18/08/2026
💚🎉 £20,000 TO SUPPORT LOCAL CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE!🎉💚
We’re so pleased to see this fantastic story featured in the Derbyshire Times! 📰🥳
Grassmoor & Hasland Youth & Children’s Support Group has been awarded £20,000 from the National Lottery, helping them continue providing fantastic activities, opportunities and experiences for local children and young people. 🌈☀️🎨🌳
And this is exactly why we love what we do at Let’s Connect 💚
Our team are here to support local groups and volunteers to access funding and develop their ideas, helping them navigate the sometimes complicated bits that come with running projects — from funding applications and administration to risk assessments, safeguarding, policies, planning, promotion and other practical or legal requirements. 📋✍️💻
We were really pleased to support this group with their funding application and help bring their plans to life. A special mention has to go to Dallas, one of our Community Outreach Support Workers, who worked closely with the group to develop and write their funding application, helping turn their ideas into a strong bid for support. ✍️💚
Her hard work behind the scenes played an important part in helping the group secure this fantastic funding, and we’re incredibly proud of her! 👏🌟
The volunteers, the group, the facilitators and everyone who gives their time and energy to make these activities happen all play such an important part. ❤️
And we want to give a BIG, BIG thank you to all those amazing volunteers who give up their own time, year after year, completely unpaid. 👏🥰
So much of what they do happens behind the scenes — organising, preparing, setting up, supporting families, running activities, giving ideas, solving problems and simply being there. They give their time because they genuinely care about their community. 💚
That’s what community is all about — people bringing different skills, time and support together to make something brilliant happen.🌟
We’re proud to be here to support volunteers and community groups, help them access funding and take away some of the barriers that can make applying for and delivering projects feel overwhelming.
Because when good groups get the support they need, they can concentrate on what they do best — making a difference to the people in their community.*💚🙌
So here’s a huge WELL DONE to everyone involved! 🎉👏
£20,000 of funding, a fantastic team effort, incredible volunteers and lots of exciting opportunities ahead for local children and young people. 🌈☀️🥳
We’re proud to be part of it. 💚
📖 Read the full Derbyshire Times story below 👇
https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/chesterfield-children-enjoy-summer-of-fun-thanks-ps20000-lottery-grant-8925429?fbclid=IwZnRzaATxmm9wZG9mBWZkaWQWUMt_iZhYa3TjPi8Cf2ECkHZOcDx4T2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6uA_xljWION4g-uDs0n-LlUs7t_74Vyq_Kh4Z8gKU0WCuY-UUO2xJS0hOLlw_aem_4ncjgYrUvGIY_nvzwBl3xw
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Children and young people in south Chesterfield have been enjoying a summer of free fun after their youth group secured a £20,000 grant via National Lottery – with the good news that it will cover their costs for next year too.
