Margaret Vaughan, Chief Operating Officer of CDCF says “The CIF fund has been a great example of partnership working to invest in the communities of Teesdale, Weardale and former coalfield areas of south west Durham. Through the CIF the Foundation has connected with groups who previously had not explored the potential that small grant funding could deliver to enhance and deepen their group activities.”
Northern Heartlands Community Initiative Fund
The fourth and final round closed for applications on 31st May 2019.
Through this small grants scheme, Northern Heartlands aimed to:
38 Sec Read: As part of our on-going revival of folk song and dance traditions in the Teesdale area, our youth folk
39 Sec Read: As part of a yearlong project of Tow Law Community Association ‘Wild Flower’ project supported by Northern Heartland Initiative
1 Min Read: The young people of the YMCA have been going round Barnard Castle taking photos with different devices and learning
55 Sec Read: At Home with Heritage is a cross-curricular project by St John’s School and Sixth Form College, Bishop Auckland, designed
22 Sec Read: The aim of the group is to promote awareness of the archaeological heritage of the North Pennines and the
42 Sec Read: TeesdaleArtNet, TAN, are a group of artists living or working in Teesdale, at different stages of their artistic careers,
1 Min Read: Funding from the Northern Heartlands Community Initiative Fund has helped enable, particularly through supporting travel costs (often a barrier
36 Sec Read: Drama in the Dale have been working on their production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Rehearsals have gone
1 Min Read: In the Summer term, a group of children from Montalbo Nursery and Primary School interviewed local residents to find