SCF Annual Review 2021-22

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18 Annual Review 2021/22 HPC Community Fund grants programmes The HPC Community Fund helps to mitigate the impact of the construction of the Hinkley Point C power station on local communities. It is part of a broader £20m community funding programme created through the planning agreement for Hinkley Point C and funded by EDF. Since it was launched, just four-and-a-half years ago, over £5 million has been committed to support a highly diverse range of charities, voluntary groups and organisations that improve the local quality of life, enhance community wellbeing and create new opportunities for people. The pandemic has served to remind us of how important community life is, and this fund is making a crucial contribution to ensure the communities around Hinkley Point C continue to thrive. For further detail and more stories from organisations the fund has supported, visit: www.hpcfunds.co.uk or contact us to request a copy of the HPC Community Fund Annual Report 2021/22. Value of grants awarded: £621,266 Number of grants awarded this year: Amount of match funding secured: 51 £378,794 Otterhampton Ring Fenced Fund The parish of Otterhampton was allocated funding of £500,000 within the Hinkley Point C site planning agreement. A team comprising members of the Parish Council and community representatives identify projects and schemes put forward by the community to mitigate impacts being felt within the parish. This year, two grants have been awarded.
Annual Review 2021/22 19 Small Grants Open Grants The Open Grants programme is available for any Somerset VCSE (voluntary, community and social enterprise) organisation to apply for funding in response to the impacts or opportunities being felt in their communities as a result of the Hinkley Point C development. It was launched in late 2018 and in this financial year, 12 groups received grant awards. We used our grant to grow our Volunteer Visiting Befriending Service in the Sedgemoor district of the county. Each volunteer is an absolute lifeline and provides contact with the outside world. We’re so grateful for the funding from the HPC Community Fund, which enables us to provide this life changing service for people with sight loss living in the area.” Jackie Sopwith, Chief Executive, Somerset Sight This programme offers grants of up to £5,000 for charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises with an annual income of less than £100,000. It will also consider applications for up to £10,000, awarded over a three-year period, if the projects can demonstrate that they are addressing ‘exceptional circumstances’. In this financial year, 36 groups received funding through the Small Grants programme. Projects include supporting refugees, improving employment opportunities, enhancing the local environment and developing local amenities in addition to supporting groups with their core costs to help them better serve their communities. An HPC Community Fund grant for £5,000 in 2021 allowed us to continue working on creating a permanent space in which isolated people can come together. Workers and their families can integrate into the community through The Minehead Shed, promoting a sense of wellbeing and avoiding any potential feelings of isolation, enriching the experience of the whole community.” Andrew Hazlewood, Chair of the Trustees, The Minehead Shed S trate gic Grants This grants programme targets specific impacts felt within Somerset communities, identified through consultation with communities and their representatives in 2017/18. The Strategic Grants were awarded in 2018/19 and Community Cohesion was the first theme to be identified. The second theme was Out of Hours Social Activities. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many projects continued beyond the timescale originally agreed, and some were awarded continuation funding to mitigate the ongoing impacts felt in their communities. The grant funding from the HPC Community Fund has been invaluable, because it has meant that we been able to facilitate integration of migrant workers and their families into the local community, alongside helping the communities we serve to face the additional and disproportionate challenges they met from the pandemic and the UK’s exit from the European Union.” Louise Russ, Treasurer and Trustee, Diversity Voice
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