Pioneering New Way To Fund Historic Churches Saves More Than 50 Centuries of History and Keeps Vital Community Services Open
With increasing numbers of churches facing closure, a heritage hero has helped raise £1 million
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43,000 Dead in Somalia Drought Demands UK action, Christian Aid Warns
As a new report warns an estimated 43,000 people died amid the longest drought on
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Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust
Six churches from across Yorkshire are celebrating this month after being awarded over £32,000 from
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National Tutoring Programme Simplified To Reach As Many Pupils As Possible
Children and young people will benefit from more tutoring through their school from next year,
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Benefact Trust Launches New Mental Health Grants Programme
A new grants programme to support those responding to the mental health crisis Benefact Trust
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Funding To Address Shortage of Organ, Blood, and Stem Cell Donors
£440,000 funding available to address shortage of organ, blood, and stem cell donors amongst Black,
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One In Three Deprived Areas Locked Out Of ‘Levelling Up’ Funding Warns Salvation Army
More than a third of England’s most deprived areas will not benefit from the Government’s £4.8 billion Levelling
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Campaigner proposes Register of Essential Works for Places of Worship
A prominent campaigner for the heritage of Southport has made an open proposal to his Local Authority and Central Government to establish a formal documented platform listing essential works required across all Places of Holy Worship
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37 aid agencies raise the alarm about skyrocketing needs among Syrians
Syrians are facing record food insecurity levels and declining socio-economic conditions. Needs have increased dramatically over the last year.
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ERSA Bursaries For Youth Organisations
ERSA, the national membership body for the employment support sector, has been awarded a grant by the Youth Futures Foundation to significantly increase its work to tackle youth unemployment.
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Over 8,000 people to receive career support from Covid-19 Support Fund
Shaw Trust and Learning and Work Institute are to support the reskilling of more than 8,000 people who have been affected by the pandemic.
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National Christian Helpline Receives Government Support
Premier Lifeline: the National Christian Helpline has launched a new resource aimed at helping to tackle isolation after receiving funding from the UK Government Coronavirus Emergency Fund.
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New beds for homeless hospital patients
People who are homeless and due to be discharged from hospital, are being offered new Salvation Army “step-down beds” to ensure they have a safe space to recover while freeing up urgently needed NHS beds.
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New Teaching School Hubs to be rolled out across the UK
Every school in the country will have greater access to expert teacher training and development, under plans announced by the Department for Education this week.
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Cultural and creative sector to get £60k boost from new scheme
One of the sectors most affected by the pandemic is to get some extra support from a new scheme led by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).
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