Current News

We’re delighted that @coherearts has been awarded £12,535 from the Sizewell C Community Fund to deliver 30 “Tonic - singing for health” sessions at Leiston Library over the coming year.

The seated singing group gives older people and those with mobility or other challenges the chance to join a weekly session, make new friends and boost their wellbeing through song.

Dr Amy Mallett, artistic and executive director of Cohere Arts, said: “We are thrilled to receive this award. Offering a gentle, friendly way to experience the many health benefits of singing with others, the activity has been a hit with Leiston residents since it was piloted in January 2025.”

The @sizewellc Community Fund is managed by Suffolk Community Foundation. It is making around £2m available each year to projects in the East Suffolk Council area which promote the economic, social or environmental wellbeing of the communities most impacted by the construction of Sizewell C and which enhance people’s quality of life. For more information, please visit www.sizewellcfund.org.uk

#sizewellccommunityfund #communityfunding #eastsuffolkcharities

@eadt24

The temperature is set to plummet over the next few days, with freezing conditions across the county.

You can help keep Suffolk`s most vulnerable older people warm, well and connected by donating to our Surviving Winter campaign. Over the last 15 years, this campaign has raised over £1.6m, enabling vital support to reach thousands of people in need.

This year, we`re inviting local charities and community groups to apply for grants of up to £5,000 to deliver practical, impactful projects for older people.

For more information, and how to donate, please visit our website - www.suffolkcf.org.uk

You can also donate in-branch at @suffolkbuildingsociety

Thank you for all your support 💜

#survivingwinter #suffolkcharities #communitysupport

We are delighted to help spread the word about @anglianwater`s Thriving Communities Fund.

Grants are available for not for profit groups to improve the water environment and bring real social benefits to local communities. Over the next five years, they will be putting £5.8m of shareholder funds into projects across the region.

• Grants are available between £10,000 and £100,000, with a two stage process for applications over £50,000.
• Expressions of Interest for applications over £50,000 for this first round must be submitted by 8th December.
• Applications between £10,000 and £50,000 have until 1st February.
• Projects must deliver water environment improvements alongside social benefits: from small urban rain gardens to volunteer opportunities, and from community water quality monitoring to large capital conservation projects.
• There will be three rounds per year with deadlines 1st February, 1st May and 1st August.

Links to Expression of Interest and application forms are on the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation fund page - www.cambscf.org.uk

#eastanglianfunding #suffolkcharities #communityfunding

Our Women & Girls’ Fund is now open for applications.

The fund is for grants to support the work of voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations that are delivering work to support local women and girls in need. This fund particularly welcomes applications that are towards early intervention, crisis prevention and education for women and girls.

Over the last 13 years, the fund has awarded an incredible £124,000 in grants to 59 local organisations.

Maximum grant available: £2,000
Closing date: 01 December 2025

For more information, and to apply, please visit the current grants page on our website - www.suffolkcf.org.uk

#communityfunding #supportingwomenandgirls #suffolkcharities

Last week, Jess and the Grants Team, together with Laura Butters from @baberghsuffolk and Jacqui Wilkinson from @c@commactionsuff hosted a Funding Summit in Elmswell.

The event included a presentation from Hannah on the State of the Sector, as well as workshops on writing successful funding applications (led by Jess and the The @@tnlcommunityfund), trustee and volunteer roles and responsibilities, and safeguarding essentials.

The workshops were followed by a `Meet the Funder` session featuring presentations from Suffolk Community Foundation, the National Lottery Community Fund, the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Council Grants Team, Community Action Suffolk, and Suffolk County Council.

The event was very well attended, with around 80 participants, and the feedback so far has been overwhelmingly positive. A second Funding Summit will be held in Bildeston on the morning of 19 November.

#communityfunding #suffolkcharities #localimpact

James and Sarah from the Sizewell C Community Fund team are holding a drop-in session at the library in Leiston on Tuesday 18 November, 9.30am - 12.30pm.

If you`re part of a group, club or voluntary organisation based in the area, then this is a great opportunity to find out more about the fund and how to apply. No booking necessary.

The Sizewell C Community Fund will provide up to £23m to local charities, community groups and organisations which are delivering projects that benefit communities located closest to, and most impacted by, @sizewellc development activity sites in East Suffolk.

For more information, please visit www.sizewellcfund.org.uk

#communityfunding #eastsuffolk #suffolkcharities #sizewellccommunityfund