FCC Communities Foundation

01/06/2026

📣 We’re pleased to announce that our next funding round opens on Wednesday 3 June 🎉

✅ FCC Community Action Fund (FCC CAF)
Grants of £10,000 – £100,000 are available for projects located within 10 miles of an eligible site in England.

✅ Severn Waste Services Community Action Fund (SWS CAF)
Grants of £5,000 – £40,000 are available for projects in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, located within 10 miles of an eligible site.

If you’re planning a project that makes a real difference to your local community, now’s the perfect time to get ready to apply.

🔗 Find out more and check eligibility: https://fcccommunitiesfoundation.org.uk/apply

23/04/2026

3 hours later and it's warming up nicely, this new play area is looking fabulous in the sunshine 🌞

23/04/2026

Another play area funded, the friends of group have worked so hard for this, and have been supported by the council to put together project proposal we couldn't turn down

Children and families in Carlton are set to benefit from a major investment in local play facilities after £100,000 was secured to refurbish the play area at Onchan Park.

Read the full story 👉 https://orlo.uk/vMrHy

FCC Communities Foundation

22/04/2026

No words needed!

10/04/2026

Love it when we visit a recently completed project and see our logo's..... feel like a VIP! Great work by Chilton Parish Council and a Great example of funders The National Lottery Community Fund, local businesses and community pulling together to make things happen

10/04/2026

Wow, can you imagine exercising under the shade of these beautiful trees 💪, the new play area is fantastic too, 100k of well spent.

10/04/2026

We are out on visits today, checking all is well with recently completed projects. Feeling the FriYAY vibes at this one, and located right next to the village school!

09/04/2026

This already sounds like a great opening event and work hasn't even started yet!

08/04/2026

We are excited for this one, can't wait to see it fully completed, a great example of what can be achieved through partnership funding

✨ Coming Soon: A New Look Lightlands Park! ✨

Great news for Wigtown — the upgraded Lightlands Park will be open and ready to enjoy by mid-April!

Thanks to the fantastic work of the Lightlands Park Initiative, supported by Dumfries and Galloway Council, over £140,000 has been secured from:
• Coastal Benefit Fund
• FCC Communities Fund – FCC Communities Foundation
• Kilgallioch Small Grants Fund

And a massive shout out to the Wigtown community, who have raised an amazing £25,000 towards the project.

🌟 What an achievement. Well done, Wigtown! 🌟

17/12/2025

We're really looking forward to work starting on this project, but we can't decide which is our favourite piece of equipment, the 'flying fox' or the 'village shop' 😀

The renewal of a children’s playpark in Athelstaneford - which has been spearheaded by the local community - is ready to move forward following a funding award.
The play area in the village park will be transformed by the provision of £39,825 from the FCC Communities Foundation.
Athelstaneford Community Group, who are leading the renewal project and working in partnership with us, have developed the plans for the play area following extensive consultation on the village park, including with local children and young people.
The funding will allow a range of challenging, exciting, and inclusive new play equipment for different ages and abilities to be installed. This includes a climbing frame with a rope bridge and slides, a cableway (flying fox), a wheelchair accessible roundabout, a ‘nest’ swing, and a bespoke Athelstaneford ‘village shop’ play panel.
The existing equipment, which has reached the end of its lifespan, will be removed from the park which is owned and managed by us.
Along with the funding from the FCC Communities Foundation, the project could not have proceeded without contributions from our Community Intervention Fund, Haddington & District Community Council, Caz’s Kiddies in the Country Nursery, and generous donations from members of the community.
The renewal work is currently scheduled to get under way in February and will take around a month to complete, weather permitting.
FCC Communities Foundation
More info: https://orlo.uk/Ky80F