Community

Grant Funding

Funding for community projects, voluntary organisations, businesses, sports & arts. Also grants for housing & home energy conservation. Community Grants Programme 2009/2010 available now!

IMPORTANT NEWS - CHANGES TO AWARDS FOR ALL ENGLAND

With effect from 1 April 2009, the Big Lottery Fund's small grants programme, Awards for All England, will change from a joint grants programme, involving the Arts Council England, Big Lottery Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund and Sport England, to one run by the separate distributors.

From 1 April, the new separate small grants programmes will be as follows:
Big Lottery Fund will award grants of £300 to £10,000 to local communities in 2009-2010.
Sport England will offer grants for sports ranging from £300 - £10,000.
Arts Council England will support awards between £1,000 and £100,000 through their existing 'Grants for the arts' programme.
Heritage Lottery Fund grants of £3,000 - £50,000 through existing 'Your Heritage' and £3,000 to £25,000 through Young Roots.

More detailed information will be available shortly, but applications can still be made under the current arrangements until Awards for All England closes on 31 March 2009.

Farmers Markets

Location and times for the farmers markets which are held in Crowborough, Hailsham, Heathfield and Uckfield. Also search online for a growing selection of farm fresh produce and and other locally produced goods from Wealden and beyond - support our local producers.

What's on

Events & activities in the local area.

Wealden Senior Citizens' Partnership

New focus group for older people with the object of promoting the interests and welfare of senior citizens in Wealden.

Young People

Wealden's new Youth website and information about leaving school, post 16, higher education, looking for a job & learning to drive.

Community centres & village Halls

Information about village halls, venues and facilities.

Equalities

The Wealden Equality Scheme sets out how we will ensure that all our services and employment opportunities are provided with equity and fairness to everyone.

Access for the disabled

People with a disability should have the opportunity to make full use of the built environment.

Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration

Information regarding Registration Services for Wealden and useful links to relevant sites on the web.

Citizens advice

This service helps people resolve their legal, money & other problems by providing free, independent & confidential advice.

Twin Towns

Index of twinning associations in the Wealden District.

Facts & figures

Information about East Sussex, the latest Census in 2001 and links to the 1901 Census.

Wealden's Community Strategy

As a result of District wide consultation the Community Strategy was created by the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP).

New Disability Communication Guide available (pdf)

Links to external website's

Update on the Compact

The Compact Implementation Strategy 2007 – 2012 is now available for discussion. The Compact is an agreement between the Statutory and Voluntary and Community Sectors, which aims to improve the relationship between them for mutual benefit. It is a continually changing and evolving agreement and the more organisations that sign up to it and use it, the better to working relationships will become. There is more information, a full download of the Compact and Codes of Practice and details of how it can benefit your organisation on the East Sussex website.