Heart of Bucks is the community foundation for Buckinghamshire; a funding organisation awarding grants and loans to local charities and community groups. We are dedicated to improving the lives [...]
It is with mixed emotions that I put pen to paper, or rather fingers to the keyboard, to write and share the news that I recently met with our Chairman Elizabeth Howe to regrettably inform her [...]
The 2011 Census indicated that almost 178,000 under 18’s have caring responsibilities and the vast majority are providing under 20 hours of care a week. In Buckinghamshire, 1,875 young [...]
The London Marathon Charitable Trust joins forces with community foundations to distribute £250,000 to inspire physical activity. A grant of £250,000 from The London Marathon Charitable Trust to [...]
Four local organisations that work with some of society’s most vulnerable women and girls have received a much-needed funding boost from Heart of Bucks, the community foundation for [...]
St Andrew’s Church is an outward focused church that holds lots of events and groups to benefit the local community. This includes a lunch club for the elderly, a family support group for [...]
The Nigerian Community Association Aylesbury celebrated their annual end of year event on Saturday 15th of December at the Buckingham Park Community Centre. It was a colourful afternoon to [...]
Local Charities Day builds on the work of the recently published Civil Society Strategy, in which the DCMS (Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport) have committed to enhancing [...]
To eat or to heat? You may have a choice but some don’t. As the cold weather sets in, the latest Government data shows that there are over 17,000 households in Buckinghamshire that are living in [...]
Community housing projects and charities are being urged to put their case forward as Nationwide – the UK’s biggest building society – makes £500,000 available to help make a difference to local [...]
