Welcome to the KDP Bulletin.
Kincardine and Mearns A2B is a council operated minibus service providing travel for shopping or other local services or facilities. The service is free to use and is available for people that have difficulty walking, people with other disabilities or residents who don’t live near a regular bus route. This A2B bus service offers low floor and wheel-chair accessible transport.
You must book your journeys on this door-to-door service.
You can book up to 7 days before travel or 14 days for health-related trips, but no later than the day before travel. To make a booking please email a2bdialabus@aberdeenshire.gov.uk or call the A2B dial-a-bus hotline on 01467 535 333 (option 1). The booking line is open Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 3:30pm.
The Matthew Good Foundation has opened the next round of its Grants for Good Fund. The aim is to support small charities, not-for-profit groups and social entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a difference to people, their community or the environment.
The Fund will share £15,000 between five shortlisted projects every three months, which will be voted for by John Good Group employees. The project that receives the most votes will receive a grant of £5,000, second place £3,500, third place £2,500 with fourth and fifth place both receiving £2,000.
To be eligible, applicants must have earned less than £50,000 in the last 12 months.
Funding is awarded every three months and the next deadline for the next funding round is the 15th December 2024.
Find out more here.
Every year the National Centre for Resilience release funding opportunities that help to support academics, practitioners and community organisations to build Scotland’s resilience to natural hazards.
The Knowledge Mobilisation Fund is tailored to help UK academics engage with Scottish communities, transform scientific data into practical solutions, and provide customised tools to empower communities in building resilience.
The Community Council Fund offers financial support to help Community Councils develop and execute their local resilience plans.
And, the Third Sector, Community, and Practice Project Fund extends financial support to community groups, practitioners, and the third sector for collaborative projects promoting the use of local community-based approaches to enhance resilience.
Find out more about these funds on the NCR website.
The Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) values the contribution that groups and people who live in our communities can bring to decision making.
They are recruiting for Stakeholder Members who live in the Aberdeenshire community who can attend meetings on a regular basis to represent the views of a wide range of people in the community as part of the Integration Joint Board (IJB).
Meetings generally take place approximately 6 times a year. In addition, the IJB hold several development sessions throughout the year.
Stakeholder Members should use their own knowledge and experience to consider the impact of decisions on the individuals or groups that they represent. It is important that they are connected to other people in their stakeholder group in order to give others the opportunity to express what is important to them. AHSCP is specifically looking for a stakeholder representative for unpaid carers and a second representative for the third sector i.e. not for profit and non-governmental agencies such as charities, social enterprises and community groups.
For full details of the role and requirements please review the Stakeholder Members Role Description and find out more here.
Should you wish to discuss the role further or for informal enquiries please email –angela.macleod@aberdeenshire.gov.uk.
Barchester’s Charitable Foundation is a grant-giving charity that helps older people and other adults with disability lead more fulfilled lives and reach their full potential.
The Foundation focuses on connecting or re-connecting people with others in their local community, helping combat isolation and loneliness and enabling people to be active and engaged.
Funding between £100 and £2,500 is available for charities and small community groups, and applications can be submitted at any time.
Visit the website to find out more.
In collaboration with Transform Scotland, Living Streets Scotland is excited to introduce “A Wee Walk Works Wonders”, a walking initiative tailored for adults in Aberdeenshire and Moray.
This challenge motivates you to swap short car rides for invigorating walks, be it a quick errand or the school run. Track your strides with our Travel Tracker and enjoy the perks: a cleaner environment, better health, and less traffic.
Find out more here.
Not-for-profit organisations can apply for funding to deliver projects that improve communities and the environment. The funding is made available through the SUEZ Communities Fund for projects that improve public amenities, repair religious or historic buildings, or support biodiversity in areas surrounding Suez landfill sites.
The maximum grant amount is £25,000 for projects.
Funding typically covers materials, equipment, and contractors for improvement work.
The application deadline is the 20th November 2024.
More information can be found on the website.
Sniffer is offering a one-day Climate Resilience Training Workshop for third sector organisations. This session is open to voluntary organisations operating in Aberdeen and the surrounding areas. The session will run from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Aberdeen Arts Centre, with lunch provided.
This training aims to boost climate resilience across Scotland’s voluntary organisations.
Book a slot here.
Creative Scotland has launched the latest round of its Tasgadh—Small Grants for Traditional Arts Fund, which provides support for traditional artists and organisations to create, perform, tour, and showcase their work.
The Fund will provide grants of between £250 and £1,000 to organisations and individuals involved in Scottish Traditional Arts, including dance, music, and storytelling. The fund can also support professional development and learning projects.
The next deadline for applications is the 31st January 2025.
Find out more here.
Aberdeenshire Council has launched a Budget Engagement Survey for 2025/26, asking residents across Aberdeenshire for their views on proposals and ideas to make savings.
They would like to gather as much feedback as possible by 15 November so they can provide an update to councillors at their meeting on 21 November, however the survey will remain open until 20 December.
The survey can be found here.
The Robertson Trust is pleased to share the reopening of their Small and Large Grants. The new-look Small Grants offer increased funding of between £5,000-£20,000 per year, typically for 3 years. Meanwhile, the Large Grants now offer funding of between £20,000-£50,000 per year
The Trust will initially focus on funding requests which address one or more of the following themes and the priorities within those.
- Financial Security: improving income adequacy, income security, manageable costs, financial safety nets and advice for those most at risk of poverty and trauma.
- Education Pathways: preventing and reducing poverty and trauma through access and engagement in early years, education, training and learning.
- Work Pathways: improving access to good and fair work that can prevent and reduce poverty through increased pay, hours and career progression. This also includes employability support, focused on areas or groups with lower employment rates.
They will be launching a fourth funding theme later this year, following on from their previous Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships theme, with a sharper focus aligned to the aims of our strategy.
For more details about applying to the reopened funds, please click here.
Cruse Scotland will join forces with many other charities and organisations across the UK for Children’s Grief Awareness Week 2024.
Running from 18th-25th November, the week is an opportunity to highlight how providing bereaved young people with free, professional support can make the world of difference to their future.
Cruse offers a number of courses designed to help those who work with young people, such as educators, youth workers and childcare professionals, to develop skills and confidence in offering support.
Training for groups / work places:
- Talking about death and dying with children and young people
- Supporting children’s skills for life – Grieving
Online sessions with single slots available for individuals:
- Why me? (Develop skills and confidence in supporting bereaved teens and adolescents – a focus on ages 13-25), 21 Nov, 29 Jan, 11 Feb & 18 March.
- It’s not fair (Talking about death and dying with children and young people of all ages), 5 Dec, 27 Jan & 4 March.
Fine out more on the Cruse website.
