The Bradbury Foundation awards first grants to regional charitable initiatives.

The Bradbury Foundation is delighted to have awarded the first three grants following applications received for financial support. The successful projects are being run by Grimsby in Bloom, Happy Days Children’s Charity and the Grimsby Carers Support Service.

The Foundation received seven initial applications for grant support.  Trustee Carrie Jensen said, “As a new charity, we are raising funds with the aim of supporting as many local projects and initiatives that we can that will create a lasting impact for the communities in which we work and live. Forrester Boyd host a number of events through the year which raise funds for the foundation which is amazing. We do at the moment however have limited funds so can only support a small number of projects each time we review them.”

Three projects were selected in this round of funding. The Grimsby In Bloom project is a community focussed initiative that has been running since 2016 in the West Marsh area of Grimsby. The project that the Bradbury Foundation is supporting will help to install a series of interpretation boards around a new area they will be opening adjacent to the River Freshney. These boards will provide educational information about the wildlife found on the site whilst championing environmental sustainability. Elaine Atkinson commented, “As chair of Grimsby in Bloom I would like to say that the money we have received will go towards purchasing 2 interpretation boards for our new nature area. They will enable all visitors to identify any wildlife/insects we have on site. Hopefully the children will learn so much from this and it will encourage them to have deeper knowledge and respect as to what is in our natural environment.”

Another project that trustees selected is being run by the Happy Days Children’s Charity. This project will support two women’s refuges in East and West Lindsey, providing a day trip for a number of children and their Mum’s who are currently living in safe refuge. These families, due to their circumstance have had very little life and leisure experiences so these trips will provide much needed respite and help to improve their mental and physical well-being. Ryan Sinclair, Chief Executive of Happy Days Children’s Charity replied “We are extremely grateful to The Bradbury Foundation for their kind support, which will enable us to carry out various meaningful and memorable experiences for vulnerable young children. Our relationship stems from our mutual commitment to enhancing the lives of young vulnerable people in our community. These experiences will not only provide joy and excitement but also foster social interaction, sensory engagement, and emotional well-being, which are crucial for the holistic development of these children.”

The last of the three projects that was selected was the Grimsby Carers Support Service. The charity provide support, counselling and befriending to carers who are alone in supporting and caring for a loved one.  The grant will help with activities to bring these carers together to build relationships and a support network, much needed outside of their caring duties.

Carrie continued, “We look forward to seeing these projects come to fruition and hope to be able to support many more community projects over the coming months and years as the Foundation grows. We are always looking for ways to raise funds to support initiatives like these so if there are any businesses or individuals who would like to find out more about how they can help, then we would love to hear from them.”

Applications are open for grant funding support so whether you can help to raise much needed funds, or are wanting to apply for a grant, you can visit www.thebradburyfoundation.org for more information or email: hello@thebradburyfoundation.org.