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Allotment funds
Hi, Due to a failure not to take one step backwards when everyone else did, I am now treasurer of a newly founded allotment society. The allotment site could do with some investment and I am looking around for any organisations I could obtain a grant from - in conjunction with the societies own fund raising activities. So far I have tapped up the Parish Council and am in the process of applying for a lottery grant. Anyone else got any ideas or experiences? TIA. |
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"flash" wrote in message ... Hi, Due to a failure not to take one step backwards when everyone else did, I am now treasurer of a newly founded allotment society. The allotment site could do with some investment and I am looking around for any organisations I could obtain a grant from - in conjunction with the societies own fund raising activities. So far I have tapped up the Parish Council and am in the process of applying for a lottery grant. Anyone else got any ideas or experiences? TIA. A good old standbye is for members to dig up a few of their perennials and pot 'em up for a plant sale.....a local garden club just raised over 2,000 pounds with this year's annual plant sale...most of the plants being donated by members but some by local nurseries...credit via a home made sighn given to each nursery donating.....H |
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"flash" wrote in message ... Hi, Due to a failure not to take one step backwards when everyone else did, I am now treasurer of a newly founded allotment society. The allotment site could do with some investment and I am looking around for any organisations I could obtain a grant from - in conjunction with the societies own fund raising activities. So far I have tapped up the Parish Council and am in the process of applying for a lottery grant. Anyone else got any ideas or experiences? TIA. It would help if you were to say 'what' the funds were wanted for. Have you tried the local Rotary? Local Masonic Fraternity? (Look in the local telephone directory or contact me with your whereabouts) County Council? (OK I know Parish Council) Farmers Association and/or Suppliers? To name just a few;-)))) Mike |
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"flash" wrote ... Due to a failure not to take one step backwards when everyone else did, I am now treasurer of a newly founded allotment society. The allotment site could do with some investment and I am looking around for any organisations I could obtain a grant from - in conjunction with the societies own fund raising activities. So far I have tapped up the Parish Council and am in the process of applying for a lottery grant. Anyone else got any ideas or experiences? Check out www.green-space.org.uk and get their book "Claiming your share" it lists all the grant bodies there are and what they will fund with regard to Parks and open spaces like allotments. Like www.awardsforall.org.uk or www.tudortrust.org.uk Depends how much you want, but if it's big money then there is the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme run by Entrust. Provided your land is within 10 miles of a landfill site you can apply but you need to find the local Entrust approved body that does it for you. You cannot apply yourself. http://www.entrust.org.uk/ There is one Grant Body that specialises in Allotments, I'll try and find it for you....sorry can't, too many papers to wade through. The Heritage Lottery Fund are dreadful, 42 page application form sent to me after I wrote and described what I wanted it for and then after I take days filling it in with all the information they want they throw it in the bin because a new Park has no heritage. Could have told me that at the outset. Living Spaces are even worse, they send out an application and then change the goalposts without telling you then reject your application because of the "secret" change and tell you they are now not sending out any new applications for two years! More days wasted. Other Grant bodies do not reply to e-mails, ever. Of all the ones I've contacted, and it's a lot, only one replied properly and another with a auto message, the rest ignored the e-mails. You have to telephone or write. You will rapidly come to the conclusion that the people that work for these organisations couldn't get a proper job. -- Regards Bob In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London |
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from "flash" contains these words: So far I have tapped up the Parish Council and am in the process of applying for a lottery grant. You'd have to produce a pretty revolutionary plan to qualify for a lottery grant. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 19:42:24 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote: The message from "flash" contains these words: So far I have tapped up the Parish Council and am in the process of applying for a lottery grant. You'd have to produce a pretty revolutionary plan to qualify for a lottery grant. Yes, says she bitterly who spent a deal of time a few weeks ago putting in an application, and being turned down. That was not to do with gardening however, but I feel quite bitter about their reasons for turniing us down. Pam in Bristol |
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On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 19:42:24 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote: The message from "flash" contains these words: So far I have tapped up the Parish Council and am in the process of applying for a lottery grant. You'd have to produce a pretty revolutionary plan to qualify for a lottery grant. Indeed. Nowadays you would have to establish that you were encouraging a suitable quota of ethnic minorities etc. to join your allotment society or give good reasons for their absence. You would also have to account for any lack of disabled people and the sexually diverse. My local Council, in its application form for an allotment, requires, among other intrusive and unnecessary questions, to know the applicant's ethnic origins and what the applicant intends to grow on the allotment. Possibly unconnected, or perhaps not, there are several allotment sites around the town completely unused and badly overgrown. |
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In article , Jupiter
