Grants

Organisations supported during the period 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 are listed below, for previous years click on the links:

MEDICINE AND HEALTH

Care & Treatment

Beds & Northants Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre - MS Specialist Nurse

British Lung Foundation - Breathe Easy Groups in Bedfordshire

CLIC Sargent - Care Grants Service in Bedfordshire

Everyman Support Group - Wendy Gough's School Talks on Cancer Awareness

Macmillan Cancer Support - Specialist Dietitian based at Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Motor Neurone Disease Association - Regional Care Development

National Childbirth Trust - Luton Branch New Antenatal Specialist Worker Training Costs

Rapid Effective Assistance for Children with potentially Terminal illness (React) - Aid for Terminally Ill Children Living in

Sue Ryder Care - St John's Hospice CAPE@Home Service

Theodora Children's Trust - Clown Doctors visits to Addenbrooke Hospital

Research Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (ASBAH) - Area Adviser for Bedfordshire

M S Trust - Study Day for Health and Social Care Professionals

Prostate Research Campaign UK - Research Funds

Hospices

Keech Hospice Care - Operating Costs

Hospitals

Luton and Dunstable Hospital Charitable Fund - Ventilators for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Nursing Homes

Methodist Homes for the Aged - Anjulita Court Care Home

Nursing & Help

Hospice at Home Volunteers (Bedford) - Core Costs

Magpas - Emergency Medical Team in Luton and Bedfordshire

Other

British Red Cross Society - Fire and Emergency Support Service for Bedfordshire

MedicAlert Foundation - Support for Bedfordshire People who have a Heart Condition

SOCIAL WELFARE

Housing & Homeless

Almshouse Association - 65th Anniversary Appeal

Emmaus Village Carlton - Waste Recycling Area Project

Leighton Linslade Homeless Service - Core Costs

Luton Accommodation and Move-on Project (LAMP) - Homelessness Prevention Workshops

Children & Youth

460 (Dunstable) Squadron, Air Training Corps - New Minibus Appeal

Bedford Open Door - Internal Building Works

British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) - Southern Region Advice and Information Service

Children's Links - Sports Rangers in Bedfordshire

Fountain House Chapel International - ITC Learning Centre and Arts & Crafts Projects

Girlguiding Biggleswade District - Biggleswade Gang Show

Happy Days Children's Charity - Day trips for children aged 3 - 17

Luton Churches Education Trust - Self Harm Project Director

Prince's Trust - Bedfordshire Programme

Putnoe (Bedford) Scout Group - Premises Refurbishment

Reach Out Projects - Chellington Residential Centre running costs

St Francis' Children's Society - Anancy Black Families Project

Elderly

Bedford Guild House - Core Costs

Help the Aged - Luton Your Money Matters Project

National Benevolent Fund for the Aged - Support for Bedfordshire

Oakley Rural Day Care Centre - Running costs

Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association (IndependentAge) - Keep Able Bedfordshire

Universal Beneficent Society (UBS) - Bedfordshire Beneficiaries

Community Development

Bedford African Community Support Project - Office Rent

Bedfordshire African Community Centre - Training courses for Bedfordshire people suffering with Mental Health problems

Bedfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes - Pavenham WI - 90th Anniversary Celebrations

Buzzer Buses (Dial A Ride) Limited - GAF Bus Running Costs

Cardington PCC

Elstow PCC

Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau - Money Advice Casework Service

Luton Law Centre - Telephone & IT Systems

Luton West Indian Community Association - Core costs

Mid Bedfordshire Citizens Advice Bureau - Outreach Service in Rural Bedfordshire

NOAH Enterprise - Service Engineer Training Programme

PREEN Community Interest Company - Volunteers & Staff Support Worker

SERVE - North Bedfordshire Transport Service

Southill PCC

Southside Family Church Trust - The Coffee Pot Outreach Project

St Michael's Church, Bedford

Disabled Groups

Deafblind UK - Specialist publications for Bedfordshire People

Listening Books - Membership for new and existing people living in Bedfordshire

Livability - Lifestyles Project in Bedford

Luton Shopmobility - Maintenance Fund

Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) - Talking Books Service for Bedfordshire Blind and Partially Sighted People

