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 <title>Grants for environmental projects</title>
 <link>https://www.voscur.org/news/grants-environmental-projects</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Grants for environmental projects&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-article-image field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.voscur.org/sites/default/files/styles/node_image/public/Tree_0.jpg?itok=NGyf65Me&quot; width=&quot;750&quot; height=&quot;1252&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-date-provision-is-due-to-b field-type-date field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span  class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;24 April, 2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Community and voluntary organisations, charities, and other not-for-profit organisations in Bristol, Bath &amp;amp; North-East Somerset, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire can apply for grants of up to £2,000 to support community activities that improve the local environment. The Wessex Water Foundation Environment Fund will support initiatives that improve local biodiversity and environmental sustainability, and reduce water use. Funding has previously been used to restore and maintain a wildlife pond, to install a litter picking station in a park, and to install a rainwater harvesting solution and irrigation system in a community garden. The funding can be used to cover core and project costs, including equipment, salaries and overhead costs. The deadline for applications is 10am on the 17th May 2024.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;To find out more click &lt;a href=&quot;https://quartetcf.org.uk/grants/wessex-water-foundation-environment-fund/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-core-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Core Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/core-categories/environment&quot;&gt;Environment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/core-categories/grant-opportunity&quot;&gt;Grant Opportunity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-expiry-date field-type-datetime field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Expiry date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span  class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Friday, 17 May, 2024&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Jennyw</dc:creator>
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 <title>Small grants to support climate-action food projects</title>
 <link>https://www.voscur.org/news/small-grants-support-climate-action-food-projects</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Small grants to support climate-action food projects&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-article-image field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.voscur.org/sites/default/files/styles/node_image/public/currency-2317703_960_720_18.jpg?itok=M_xZbDz9&quot; width=&quot;750&quot; height=&quot;502&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-date-provision-is-due-to-b field-type-date field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span  class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;25 January, 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;New grants have been launched by Sustain as part of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.foodfortheplanet.org.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Food for the Planet&lt;/a&gt; project. The grants aim to support communities to campaign and advocate to make food in their area better for people and the planet. Applicants are encouraged to propose their own ideas for great local action, but should focus on areas that have a big impact locally, for example:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Improving your council&#039;s score in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.foodfortheplanet.org.uk/every-mouthful-counts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Every Mouthful Counts report&lt;/a&gt; and/or developing a food strategy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Supporting groups and communities that are marginalised to campaign for food climate justice and tackling racial injustice in the food system&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Encouraging climate-friendly food in public institutions and council settings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Supporting sustainable farming systems through planning policy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tackling unfair and unhelpful pricing and advertising of the most climate-damaging foods&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;More ideas and information can be found in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GkoQ9ZJMDgdBpWdCyM_7dZyb-VpFhooeY_HJTO9-L7M/edit?usp=sharing&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Grant Guidance Notes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;To apply: Complete the &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3gwgURBk2nZ6Q5eKApUcAS_1gv59AcQGUtr5Q9CKxiAuxgw/viewform&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Grant Application Form&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The deadline for applications is 5pm 10th February 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-core-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Core Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/core-categories/environment&quot;&gt;Environment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/core-categories/grant-opportunity&quot;&gt;Grant Opportunity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-expiry-date field-type-datetime field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Expiry date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span  class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;Saturday, 11 February, 2023&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Jennyw</dc:creator>
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 <title>Sustainable Fashion Week is coming: How to get your organisation involved</title>
 <link>https://www.voscur.org/insight/news/sustainable-fashion-week-coming-how-get-your-organisation-involved</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Sustainable Fashion Week is coming: How to get your organisation involved&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-article-image field-type-image field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.voscur.org/sites/default/files/styles/node_image/public/Charity%20Shop%20Second%20Hand%20Credit%20Artem%20Beliaikin%20via%20Pexels.png?itok=Rz5IhSQr&quot; width=&quot;510&quot; height=&quot;351&quot; alt=&quot;Rail of clothing on bamboo hangers in clothes shop&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-image-credit field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Image Credit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Artem Beliaikin via Pexels&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-date-provision-is-due-to-b field-type-date field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span  class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;28 April, 2021&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sustainable Fashion Week is coming in September, and your organisation could be a part of this Bristol-based, national initiative that celebrates recycling, reusing and sharing clothes. Whether your organisation has a charity shop, an eBay store, a craft club, or appeals for clothing donations to help service users, you can get involved in the week-long celebrations from 11-19 September 2021.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The focus of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sustainablefashionweek.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Sustainable Fashion Week&lt;/a&gt; is community-led activity that helps people form new habits around clothing - not necessarily following trends, moving away from &#039;fast fashion&#039;, and learning new skills to make clothing last longer. Changes Bristol (mental health charity and Voscur member) is one of the partner organisations working to make Sustainable Fashion Week happen.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There will be a central hub in Bristol where the main expert-led workshops and talks will take place, along with a market full of independent makers and traders, but organisers would also love to see events popping up in and around the city (and throughout the UK) during the week. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a great opportunity for charities and community groups to arrange an activity and inspire local people to take action. For example:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Charity shops can shout about the hidden treasures behind their doors, with bold window displays, social media posts, and a &#039;garment of the week&#039;. We are lucky to have some fantastic charity shops in the city, particularly in Gloucester Road (North Bristol) and North Street (South Bristol); beyond Bristol, there&#039;s Nailsea, Portishead, Clevedon and many more.  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Youth groups or schools could do a skills exchange with organisations that support older people, to show each other ways to repair and style clothes or accessories. This could be in person or online. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bristol is home to many great repair cafes (though they have been unable to run during lockdown). Could you team up with your local repair cafe, or maybe contact your local Men&#039;s Shed to see if anyone can offer clothing repairs and alterations at a community event? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If you collect second-hand clothing for your service users, show everyone the difference these items make (you can keep donors and recipients anonymous if they would prefer). A coat or a pair of shoes might seem like a small gesture, but it can help someone rebuild their life. Tell these stories to the public and inspire them to raid their wardrobe for unwanted items. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Team up with local sustainable fashion designers - would they consider donating 10% of their profits for the week to your cause? Could you make them an ambassador?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Clothing swaps were becoming more popular before the pandemic, and we&#039;re sure they will start up again when lockdown lifts in June. The idea is that you meet friends or colleagues and everyone brings some items they no longer need, then swaps it for something else. No money changes hands, but you can all donate to a cause before or afterwards. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We hope you&#039;ll take this opportunity to join in with Sustainable Fashion Week and plan an activity in your community. When you&#039;ve thought out your proposed activity, &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:hello@sustainablefashionweek.uk&quot;&gt;get in touch with the team at Sustainable Fashion Week&lt;/a&gt; to discuss it further and make it happen. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-core-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Core Category:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/core-categories/community-energy&quot;&gt;Community energy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item odd&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/core-categories/environment&quot;&gt;Environment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/core-categories/neighbourhoods-and-communities&quot;&gt;Neighbourhoods and communities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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