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Thrive LDN London Communities Micro Grant Fund

An opportunity is open to all Micro Organisations across London already making a difference in their communities.

 

The Thrive LDN: London Communities Micro Grant Fund offers grants of up to £5,000 to support small, grassroots organisations delivering existing community activities that strengthen wellbeing, resilience and belonging across London. Example projects could include existing community activities, projects that support social inclusion, peer support and community networks, and involve the arts, culture and creative wellbeing activities.

 

Thrive LDN is particularly looking to support projects that help some of London’s most marginalised and underserved communities, such as;

 

  • People experiencing poverty and financial hardship
  • Refugee and asylum-seeking communities
  • Communities affected by crisis, displacement or conflict
  • Racialised and minoritised communities
  • LGBTQ+ communities
  • Disabled communities
  • Communities experiencing exclusion, discrimination or multiple disadvantages

 

The London Communities Micro Grant Fund is being delivered by Groundwork London. It is commissioned by Thrive LDN, with support and funding from the Mayor of London.

 

Key Dates:

Applications open – Monday 24th August 

Online support workshop – Wednesday 9th September 2026

Applications close – Monday 21st September 2026, 10 am

Outcome announcements – Friday 2nd October 2026

Apply Now

Register for Workshop

 

 

 

 

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Grants of up to £25,000 Available Visual Arts Education Projects

Freelands Foundation has launched the Learning Through Making Fund, which offers grants of up to £25,000 for visual arts education projects in the UK. The fund will support hands-on creative work using different materials and making techniques.

Freelands Foundation supports artists, art education and visual arts learning across the UK.

The fund is open to UK-based visual arts organisations whose work has a charitable or public benefit purpose. This can include registered charities, exempt charities, local authority galleries or museums, charitable organisations based within universities, Community Interest Companies and Community Benefit Societies that meet the fund’s additional eligibility requirements. All activity must take place in the UK.

Funding can support projects that help audiences explore making and materials in creative ways. This could include:

  • materials, transport, specialist expertise or access to facilities;
  • research that tests new ways of working through practical activity;
  • workshops, events or new learning activities;
  • adding new hands-on making activities to an existing project or programme.

Projects can run from a few days to several months. They must take place between 1 January and 31 December 2027.

The fund is intended to support exploratory work, so applicants do not need to know exactly what the project will produce before it starts.

Applications are made through a one-stage process. Applicants must download the application documents and email the completed form to Freelands Foundation with the subject line “LTM Fund – Application”.

The deadline is 12pm on 11 September 2026. Applicants will be told the outcome on 23 November 2026.

 

Useful Links:

2026-LearningThroughMaking-ApplicationGuidance

Application Hints and Tips (AI Assistant)

https://freelandsfoundation.co.uk/engage/apply/grants/learning-through-making-fund

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Fulham Fire Station open day – Saturday 22 August 11am-4pm

Fulham Fire Station open day

Come along to LFB Fulham Fire Station’s fun-filled open day to meet your local firefighters and take a look at the latest fire and rescue equipment. The theme is fire and water safety and there’ll be:

  • A bouncy castle
  • Fire engine
  • Ice cream
  • Coffee
  • Face painting

Address: Fulham Fire Station, 685 Fulham Road, SW6 5UJ

  • Date: Saturday 22 August 2026
  • Time: 11am – 4pm

https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/community/hammersmith-and-fulham/fulham-fire-station-open-day/

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