Scope - Response Service in Bedfordshire

Sense - Specialist Assessments and Holidays for Bedfordshire Young People

St Thomas a Becket Foundation - Work in Luton and other parts of Bedfordshire

Whizz Kidz - Bedfordshire Waiting List

Family Life & Moral Welfare

Bedford Samaritans - Improvements to IT infrastructure

Bedfordshire Crimebeat - Visits to Hazard Alley Safety Centre in Milton Keynes for Luton School Children

Family Action - Regional Manager for the London and the South East Region

Goldington Family Centre - New Arts & Crafts Therapeutic Room

One Voice 4 Travellers - Getting to know us Project

Ormiston Children and Families Trust - Time for Children and Young People Bedfordshire Project

Road Victims Trust - Volunteer Training Costs

Victim Support - Serious Crime Training costs within Bedfordshire

Women's Counselling Centre - Counselling Sessions for Women and Young People from Bedfordshire

Yarl's Wood Befrienders - Core costs

Other

Africa Beats Club - Pre-employment Programme

EDUCATION

Schools

Inglefield School Association - Steel Band set up costs

Oakley Lower School PTA - Installation of an external canopy

Wootton Lower School PTA - Living Classroom Project

Pre-School

Downside Pre-School - Family Fun Day

Open House Playgroup - Administrator

Potton Pre-school - New Premises fitting out costs

Special Needs

Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) - Equipment for New Assessment Centre

Other

Luton Young Leaders' Academy Ltd - Volunteering and Mentoring Project

Schools' Activities in Bedford - 2010 Drama Days

THE ARTS

Art & Art Galleries

Bedford Creative Arts - Core costs

Living Paintings Trust - Bedfordshire Library Service

Dance & Music

Bedfordshire Orchestral Society - Bedfordshire Symphony Orchestra's Concert at the Bedford Corn Exchange

Council for Music in Hospitals - Bedfordshire Concerts

Orchestras Live - Urban Orchestra in Bedfordshire

Philharmonia Orchestra - Family Music Day in Bedford

Wavendon Allmusic Plan Limited - Music event for disabled children and their families

Drama & Theatre

Full House Theatre Company - Core costs

Leighton Masqueraders - Production of Hello Dolly

Festivals

Shakespeare Schools Festival - Participation of 5 Bedfordshire Schools in Performances at the Gordon Craig Theatre and

Museums & Libraries

Bedfordshire Historical Record Society - A Soldier in Bedfordshire

1941-42: The Diary of Private Denis Argent

Hitchin British Schools Trust - Learning & Development Officer's

John Bunyan Museum - Appointment of a Full-time Curator

Royal Anglian Regiment Museum, Duxford - Regimental Memorial and Museum Enhancements Appeal

ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION

Animal & Bird Life

People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) - PetAid Practices Scheme in Luton

Historic Buildings & Churches

All Hallows Parish Church, Upper Dean - Chancel Roof Repairs

All Saints Church, Caldecote - Restoration of leaded windows

All Saints Church, Odell - New Disabled Toilet Facilities and Refreshment Area

All Saints Church, Queens Park - Roof and Gutter Repairs

All Saints Parish Church, Houghton Conquest - Boundary Wall Repairs and Retiling of Internal Floor

Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Historic Churches Trust - Endowment Fund

Methodist Church, The Square, Dunstable - New terrace and access for disabled, new toilets, creche and kitchen facilities

Renhold Church PCC - New Cupboards in the Function Room

St Albans Cathedral Trust - Cathedral Bell Fund

St Andrew's Church, Woodside - New Roof Appeal

St James Church, Pulloxhill - New toilet and kitchen facilities

St Mary the Virgin Church, Marston Morteyne, Bedfordshire - Roof Repairs

St Mary the Virgin Church, Wootton - Reorganisation of internal

St Mary's Church, Carlton - New disabled toilet, kitchenette and resiting of boiler and font

St Mary's Harlington PCC - Repairs to tower roof

St Peter's Church, Sharnbrook - Window repairs

Rural Preservation

Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Bedfordshire Branch - Core Costs

Riversmeet Hidden Britain - Kingfisher Way Chamber Music

Global Conservation

South Bedfordshire Friends of the Earth - Plastic Waste Recycling Centre at Parsons Green Recreation Ground

