A centre providing a vital lifeline for homeless and lonely people in Newcastle, a sport programme to improve health and fitness in south east Northumberland and the redevelopment of one of the UK’s best-loved art cinemas are among projects set to benefit from grants announced today by Northern Rock Foundation. 47 organisations will receive grants [...]
Newcastle’s Centre for Life, has paid back the first instalment of a ground-breaking £1 million loan awarded by Northern Rock Foundation in 2001. The Foundation, one of the country’s largest charitable funders, and the biggest in the North, loaned the funds so the Centre for Life could develop the land adjacent to it, bringing in [...]
Northern Rock Foundation has announced funding of £1.9 million for new or improved arts, theatre, heritage and architecture projects in the North East. The awards for cultural buildings are part of investments worth £6 million agreed by the Foundation’s Trustees this month, which includes over £4 million to help tackle social and economic disadvantage. The [...]
The latest round of grants announced by Northern Rock Foundation brings the total awarded since its launch in 1997 to £105 million. The Foundation, which seeks to tackle disadvantage and improve quality of life in the North East and Cumbria, was established when Northern Rock plc converted from mutual status. The bank supports the Foundation [...]
Support for women leaving prison, advice and practical help for farmers in County Durham, and an initiative bringing together traveller and resident communities are among projects in the North East and Cumbria set to benefit from grants announced today by Northern Rock Foundation. Organisations in the region will receive grants totalling £2,453,541 approved by the [...]
The report ‘Training and Development Opportunities for the Voluntary and Community Sector in the North East’ details the findings of a mapping exercise undertaken by Project North East (PNE) as part of the voluntaryskills.com project, which Northern Rock Foundation has funded. The report details the nature and extent of training and development opportunities for the [...]
A volunteering programme for older people, a new lighting scheme for the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge between Newcastle and Gateshead and a support service for the region’s carers’ centres are among projects in the North East and Cumbria set to benefit from grants announced today by Northern Rock Foundation. In its first major spending announcement [...]
Northern Rock Foundation has announced how it plans to spend its grant-making budgets under its funding programmes in 2005. Prevention £5,000,000 Regeneration £3,000,000 Basics £3,250,000 Exploration £700,000 Better Sector £1,950,000 Aspiration £2,850,000 Capital [...]
