Star date: 28th February 2021

£1,000 FOR SALFORD COMMUNITY GROUPS

Ace Greater Manchester charity, Forever Manchester, is offering community groups in Salford grants of up to £1,000 via its partnerships with the Auto Trader Community Fund (deadline 26th March) and the CDL Fund (deadline tomorrow 1st March).

Forever Manchester also raises money for groups via its Captain Manchester Magical Tombola which has a prize on 12th March of £1,000 to celebrate its fiftieth draw, and by selling top local affordable art prints.

Full details here...

Community groups in Salford and Greater Manchester have the chance to apply for grants of £1,000 from two funds that have a partnership with charity Forever Manchester. 

Groups that have an annual income of less than £50,000 can apply for up to £1,000 to The Auto Trader Community Fund until 26th March, for most positive activities in the community. For details and how to apply – click here

Meanwhile the CDL Fund, also has grants of up to £1,000, at the moment particularly looking for community groups that "are using technology to adapt their activities or change how they support their community during the COVID-19 pandemic"...although this isn't a strict criteria. To apply for this fund, community groups should have an annual income less than £150,000 per year and the closing date is tomorrow, 1st March at midday. For more details – click here

Meanwhile, Forever Manchester is upping the prize money of its monthly Captain Manchester Magical Tombola from £500 to £1,000 to celebrate its fiftieth draw...

"If we raise £2,875 this month, we will hit the £100,000 mark in terms of total amount raised from the Tombola since we launched it in 2017" states Forever Manchester "All proceeds from the sale of Tombola tickets go to Forever Manchester to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester. Also for the March draw we have seven prizes up for grabs, meaning that the winner of our main £1,000 prize will become the 200th winner since the Tombola began."

For more details on how to buy a Tombola ticket – click here or click on the advert on the Salford Star website front page.

People can also help Forever Manchester by buying prints from local artists, including Salford legend Trevor Johnson (Hac, Dry etc), available for £30 from the website shop – click here.

For full details of the top work Forever Manchester does in the region, particularly in its response to the coronavirus crisis see its review of the year – click here

Salford Star has a partnership with Forever Manchester – for details click here