Other

Dunton Community Garden Group - Employment Costs

Houghton Regis Horticultural Society - New Photocopier

War Memorials Trust - Small Grants Scheme for Bedfordshire

SPORTS & LEISURE

Youth

BounceBack - Core Costs

Adult

Fit@Sixty User Group - Development of Craft Activities



	Grants Organisations supported during the period 6 April 2009 to 5 April 2010 are listed below, for previous years click on the links: 6 April 2008 to 5 April 2009 can be seen here 6 April 2007 to 5 April 2008 can be seen here 6 April 2006 to 5 April 2007 can be seen here MEDICINE AND HEALTH Care & Treatment Beds & Northants Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre - MS Specialist Nurse British Lung Foundation - Breathe Easy Groups in Bedfordshire CLIC Sargent - Care Grants Service in Bedfordshire Everyman Support Group - Wendy Gough's School Talks on Cancer Awareness Macmillan Cancer Support - Specialist Dietitian based at Luton & Dunstable Hospital Motor Neurone Disease Association - Regional Care Development National Childbirth Trust - Luton Branch New Antenatal Specialist Worker Training Costs Rapid Effective Assistance for Children with potentially Terminal illness (React) - Aid for Terminally Ill Children Living in Sue Ryder Care - St John's Hospice CAPE@Home Service Theodora Children's Trust - Clown Doctors visits to Addenbrooke Hospital Research Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (ASBAH) - Area Adviser for Bedfordshire M S Trust - Study Day for Health and Social Care Professionals Prostate Research Campaign UK - Research Funds Hospices Keech Hospice Care - Operating Costs Hospitals Luton and Dunstable Hospital Charitable Fund - Ventilators for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nursing Homes Methodist Homes for the Aged - Anjulita Court Care Home Nursing & Help Hospice at Home Volunteers (Bedford) - Core Costs Magpas - Emergency Medical Team in Luton and Bedfordshire Other British Red Cross Society - Fire and Emergency Support Service for Bedfordshire MedicAlert Foundation - Support for Bedfordshire People who have a Heart Condition SOCIAL WELFARE Housing & Homeless Almshouse Association - 65th Anniversary Appeal Emmaus Village Carlton - Waste Recycling Area Project Leighton Linslade Homeless Service - Core Costs Luton Accommodation and Move-on Project (LAMP) - Homelessness Prevention Workshops Children & Youth 460 (Dunstable) Squadron, Air Training Corps - New Minibus Appeal Bedford Open Door - Internal Building Works British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) - Southern Region Advice and Information Service Children's Links - Sports Rangers in Bedfordshire Fountain House Chapel International - ITC Learning Centre and Arts & Crafts Projects Girlguiding Biggleswade District - Biggleswade Gang Show Happy Days Children's Charity - Day trips for children aged 3 - 17 Luton Churches Education Trust - Self Harm Project Director Prince's Trust - Bedfordshire Programme Putnoe (Bedford) Scout Group - Premises Refurbishment Reach Out Projects - Chellington Residential Centre running costs St Francis' Children's Society - Anancy Black Families Project Elderly Bedford Guild House - Core Costs Help the Aged - Luton Your Money Matters Project National Benevolent Fund for the Aged - Support for Bedfordshire Oakley Rural Day Care Centre - Running costs Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association (IndependentAge) - Keep Able Bedfordshire Universal Beneficent Society (UBS) - Bedfordshire Beneficiaries Community Development Bedford African Community Support Project - Office Rent Bedfordshire African Community Centre - Training courses for Bedfordshire people suffering with Mental Health problems Bedfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes - Pavenham WI - 90th Anniversary Celebrations Buzzer Buses (Dial A Ride) Limited - GAF Bus Running Costs Cardington PCC Elstow PCC Leighton Linslade and District Citizens Advice Bureau - Money Advice Casework Service Luton Law Centre - Telephone & IT Systems Luton West Indian Community Association - Core costs Mid Bedfordshire Citizens Advice Bureau - Outreach Service in Rural Bedfordshire NOAH Enterprise - Service Engineer Training Programme PREEN Community Interest Company - Volunteers & Staff Support Worker SERVE - North Bedfordshire Transport Service Southill PCC Southside Family Church Trust - The Coffee Pot Outreach Project St Michael's Church, Bedford Disabled Groups Deafblind UK - Specialist publications for Bedfordshire People Listening Books - Membership for new and existing people living in Bedfordshire Livability - Lifestyles Project in Bedford Luton