Grimsby citizens to make further funding decisions as the Growing Together Fund opens to more applications from town
More real-life funding decisions will be made by people from across Grimsby this autumn, as the town’s Growing Together Fund starts a new funding round. In the coming weeks, people from Grimsby will be sharing their ideas for change with the community, and the town will put real money behind the projects they believe will deliver the greatest good for their town. The […]
Grimsby trials new approach to decision-making, citizens fund nine local projects
A new approach to citizen leadership in Grimsby has been successfully trialled, with volunteer ‘Decision Makers’ reviewing proposals submitted by the community – and deciding which projects received funding. In an exciting new step for Grimsby’s future, people made real-life decisions to help turn their community’s ambitions into action. This came after two years of town-wide conversations to shape a vision for Grimsby In […]
Local People Help Shape the Future of the Growing Together Fund
Yesterday was such a special day for the Growing Together Fund. We began by celebrating the Decision Makers from the first round of Give it a Go funding before bringing people together to help shape what comes next through the Strengthen & Grow pot. It was wonderful to have so many people contributing to how decisions will be made in the […]
Decision Maker Wrap Up Event
Join us in person to recap key decisions, share insights, and plan next steps together! Celebrate and reconnect Join us in person for the Decision Maker Wrap Up Event. It’s the perfect chance to connect, share insights, and celebrate all the progress made. Whether you were a willing applicant or part of the final decision […]
Strengthen & Grow Community Design Event
Join us in person for the Growing Together Fund Community Design Event and help us to shape Strengthen & Grow The Growing Together Fund is a new fund for Grimsby, shaped by the people of Grimsby. It has been developed to back local ideas and priorities, and to give people across Grimsby more power to shape how money works for […]
Give it a Go opens with call for local people to help decide what gets backed through Grimsby’s Growing Together Fund
People across Grimsby are being invited to become Decision Makers and help decide which community ideas receive support through Give it a Go, the first testing phase of the future Growing Together Fund. Opening today (Monday 11 May), Give it a Go will offer grants of up to £10,000 for ideas from across the town that are ready to test, start […]
A new fund for Grimsby is taking shape, and we’d love your help naming it.
This new fund is being created with local people, led by local ambition, and shaped by the future people want to see for this town. It starts with £20 million through Pride in Place funding, with the ambition to back local ideas, support lasting change, and attract more investment over time. It has grown out […]