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Parish and Hinckley community initiative fund

Useful contacts

There are various organisations who may be able to offer advice or additional financial assistance or from whom you may need permission for certain works when you are applying for grants.

Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council

For funding advice from officers of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council please contact:

Rural Community Council

The Rural Community Council for Leicestershire is located in Hinckley and is available to assist you with your application. If you require any advice or help, please contact:

Leicestershire County Council

Leicestershire County Council funding toolkit

This funding toolkit provides one-stop access to advice and information on funding for voluntary and community organisations in Leicester and Leicestershire. For further information visit:

Leicestershire County Council: SHIRE community grants

The County Council can provide grant aid for a range of community and environmental improvement. For further information visit:

Fields in Trust (FIT)

The FIT is committed to protecting and improving playing fields. They can provide information and advice on the standards of open space and children’s play provision. They also offer a safety inspection service. For further information:

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA)

RoSPA can provide information and advice on safety standards for children’s play areas and equipment including safety inspections.

The National Lottery

For information on National Lottery grants programmes aimed at local communities, please contact:

The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)

TCV is the UK’s leading charity working with people to bring about positive environmental change. They can offer information and advice on environmental projects and practical help with conservation tasks.

Natural England

For advice on the Local Heritage Initiative, Doorstep Greens and Community Service Grants, contact:

Royal Forestry Society (RFS)

The RFS is an educational charity, inspiring passion and excellence in woodland management.

The National Forest Company

Community groups within the area of the National Forest may benefit from assistance provided by the National Forest Company. For further information contact:

Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust

The Wildlife Trust is an organisation promoting nature conservation. It owns and manages a number of ecologically important sites. The Trust has an officer in charge of the Biodiversity Action Plan who can offer advice and guidance upon improving biodiversity within Leicestershire. For more information contact:

Environment Agency

The Environment Agency is the regulatory body with responsibility for the protection of natural water resources, conservation along waterways and water bodies, monitoring of water quality, pollution control and flood defence. You should contact them if you are undertaking works on or adjacent to any watercourse.

National Children’s Bureau

For advice on play:

Play England

For advice on children’s play issues including playground development:

Arts Council England

Arts Council England invests in art and culture for a lasting return. They look to invest in organisations, artists, events, initiatives and others to apply for funding and help to achieve their strategy. To apply:

Entrust

Entrust provides funds for communities in the vicinity of a registered landfill site. Entrust is the regulator of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) an innovative tax credit scheme which enables landfill operators (LOs) to contribute money to enrolled environmental bodies (EBs) to carry out projects that meet environmental objects contained in The Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 (Regulations). For further information, contact Entrust:

Football Foundation

The Football Foundation enables key football partners to come together around a shared vision; to improve football facilities across the country. You can use their website to find the local football facility plans in your area (footballfoundation.org.uk)

For further information: 

Last updated: 18/10/2024 14:06