Grants of up to £3,000 for your community group or project available from the Stockport Fund, but don’t delay – the deadline for applications is 3rd September 2013.

Congratulations to 1st Gatley Scouts and Cubs, coming in third place in the national Scoutcar Races (division 2) last Saturday. The Leaders and Scouts build all the karts from scratch and then the Scouts and Cubs raced them in Ashbourne, Derbyshire last Saturday. They got a top three finish in nearly every race, coming third […]

Summer news and information on funding for community groups and charities. If you’re looking for money for your group or community project, take a look and see what’s available.

After Dan Witkowski’s mum Sue passed away in the care of St Ann’s Hospice, Dan has set out to raise money with a charity ball on 5th October 2013.  

The May 2013 Anchorpoint newsletter has the usual pages full of potential funding sources for local charities and community groups.

Stockport Funding News April 2013

Two newsletters from Stockport Anchorpoint. The first is full of information on useful and free training events for anyone involved in a charity or community grouup, plus lots more information. The second gets down to business – where can you access funding grants from, and how do you apply.

Two football teams are battling it out for charity at the Cheadle Town ground on 21st April. The match, which is taking place on 21st April 2013 (1pm kick off) at Cheadle Town Football Club (Park Road, Cheadle, SK8 2AN), is rumoured to be attracting the interest of a few local celebs and will include a […]

We don’t do things in half-measures in Stockport, and for Peter Kay’s Sofa Ride, the whole town toured the UK. Stockport first turned up in Belfast to kick off Peter Kay’s Comfy Sofa Challenge, as Stockport Mayor Wendy Meikle became the first person ever to simultaneously be Mayor of an English town and of the […]

Some good information from a local resident: For people with dementia and their families, choosing a care home can be an incredibly stressful and difficult process. Alzheimer’s Society has produced a new handy guide to selecting a care home. A copy of this guide can be downloaded from their website alzheimers.org.uk/lowexpectations In addition they have […]