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Tower Hamlets is one of nine designated ‘Healthy Towns’ in the United Kingdom and the borough has been given new funding up to March 2011 to run the own ‘Healthy Borough Programme’. As part of this initiative Tower Hamlets have grants available to help local communities take forward ideas that will help Tower Hamlets to become a healthier place.
We want to make is easier for children, families and the wider community to be more physically active, eat well and maintain a healthy weight throughout their lives.
In the Healthy Borough Programme has three key cross cutting strands: - Active travel
- Active lives
- Healthy food
Tower Hamlets is now ready to launch the Can Do Community Grants, these are grants of up to £500 for individuals and small groups. If you have an idea why not apply- Stifford Centre’s locally based community development worker can help you work on a project application. Project must show that they:
- Support one or more of the Healthy Borough Programme strands above
- Are Community led
Can Do Community Grants
What are they?
These are small grants of up to £500 available to individual community members or informal community groups. This grant programme will be supported by the community development worker, based in each paired LAP area
What support can I get?
The Healthy Borough Programme is working in partnership with four locally based Voluntary organisations to run this programme. Each organisation has a half time community development worker to support the programme and support you with your project ideas:
LAP 3 & 4
Stifford Centre
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0207 790 3632
When are the closing dates?
There are two closing dates this year which are: - 1 June 2010
- 17 September 2010
Click here to download an application form. Click here to download a leaflet. Click Here for guidance notes.
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