o Culturally diverse communities.

o Disabled people.

o Lower socio-economic groups, and/or

o People with long term health conditions

For enquires and to discuss your idea before applying, please contact Health Exchange by email at

info@healthexchange.org.uk or phone 0800 158 3535 or go to

https://www.healthexchange.org.uk

Applications can be made anytime up until the deadline of 31 December

Independent Age: Cost of Living Grants Fund. APPLY BY 16 SEPT 22

In response to the cost-of-living crisis, the charity Independent Age has launched a new

cost-of-living grants fund. The charity will offer grants of £40,000 to 25 charities and

community organisations to support older people struggling financially and help ensure they

do not have to choose between buying food to eat and heating their home this winter.

This fund will support projects such as: advice and information initiatives to help older

people access the benefits they are entitled to; budgeting advice and/or support to access

better energy deals; debt advice; and short-term help to deal with one-off costs or

emergencies.

Applications will be accepted from registered or exempt UK charities, charitable

incorporated organisations (CIO) or community interest companies (CIC) with an annual

turnover of at least £100,000.

There is particular interest in supporting local community-based charities that are providing

advice, practical help and support to older people in their neighbourhoods. Projects must be

in addition to or an extension of existing work. There is a two-stage application process: if

you are successful at Phase 1, you will be invited to apply in Phase 2. Projects should be

ready to start from November 2022 and completed by 31 December 2023. Further

information from https://www.independentage.org/community/our-grants-fund

Deadline: Stage 1 applications by 16 September

The Jamieson-Bystock Trust

Devon-based (and Devon- focused) grant-making Trust with the following charitable

objectives: To promote the relief of sickness and the relief of financial hardship; To promote

the education of all ages; To promote such other charitable purposes as the Trust may from

time to time deem fit. Generally, grant awards - which range from £100 to £5,000 - tend to

be confined to charities providing services in Exeter, Exmouth and the county of Devon. The

Trust's primary focus is on helping groups to support those experiencing difficulties such as:

o Homelessness; o Physical or emotional abuse; and o Exclusion because of race or religion

or are otherwise isolated and stressed. Initiatives which enable people to improve their

situation for themselves or aim to prevent difficulties arising are particularly welcomed by

the Trust. For further information go to https://www.jbtrust.org.uk

Applications may be made at any time via the application form available on the Trust's'

website

Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust

Capital and/or revenue grants up to £5,000 are available to registered charities, as well as

voluntary and community organisations for art and music activities that benefit

disadvantaged and/or disabled children in the South West of England. Further information

from https://www.joycefletchercharitabletrust.co.uk

Deadline 30 September

The Morrisons Foundation

Grant funding for registered charity for projects which make a positive difference in local

communities. In the main they prefer to fully fund projects up to £25,000. Applicants will

need to do an eligibility quiz - go to https://www.morrisonsfoundation.com/grant-funding-

request

Applications can be made at any time

The National Survivor User Network: Sustaining Spaces Fund

Grants of between £500 and £1,000 are available to community groups in England to create

community spaces in which people faced by mental health challenges, shared identities and

experiences can come together in support of each other’s wellbeing Further information

from https://www.nsun.org.uk/projects/our-grants

Deadline 16 September

Ocado Fund for Good

Grants of up to £1000 are avaialable to a wide range of not-for-profit organisations to

support skills and education development and/or sustainability projects that benefit local

communities. Applicants will need to create a BizGive account in order to access further

information and make an application – go to https://www.bizgive.app

Deadline – applications can be made up until 31 December.

Our Local Nature Grants (The Linnean Society)

Grants of up to £1000 available to individuals and organisations who are linked with a group

of young people eg community group, student group, school staff for projects that are

designed and led by young people. Eligible projects ideas will increase access to natural

spaces and improve understanding of local biodiversity for young people. Further

information can be found by following the link https://www.linnean.org/the-

society/medals-awards-prizes-grants/our-local-nature-grants

Deadline 1 st November

Thomas Wall Trust

Revenue grants up to £5,000 are available to UK registered charities that are developing

communication skills for disadvantaged adults aged 18 and over so that they can improve

their employment prospects, self-confidence, resilience and life-chances. Further

information from https://www.thomaswalltrust.org.uk

Deadline 19 September

The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Small Grants

Small to medium sized local registered charities and not-for-profit organisations can apply

for revenue grants of between £2000-£10,000, for local, grassroots community initiatives

that help reduce deprivation in rural and urban communities. Grants can be used for core

costs, salaries and running costs. Further information from

https://www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk

Applications can be made at any time

https://www.westdevon.gov.uk/support-directory

This link provides essential information and contact details for a wide range of support available across the borough from the Council and other groups.

This includes:

details on how to apply for the Household Support Fund to get help with paying essential bills
where to go for help if you have mobility needs, including applying for a blue badge or Personal Independence Payments
support to pay for energy costs as well as help to improve the energy efficiency of your home to reduce fuel bills
a list of places to go for financial and practical support for young people and families
contacts for a wide range of other support available locally, including foodbanks, help for people feeling isolated, mental health support and where to go for money and debt advice.

West Devon Borough Council’s support for local communities extends beyond helping individuals in crisis situations. It has been working closely with the voluntary sector as well as Devon County Council and the NHS to provide grants and support to reduce health inequalities and rural poverty. This includes working with Tavistock Youth Café to offer mental health support for young people.

To apply to the Household Support fund, please go to westdevon.gov.uk/household-support

For more support and useful contacts for help, please go to www.westdevon.gov.uk/Benefits

https://devonalc.org.uk/news/household-support-fund/

Please use this link to view further funding available for households

Growing communities fund

Projects that support Devon communities have the opportunity to apply for funding through a new scheme.

Grants ranging from £500 to £3,000 are available through the Growing Communities Fund.