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23/09/2026

🚨 Application Window Extended! 🚨 Our Foodbank Fundamentals Fund application window has been extended until 10am on Friday 25th September.

If you're a foodbank or food service provider looking for funding, grants of up to £1,000 are available.

📎 Apply here: https://asdafoundation.org/our-grants/foodbank-fundamentals-fund/

⏰ Apply by 10am, Friday 25th September.

23/09/2026

This Friday evening.

Do your children enjoy making crafts? Do you?! Then come and join in the fun at our Messy Church this Friday 25th September 2026 6pm-8pm.
Baking, crafting, lots of Messy activities! Be great to see you! Only £1 per person - includes a hot meal 🙂

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⭐ Would you like to be part of a service that makes a real difference to Lancashire residents when they need it most?

📢 Selnet is an Application & Pathway Coordinator to join our Inclusion Services team as we prepare to launch Lancashire County Council’s new Resilience & Essential Needs Support Scheme (RENSS) on 1st December 2026.

🏵️ Selnet has been delivering essential needs support across since 2013, most recently through our successful Under One Roof service. RENSS builds on that experience but takes the service further.

💬 As well as helping Lancashire residents experiencing financial hardship or crisis to access essential support, the new service will have a much stronger focus on resilience – helping people address some of the circumstances contributing to their crisis and connecting them with support that can help them become more secure and independent.

✅ We are looking for someone who is organised, compassionate, fair-minded and non-judgemental to join our team. Link for full details in comments!

ℹ️ Please see the Job Description and Person Specification before applying. Applications can be submitted with your current CV and a covering letter of no more than one side of A4, explaining how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.

⏲️ Closing date: 12 noon – Wednesday 30th September 2026

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23/09/2026

Our next guided Health walk is on Friday 2nd October with Wellness Walks

23/09/2026

Small grants available for events for older peole https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1PBATEZH7T/

Festive Grants Up to £750 Available for Groups Supporting Older People in Need (England, Scotland and Wales)

Charities and community groups working with older people in deprived areas g in England, Scotland or Wales can apply for grants of up to £750 from the McCarthy Stone Foundation’s Festive Connections Grants Programme 2026. The fund aims to support at least 30 organisations delivering festive celebrations and social connections for those aged over 65 between 1 December 2026 and 2 January 2027.

The programme, which prioritises communities with the highest levels of income deprivation and loneliness among older people, is open to registered charities, constituted community groups, and Community Interest Companies (CICs by guarantee). Applicants must have an annual turnover below £250,000 and less than 12 months of running costs held in free reserves.

Eligible initiatives include events and activities that foster social interaction and help older people feel remembered during the holiday period. Organisations must clearly evidence local need and indicate the specific towns or wards targeted, with preference given to activities in priority regions outlined by the Foundation.

Examples of the types of activities that could be supported include:

- Community festive meals, lunches or parties that bring older people together.

- Outings such as trips to a Christmas market.

- Befriending activities, including volunteer visit costs/expenses.

- Delivery of Christmas meals or care packages to isolated older adults.

- Small gifts as part of a befriending initiative to show care and connection

Applications are open now and must be submitted online by 5pm on 15 October 2026. Funding decisions will be communicated by 30 October, with successful applicants receiving grants soon after. Due to anticipated demand, the Foundation cannot provide feedback on all applications, but will try to assist where possible if requested.

Details, eligibility criteria, and the online application form are available on the McCarthy Stone Foundation’s website.

More information can be found via the link in the comments below 👇