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Round Seven of Orsted’s ‘Skills Fund’ across areas in the East and West Coast of the UK opens

Ørsted’s East Coast Skills Fund and its Walney Extension Skills Fund is now open to applications for the seventh round. This year there will be over £230,000 available through an open application process to experienced organisations that can develop and deliver Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) related training or education courses, a one-off event, […]

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Ørsted’s Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund ‘Inspired by Green’ with latest round of grants awarded

New judging criteria to encourage applications that are ‘Inspired by Green’ Ørsted fund has now awarded over £1.6million to community projects around Liverpool Bay A total of 178 projects have now been awarded funding Ørsted is keen that organisations applying to its Community Benefit Funds are reflecting on their environmental impact, taking positive steps to […]

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Local Wind Farm announces extra round of grant awards in 2023

Local community groups will have two opportunities to apply for grants from the Ysgellog Community Fund in 2023. Funding is usually distributed just once each year but with an estimated £25,000 available in 2023 the Fund will move to two funding rounds giving more groups the chance to secure funding. The announcement is being made […]

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Fourteen Projects Awarded Funding through Ørsted’s East Coast Community Fund

Fourteen organisations are celebrating the news that they have been awarded grants as part of the latest round of funding from Ørsted’s East Coast Community Fund. The latest awards take the total number of projects supported to 145, with total funds awarded now standing at over £2.5 million since the Fund launched in 2016. The […]

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Ørsted announces latest round of the Walney Extension Community Fund

Ørsted fund has now awarded £3.9million to community projects in Cumbria and Lancashire A total of 212 projects have now been awarded funding In just six years, Ørsted’s Walney Extension Community Fund has awarded a massive £3,899,080 to projects in coastal communities in Cumbria and Lancashire. The latest funding round alone has seen eleven organisations […]

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Whitemoss Community Fund’s Successful Applicants Share £140,000 Funding Pot

The Whitemoss Community Fund announces the latest groups to receive grant support. The nine groups selected to receive funding are to share the largest amount awarded in a single funding round since the Fund began in 2011. The new groups join a growing list of projects who have already benefitted from the local Fund and […]

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Ørsted hits £1.5million milestone as it announces latest grants through its Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund

Ørsted fund has now awarded over £1.5million to community projects around Liverpool Bay A total of 168 projects have now been awarded funding Eleven organisations around Liverpool Bay are celebrating the news that they have been awarded grants as part of the latest round of funding from Ørsted’s Burbo Bank Extension Community Fund. The latest […]

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Workington Town Council’s boost for Siddick

Workington Town Council has given Siddick residents reason to ‘jump for joy’ by adding new play equipment to its play area. Before COVID, Workington Town Council applied for funding from the The Wythegill Wind Farm to enhance the play area at Siddick and introduce some additional trees and shrubs. Although they were successful at the […]

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