Herts MS Therapy Centre has received a £7K grant to ensure its vital Oxygen Therapy can continue to operate. The Letchworth-based Therapy Centre has been awarded the funding as part of the Community Looking Forward Grants Programme.
With restrictions lifting, we have finally been able to hand-deliver prizes to the Community Award winners! These awards were announced in January 2021 and saw Vutie Beets win the best business award and Best Before Café win best charity award.
Sarah Pateman, Community Safety Manager at Survivors/Stevenage Against Domestic Abuse (SADA), writes about how a grant from the Heritage Foundation has helped expand their service during the pandemic.
Our Chairman, Pam Burn explains how we can help those in India, reminding us to show concern and compassion for those who have not been as fortunate as us to have access to good healthcare.
Sports clubs in Letchworth have been awarded more than £18,000 in funding to help them reopen as restrictions ease and outdoor sports venues welcome back members and visitors for the first time in months.
Since it closed last August, the Standalone Farm team have been working behind the scenes on a number of new additions, including a woodland trail, a new snack stop, an updated events programme and a new website where customers can now book tickets online.
Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation has awarded Letchworth Educational Settlement £15,000 from its grant programme, which was set up to support Letchworth based charities and groups affected by the impact of the pandemic.
The Heritage Foundation is working in partnership with the nationally acclaimed School for Social Entrepreneurs to help local businesses and social enterprises in the heritage sector to develop and grow through skills development workshops, coaching and networks.
Citizen’s Advice North Hertfordshire branch has received a grant of £100K from the Foundation to pioneer a money advice programme tailored to the needs of individuals and families in Letchworth.
This new woodland is part of the Foundation’s environmental strategy to create habitat for wildlife and making the best use of a landlocked area to boost biodiversity and the environment. Planting took place in recent weeks by local environment contractor, Maydencroft.
It's five years since Letchworth's Broadway Gallery opened its doors to the public with an exhibition by internationally-acclaimed artist Richard Smith. Broadway Gallery’s current curator, Kristian Day, said: “Since 2016 the gallery has put on an incredible 45 exhibitions. We’re very proud that 24 of these exhibitions have been by Letchworth-based artists, and is testament to the creative talent in our local art scene.”