Index
- East Durham AAP Board Meeting – October
- East Durham AAP Holiday Activities with Healthy Food (HAHF) – Christmas 2024
- East Durham AAP Capital Grants Fund
- 1932 (Blackhall) Squadron Air Cadets – 13 to 18 years old
- Durham County News – Autumn Edition
- Free Family Fun Activities at The Pavilion
- Durham County Council Consultations
- Wellbeing for Life – October to December 2024
- Seaham Food & Drink Market – 12 October 2024
- Tesco Stronger Starts Funding
- Smokefree County Durham – Stoptober Information
- East Durham Board Meeting – October 2024
The next East Durham AAP Board Meeting will take place on Wednesday 23 October at 6pm, at The Greenhills Centre, Wheatley Hill.
If you would like to attend this meeting, please email: eastdurhamaap@durham.gov.uk to be added to the list.
- East Durham AAP Holiday Activities with Healthy Food (HAHF) – Christmas 2024
Department for Education funding is now available for face-to-face activities for children and young people during the Christmas 2024 holidays (Friday 20 December 2024 – Sunday 5 January 2025).
Targeted at school age children from Reception to Year 11 who receive benefits-related free school meals; the Fun and Food programme aims to support local community groups and organisations based in the East Durham AAP area to deliver enriching activities during the school holidays. Alongside this, Durham County Council have secured funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund which will be available to AAP applicants for school aged children not eligible for DfE funded places but who are identified as having a vulnerable need.
An application form, guidance and full funding criteria can be requested from East Durham Area Action Partnership by emailing: eastdurhamaap@durham.gov.uk
Please read the guidance document before completing the application as this has been updated for Christmas 2024. Please ensure that all sections of the form are complete.
Applicants must consider:
- That the minimum amount that can be applied for is £500.
- Each session should last at least 4 hours.
- At least one healthy meal must be provided during each session, and this must meet school food standards and be warm where possible.
All fully completed applications and supporting documents should be sent via email to: eastdurhamaap@durham.gov.uk by 12 noon on Wednesday 9 October 2024.
- East Durham AAP Capital Grants Fund
The East Durham Area Action Partnership (AAP) Board has allocated a budget of £30,000 for Capital Grants in 2024-25.
The East Durham AAP is seeking projects from eligible groups that will help address the priorities of the AAP:
- Maintaining the Social Fabric of our Communities:
- Supporting community buildings
- Supporting volunteers
- Supporting vulnerable people in our community
- Neighbourhoods and Place:
- Place and regeneration
- Community safety
- The green agenda
- Children, Young People and Families
Funding of £5,000 will be available for capital projects that meet our aims. Examples of eligible projects include:
- Building and refurbishment works
- Environmental improvements
- Play areas
- ICT equipment
Only not for profit constituted organisations are eligible to receive a Capital Grant, these can include:
- Voluntary and Community Sector organisations
- Statutory bodies including DCC Services, Police, Fire and Health Bodies
- Parish and Town Councils
- Schools and Colleges
The closing date for the funding is 6 October 2024.
Applicants will need to demonstrate that all permissions (including planning permission and landlord’s consent) are in place on submission and that three quotes have been obtained for works over £5,000.
For further information or to discuss a project idea, please contact the team at: eastdurhamaap@durham.gov.uk
- 1932 (Blackhall) Squadron RAF Air Cadets – Year 8 to 18 years
If you are or you know a young person aged 13 years old or in Year 8 at school this year and you are looking to have fun, go flying or gliding, learn archery or target shooting, navigation or first aid, take part in adventure training or Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, go away on camps or make new friends, gain life skills and qualifications, then this group could be for you.
1932 (Blackhall) Squadron meets on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6:45pm onwards at Welfare Crescent, Blackhall Colliery, TS27 4LU.
Contact by telephone on 0191 518 3232 or email: oc.1932@rafac.mod.gov.uk for further information.
Alternatively, you can go down and visit.
- Durham County News – Autumn Edition
Durham County News – Autumn Edition is now available online. You can sign up to receive an email alert when the latest issue is published online at:
www.durham.gov.uk/DCNsubscribe
- Free Family Fun Activities at The Pavilion
Six weekly sessions at The Pavilion, Helford Road, Peterlee, SR8 1ER. Ages 5+.
Places must be booked in advance by contacting reception on 0191 586 9957.
- Durham County Council Consultations
Please find details of any new and ongoing consultations via the Durham County Council Consultations webpage below:
https://www.durham.gov.uk/consultation
This includes:
Budget proposals for 2025/6 and Medium Term Financial Plan 2026-2029
Have your say on our budget proposals for 2025/26, as well as on how we meet the financial challenges we face over the next four years.
Consultation on our budget proposals for 2025/26 and Medium Term Financial Plan 2026-2029
The deadline for comments is 5pm on Friday 1 November 2024.
- Wellbeing for Life Training – October – December 2024
All of the training is fully subsidised for anyone living or working in County Durham.
To book a place on any of the training, please email your request to: cdda-tr.CBS@nhs.net
- Seaham Food & Drink Market
Seaham Food & Drink Market will be held on 12 October from 12 noon to 7pm at Terrace Green, Seaham, SR7 7EU.
10.Tesco Stronger Starts Funding
How does Tesco Stronger Starts work?
Tesco Stronger Starts is open to charities and community organisations to apply for a grant of up to £1,500. Every three months, three local good causes are selected to be in the blue token customer vote in Tesco stores throughout the UK.
The scheme is open to all schools, registered charities, and not-for-profit organisations, with priority given to projects that provide food and support to young people. Examples of eligible applications with a focus on food security, children and young people could be, but not limited to:
- A club/school providing pupils with food for breakfast clubs or snacks throughout the day.
- A school wanting to buy equipment for outdoor or indoor activities.
- An organisation/centre wanting to develop a food growing area.
- A voluntary organisation supporting an after school club.
- A voluntary organisation working with families to run a food bank.
- An organisation addressing holiday hunger.
- A healthy eating project that supports families to cook healthy meals on a budget.
Who is eligible to apply?
Grants will be awarded to schools, voluntary or community organisations (including registered charities/companies), health bodies (e.g. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), NHS Hospital Trust, Foundation Trust), Parish/Town Councils, local authorities and social housing providers.
This list is not exhaustive and there will be many other types of organisations that will be funded.
Applications are not eligible from:
- Individuals
- Community Interest Companies with shares (CIC’s)
- Community Interest Companies with guarantee that are less than two years old
- Profit-making organisations
To apply, click on the link below or search for Tesco Stronger Starts:
https://tescostrongerstarts.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/
11.Smokefree County Durham – Stoptober Information
Stop Smoking for Stoptober and you’re 5 times more likely to quit for good!
At Smokefree County Durham, we can support individuals to quit smoking this Stoptober, with 12 weeks of free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (*including vapes) and regular support from a highly skilled Specialist Practitioner.
*Vapes are not available to under 18s or pregnant people.
New Incentive for Routine and Manual Workers
As a service, we are committed to reducing health inequalities across County Durham. Our research shows that people in certain job occupations, such as routine and manual working, are more likely to smoke.
As a result, we have new funding to introduce a financial incentive for routine and manual workers where they can earn up to £120 for quitting smoking! This will be in the form of vouchers increasing in amounts as the individual progresses throughout their quit journey, being rewarded at their initial appointment, 4 weeks smoke free, and 12 weeks quit. This will launch on the 1st of October as a pilot scheme until the 31 of December 2024.
For more information contact 0800 772 0565.