writes My local Council, in its application form for an allotment, requires, among other intrusive and unnecessary questions, to know the applicant's ethnic origins Usually not compulsory to answer this. It's there to guard against unintentional discrimination. How do you know you are not discriminating if you don't know the applicant's ethnic group? and what the applicant intends to grow on the allotment. Could be relevant .... suppose I intended to use my allotment to carry out breeding experiments on thistles? ;-) Possibly unconnected, or perhaps not, there are several allotment sites around the town completely unused and badly overgrown. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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In article , flash
writes Hi, Due to a failure not to take one step backwards when everyone else did, I am now treasurer of a newly founded allotment society. The allotment site could do with some investment and I am looking around for any organisations I could obtain a grant from - in conjunction with the societies own fund raising activities. So far I have tapped up the Parish Council and am in the process of applying for a lottery grant. Anyone else got any ideas or experiences? TIA. Try your local county councillor for some of their "locality budget" this is money they have available to distribute at their discretion -- David |
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Pam Moore wrote:
On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 19:42:24 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: The message from "flash" contains these words: So far I have tapped up the Parish Council and am in the process of applying for a lottery grant. You'd have to produce a pretty revolutionary plan to qualify for a lottery grant. Yes, says she bitterly who spent a deal of time a few weeks ago putting in an application, and being turned down. That was not to do with gardening however, but I feel quite bitter about their reasons for turniing us down. You would have been OK had you claimed you were a lesbian disabled arts groups. Would have got funding right away then. -- purebred poultry www.geocities.com/fenlandfowl |
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On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 06:40:20 +0100, Kay
wrote: In article , Jupiter writes My local Council, in its application form for an allotment, requires, among other intrusive and unnecessary questions, to know the applicant's ethnic origins Usually not compulsory to answer this. It's there to guard against unintentional discrimination. How do you know you are not discriminating if you don't know the applicant's ethnic group? I never answer that kind of question on principle. None of their business and also facilitiates illegal positive discrimination and discrimination against white people. I didn't like racial classification as formerly used in South Africa and I don't like it here. and what the applicant intends to grow on the allotment. Could be relevant .... suppose I intended to use my allotment to carry out breeding experiments on thistles? ;-) Wouldn't be any worse than the Council's own current experiments in breeding elderberry, brambles, nettles, couch grass, etc. on the derelict allotment sites. Possibly unconnected, or perhaps not, there are several allotment sites around the town completely unused and badly overgrown. |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... Check out www.green-space.org.uk and get their book "Claiming your share" it lists all the grant bodies there are and what they will fund with regard to Parks and open spaces like allotments. Like www.awardsforall.org.uk or www.tudortrust.org.uk Cheers Bob. Some very useful stuff there. Much appreciated. |
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"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message You want the most recent paperback edition of a very useful book called the Directory of Grant-Making Trusts. Should be available on special request from your local library, but if not..a very worthwhile personal investment. Also, contact your local branch of Community Service Volunteers, and your County Council. Start at their Local Voluntary Groups co-ordinator and work your way along to Community Education. Do not pass up a personal encounter with your local (county) councillor at his/her local "surgery" meetings. Thanks Janet. |
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In article , "flash" wrote:
Hi, Due to a failure not to take one step backwards when everyone else did, I am now treasurer of a newly founded allotment society. The allotment site could do with some investment and I am looking around for any organisations I could obtain a grant from - in conjunction with the societies own fund raising activities. So far I have tapped up the Parish Council and am in the process of applying for a lottery grant. Anyone else got any ideas or experiences? TIA. Allotments Regeneration Initiative http://www.farmgarden.org.uk/ari/ You're just too late "came to an end in February 2005. There are currently no further grants available." But keep your eye on the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens for new developments... Cheers John McMillan |
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The message
from Pam Moore contains these words: On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 19:42:24 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: The message from "flash" contains these words: So far I have tapped up the Parish Council and am in the process of applying for a lottery grant. You'd have to produce a pretty revolutionary plan to qualify for a lottery grant. Yes, says she bitterly who spent a deal of time a few weeks ago putting in an application, and being turned down. That was not to do with gardening however, but I feel quite bitter about their reasons for turniing us down. It has to be (more-or-less, tending towards more) the sort of thing they can trumpet all over the local press for weeks, and make a big splash in the nationals - well, that's the impression I get. Also (I may be wrong here) I think it has to benefit pretty nearly the whole community should they wish to avail themselves of it, and I fear that the mere continuation of allotments, even if improvements are contemplated, haven't a wide enough remit. The trouble is, I can't think of any organisation/body which would benefit by helping allotmenteers, so it's difficult to know where to start looking. However, I will ask an allotmenteer who doesn't take urg and see if she has any suggestions. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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