- The Wembley Park Community Fund is now in its third year, with 14 organisations receiving over £120,000 in funding and grants this round
- The Fund delivers grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 according to three core themes – Better Places, Better Lives and Better Locally.
- It is led by Quintain in partnership with The London Community Foundation, London Borough of Brent and contractors working in Wembley Park, John Sisk and Sons, McLaren, Wates and McAleer & Rushe
- In support of Brent London Borough of Culture 2020, 40% of the funding pot has been allocated to arts and cultural projects
Today, 15 August, Quintain and The London Community Foundation announce the recipients of The Wembley Park Community Fund, which provides funding and grants to those in the Brent Community. The Fund aims to make a real difference to Brent residents by encouraging community engagement, participation and place-making through funding a variety of community-led activities.
Grants of between £5,000 and £10,000 have been awarded to charities, community or voluntary organisations. The grants are awarded to three core themes – Better Places – making Brent a great place to live, work and visit; Better Lives – supporting education, employment and good health and Better Locally – ensuring local networks and services work effectively.
The organisations awarded range from The Promise Foundation which mentors disadvantaged young people across Brent; to Hilltop Circle, which delivers football training sessions to young people.
In support of Brent London Borough of Culture 2020, 40% of this round’s funding pot has also been allocated to arts and cultural projects in the borough. These projects include Intercultural Musicology CIC, which runs free music workshops with instruments from around the world for children aged 0-12 and their parents; and Unique Community Charity which runs youth theatre sessions around the theme of language, and how that connects to identity and meaning.
The Fund is led by Quintain, the developers behind the transformation of Wembley Park, in partnership with their key contractors Wates, McLaren, John Sisk & Son, and McAleer & Rushe. It makes a difference to the lives of local residents in Wembley Park and the surrounding area by encouraging community engagement and participation through funding a variety of community-led activities.
In the past two years, The Wembley Park Community Fund has so far helped fund 20 local projects. The funding has helped children, young people, and the elderly and vulnerable adults. The funded projects have provided the local community with employment and work training, and wellbeing and sports activities.
James Saunders, Chief Operating Officer of Quintain, the developer behind Wembley Park said:
“Community-led initiatives are at the heart of our neighbourhood, making it a vibrant, welcoming and fulfilling place to live, work and visit. It’s been amazing to see the range of projects made possible by The Wembley Park Community Fund and the impact they have in the community. We are particularly pleased to support local arts and culture in support of Brent London Borough of Culture 2020.”
Councillor Muhammed Butt, Brent London Borough Council, said:
“Initiatives such as The Wembley Park Community Fund build upon the range of new opportunities Wembley Park has bought to the people of Brent. With 2020 Brent Borough of Culture in mind, it’s great to see a large proportion of the funding going towards cultural and arts projects.”
Full list of funded projects:
Organisation
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Project Summary
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Community Action on Dementia - Brent
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For the development of a dementia café
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Daniel's Den
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To continue the parent and toddler group at The Yellow, Wembley Park’s purpose-built community space. and start a Dads' group at the weekend
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Every Person Is Capable
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For a men’s peer support group at The Yellow, training and an International Men’s Day event
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Hendon Youth FC
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For football coaching sessions and a holiday programme for young people aged 4-18 in Kingsbury
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Hilltop Circle
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For football training sessions and participation in league football for young people aged 12-24 in Stonebridge
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Intercultural Musicology CIC
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For music workshops for children aged 0-12 and their parents at The Yellow, Wembley Park
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Latin American House
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For a Cultural Coordinator to organise a programme of Latin American cultural activities over a year
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Musicus CIC
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For music classes in Brent
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The Promise Foundation
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For a mentoring project for disadvantaged young people in two Brent schools over a year
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Track Academy
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For a holiday programme of sports, education and enrichment activities for young people in Willesden
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Unique Community Charity
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For youth theatre sessions focused on the theme of language at The Yellow, Wembley Park
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Upswing Aerial Limited
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For a series of twelve arts workshops for children aged 5-12 in Brent
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Work Rights Centre
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For a Fundraising & Development Manager for an employment rights clinic in Wembley
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Youth Engagement Solutions Ltd
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For a programme of education support and wellbeing activities for young people aged 10-25 in Pupil Referral Units in Wembley
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NOTES TO EDITORS
For further press information about Wembley Park, please contact Four Communications:
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About The Wembley Park Community Fund
The Wembley Park Community Fund is led by Quintain in partnership with the London Borough of Brent, Wates, McLaren, John Sisk and Son, and McAleer and Rushe. The Fund aims to make a real difference to Brent residents by encouraging community engagement, participation and place-making through funding a variety of community-led activities.