Shopmobility - Maintenance Fund Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) - Talking Books Service for Bedfordshire Blind and Partially Sighted People Scope - Response Service in Bedfordshire Sense - Specialist Assessments and Holidays for Bedfordshire Young People St Thomas a Becket Foundation - Work in Luton and other parts of Bedfordshire Whizz Kidz - Bedfordshire Waiting List Family Life & Moral Welfare Bedford Samaritans - Improvements to IT infrastructure Bedfordshire Crimebeat - Visits to Hazard Alley Safety Centre in Milton Keynes for Luton School Children Family Action - Regional Manager for the London and the South East Region Goldington Family Centre - New Arts & Crafts Therapeutic Room One Voice 4 Travellers - Getting to know us Project Ormiston Children and Families Trust - Time for Children and Young People Bedfordshire Project Road Victims Trust - Volunteer Training Costs Victim Support - Serious Crime Training costs within Bedfordshire Women's Counselling Centre - Counselling Sessions for Women and Young People from Bedfordshire Yarl's Wood Befrienders - Core costs Other Africa Beats Club - Pre-employment Programme EDUCATION Schools Inglefield School Association - Steel Band set up costs Oakley Lower School PTA - Installation of an external canopy Wootton Lower School PTA - Living Classroom Project Pre-School Downside Pre-School - Family Fun Day Open House Playgroup - Administrator Potton Pre-school - New Premises fitting out costs Special Needs Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) - Equipment for New Assessment Centre Other Luton Young Leaders' Academy Ltd - Volunteering and Mentoring Project Schools' Activities in Bedford - 2010 Drama Days THE ARTS Art & Art Galleries Bedford Creative Arts - Core costs Living Paintings Trust - Bedfordshire Library Service Dance & Music Bedfordshire Orchestral Society - Bedfordshire Symphony Orchestra's Concert at the Bedford Corn Exchange Council for Music in Hospitals - Bedfordshire Concerts Orchestras Live - Urban Orchestra in Bedfordshire Philharmonia Orchestra - Family Music Day in Bedford Wavendon Allmusic Plan Limited - Music event for disabled children and their families Drama & Theatre Full House Theatre Company - Core costs Leighton Masqueraders - Production of Hello Dolly Festivals Shakespeare Schools Festival - Participation of 5 Bedfordshire Schools in Performances at the Gordon Craig Theatre and Museums & Libraries Bedfordshire Historical Record Society - A Soldier in Bedfordshire 1941-42: The Diary of Private Denis Argent Hitchin British Schools Trust - Learning & Development Officer's John Bunyan Museum - Appointment of a Full-time Curator Royal Anglian Regiment Museum, Duxford - Regimental Memorial and Museum Enhancements Appeal ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION Animal & Bird Life People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) - PetAid Practices Scheme in Luton Historic Buildings & Churches All Hallows Parish Church, Upper Dean - Chancel Roof Repairs All Saints Church, Caldecote - Restoration of leaded windows All Saints Church, Odell - New Disabled Toilet Facilities and Refreshment Area All Saints Church, Queens Park - Roof and Gutter Repairs All Saints Parish Church, Houghton Conquest - Boundary Wall Repairs and Retiling of Internal Floor Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Historic Churches Trust - Endowment Fund Methodist Church, The Square, Dunstable - New terrace and access for disabled, new toilets, creche and kitchen facilities Renhold Church PCC - New Cupboards in the Function Room St Albans Cathedral Trust - Cathedral Bell Fund St Andrew's Church, Woodside - New Roof Appeal St James Church, Pulloxhill - New toilet and kitchen facilities St Mary the Virgin Church, Marston Morteyne, Bedfordshire - Roof Repairs St Mary the Virgin Church, Wootton - Reorganisation of internal St Mary's Church, Carlton - New disabled toilet, kitchenette and resiting of boiler and font St Mary's Harlington PCC - Repairs to tower roof St Peter's Church, Sharnbrook - Window repairs Rural Preservation Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Bedfordshire Branch - Core Costs Riversmeet Hidden Britain - Kingfisher Way Chamber Music Global Conservation South Bedfordshire Friends of the Earth - Plastic Waste Recycling Centre at Parsons Green Recreation Ground Other Dunton Community Garden Group - Employment Costs Houghton Regis Horticultural Society - New Photocopier War Memorials Trust - Small Grants Scheme for Bedfordshire SPORTS & LEISURE Youth BounceBack - Core Costs Adult Fit@Sixty User Group - Development of Craft Activities