West Northamptonshire Council has announced a £172,000 funding pot for community transport grants across West Northamptonshire and is encouraging local groups and parish councils to apply for a share of the money. The funding aims to increase the number of transport options available, especially in rural areas and places where there are no regular […]
The Integrated Care Board (ICB) have now produced their Strategic Neighbourhood Health Plan. The Plan can be viewed here The Plan explains how ICBs, local authorities, Health & Wellbeing Boards and other partners should create and deliver neighbourhood health services, and this includes the VCFSE. It defines ‘neighbourhood health’, describes the challenges services should address, […]
The Household Support Fund is being replaced by the Crisis Resilience Fund from the 1st of April 2026. Whilst crisis and hardship payments will remain a part of the new approach, there are also further opportunities around both Crisis Residence and Community Co-ordination (known as segments 3 and 4). Government guidance on the fund can be […]
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To oversee the lifecycle of all projects, develop a motivated projects team, and ensure every initiative delivers maximum social impact while maintaining financial sustainability. Job details Pay £25,069.20 a year Job type Part-time Permanent Location Doddridge Centre, 109 St. James Road, Northampton NN5 5LD Benefits Pulled from the full job description Free parking Casual dress […]
West Northamptonshire are launching two funds: Community Funding Grants Framework (CFGF) for larger VCFSE organisations with an income of over £100,000; and Community Investment Business Case (CIBC) for smaller VCFSE organisations with an income of under £100,000. Each route has an allocated budget of £106,500, bringing the total available funding to £213,000 over the period from May […]
West and North Northamptonshire alcohol and drug services will be disaggregating on 1 April 2026, which means there will be some changes for residents of Northamptonshire. From this date, Turning Point will deliver the new service in West Northamptonshire, called Inspire, working alongside key partners including Bridge, Family Support Link, Double Impact, and Framework. Inspire will […]
On the 28th January 2026, Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) Executive and Operational Directors met with the VCFSE to begin a discussion on how closer connections can be forged around the issue of Neighbourhood health. The event was organised by SAWN (the Infrastructure Partnership of West Northamptonshire) and chaired by the VCSE Assembly; it […]
It seems to us that Neighbourhood health is the new Kid on the block, and its all that people within systems across the UK are talking about. It’s a prime mover of the new and revised NHS Plan, and of course its heavily linked to the Preventative Agenda and within that Community Involvement. The National […]
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