Big Local is a Big Lottery investment which covers 150 local areas in England. Mottingham Estate is a ‘wave 1’ Big Local area and is beneficiary of one of the £1 million investments to be used for the benefit of the community over 10 years.
Mottingham Big Local Refocused aims to ‘bring together all the local talent, ambitions, skills and energy from individuals, groups and organisations who want to make their area an even better place to live’.
The Partnership Board is made up of local residents who have voting rights, and people from organisations who work in the area. These include Clarion Futures and Community Links Bromley, which is also the Local Trusted Organisation (LTO) for Mottingham Big Local Refocused, responsible for budget, staff and 'community facilitation.'
The Partnership oversees the development and delivery of all aspects of the Big Local Plan, monitoring progress and promoting Big Local and its activities to the local community and wider stakeholders.
Projects including Mottingham Silks, Accessible Dance, Art Therapy and Wellbeing, StEP Community Projects and Training and Mentoring are underway.
For more information, please visit the Mottingham Big Local Refocused website.
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[EXPIRED] Invitation to Tender: Health and Wellbeing Programme
Mottingham Big Local Refocused are inviting organisations to submit proposals to deliver a 4-6 month pilot Health & Wellbeing programme that provides opportunities for local people to improve their mental and physical wellbeing through health checks, workshops, exercise classes, and social events.
MBLR is looking for organisations with expertise in community engagement, project co-ordination, and experience working in deprived communities. Sound like you? They'd love to hear your ideas!
Download the briefing document
Budget: £15,000
Deadline to apply: Wednesday 20th November 2024
Grants
Community Chest: up to £5,000 funding available for organisations and community groups to run projects, events or services in the MBLR catchment area. Projects must be related to at least one of MBLR’s 7 themes:
- Children & young people
- Older people
- Ethnic minorities
- Employability
- Economic empowerment
- Health & wellbeing
- Green space
Youth Fund: this fund is all about young people becoming local changemakers, bringing to life projects that are important to them. Individuals or groups of young people aged 16-19 (or up to 25 for SEN) can apply for up to £1,000 to run any project that will benefit the people in the MBLR area, and at least one person per group must live in the MBLR area.
Application deadline: applications are accepted on a monthly rolling basis, the deadline to apply is the 1st of each month.
Visit the MBLR website to apply for either of these grants
Upcoming events
Visit Mottingham Big Local Refocused's events page for upcoming events