Entries by Sophie Negus

The passing of Queen Elizabeth

As you will now be aware Queen Elizabeth has passed and we now have a new King in Charles. Please find attached some useful links relating to the National Period of Mourning, which includes a bank holiday for the Queens Funeral, which has now been agreed as the 19th of September 2022. This gives advice […]

Memorandum agreed by both Health and Wellbeing Boards

The Health and Wellbeing Boards of both North and West Northamptonshire met respectively on the 6th and 8th of September 2022. Both Boards agreed and endorsed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Integrated Care System (the ICS) and the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector (collectively known as the VCSE). The Memorandum of Understanding […]

Tesco Community Grants

The Tesco funding continues. We are accepting applications for the January – March 2023 voting period! Groundwork UK administer the funding programme on behalf of Tesco, and Groundwork Northants is the local (independent) Groundwork company. There are no themes for applications, any programme can apply for funding, demonstrating its Community Benefit. We are particularly low […]

Liz Truss appoints her Secretaries of State

Details on the Secretaries of State for the three main departments Charities interact with have now been confirmed. Therese Coffey Secretary of State Department of Health and Social Care and Deputy Prime Minister:  MP Suffolk Coastal since 2010, Coffey led the Truss leadership campaign. She is an avid Boris Johnson supporter and regular interacts with […]

Engagement Day – HMP 5 Wells

HMP Five Wells are hosting an engagement day with food, games and engaging activities.  For more information, take a look at the poster below. Engagement day poster

CENCA Trustee

CENCA are looking for a new trustee. Take a look at the job advert for more information. Trustee advert

What is a business plan?

Watch our short video that explains the concept of a business plan and what to include. A business plan is a simple document that tells people about what type of organisation you are and what you are trying to achieve. It can be simple or complex, but having one is imperative in a competitive world. […]

Together Fund Programme

The Together Fund is a support package to help the sport and physical activity sector through the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. The funding for this programme comes from Sport England and the National Lottery but administered locally by Northamptonshire Sport. Within applications we are looking for organisations that can demonstrate they fulfil the criteria listed below. […]