Project aimed to support Fenland launched by National Lottery Community Fund
A project designated to support Fenland has been launched, with more than 40 voluntary organisations involved in its celebration.
Support Fenland is a five-year project funded by the National Lottery Community Fund to help communities and charities across the whole of the Fenland District
The launch event was held at the Queen Mary Centre in Wisbech and is an opportunity for those involved in the Fenland-centred project to find more out about it.
The project is being delivered by the Support Cambridgeshire partnership.
During part of the event attendees were encouraged to discuss several topics including identifying the strengths of the Fenland area and how together with the help of the Support Fenland team, their organisations could find solutions to overcoming some of the challenges that also exist.
Kathryn Shepherdson, Deputy CEO at Hunts Forum said: “It is important that we hear first-hand the voice of those organisations based in the Fens for us to channel the support to those groups that need it.
“Their feedback is invaluable to us, and we look forward to working with communities and groups to ensure they flourish.”
She added: “Comments that we received following the event have been extremely positive, referring to the project a small group representative said, ‘If this had been about when I started up it would have been so useful.’
“We want to ensure that no group or person with a good idea to help their community has to work in isolation and they are given access to support, guidance and advice when needed.”
Support Fenland offers a range of free services including training, how to identify funding sources, making successful grant applications, structuring a non- profit group, writing polices and governance, providing networking opportunities, mentoring and more.
Leading the project are Marija Lysak, Fenland Development Officer and Didem (Dee) Ucuncu, Fenland Communities Officer who both bring a wealth of experience from the private, charity and volunteer sectors.
If you would like to know more about how Support Fenland can help you, contact them at Fenland@supportcambridgeshire.org.uk.
