Successful Community Fund Grants

COLNE YOUTH ACTION GROUP (CYAG)

Minibus for CYAG – £10,000

Pendle

Colne Youth Action Group (CYAG) work with a range of local partners to help tackle Anti-Social Behaviour within Colne. The Commissioner awarded funding towards a minibus that will allow CYAG to take young people on different experiences with the aim to divert them away from crime and ASB.

POSITIVE ACTION IN THE COMMUNITY

Waterside Youth Work – £9,888.80

Pendle 

Positive Action in the Community received funding to tackle Anti-Social Behaviour by providing an additional youth club provision for young people.

PENNINE OAK’S

Outdoor Adventure and Diversion – £9990.80

Pendle 

The Commissioner has allocated funding to Pennine Oak’s to undertake an innovative diversionary activity with young people to divert them from Anti-Social Behaviour and Crime. The Project will consist of fishing and other outdoor activities for young people aged 11 through 18.

BURNLEY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB

Whalley Youth Hub – £8,000

Ribble Valley

Burnley Boys and Girls Club have received funding to help divert young people away from anti-social behaviour. Burnley Boys and Girls Club work closely with the Neighbourhood Policing Team and local high schools to target vulnerable young people.

BURNLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL

Burnley Rural Crime Project – £5,781.65

Burnley

Burnley Borough Council received funding for a Rural Crime initiative. The Council, in partnership with the Neighbourhood Policing Team will focus on fly-tipping hotspots within the rural areas of Burnley.

ROSEGROVE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

Safer Streets – £3,876

Burnley

The Commissioner has awarded funding to Rosegrove Neighbourhood Watch to help tackle speeding concerns raised within Rosegrove and Lowerhouse.

BURNLEY YOUTH THEATRE

What Difference Will it Make? .. – £6,210

Burnley 

Burnley Youth Theatre have received funding to enable 20 young people to create an educational film and resource pack that focuses on Anti-Social Behaviour.

The film and workshop materials will be then delivered pupils at Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College.

CLAYTON AMETUER BOXING AND COMMUNITY CLUB

Anti, Anti-Social Interventions – £6,500

Hyndburn 

Clayton Amateur Boxing and Community Club have received funding to encourage and engage vulnerable young people through exercise.

HOMEWISE SOCIETY

Safe and Secure – £4,000

Hyndburn and Rossendale 

The Commissioner allocated funding to Homewise Society to deliver free crime prevention assessments for vulnerable people. The aim of the initiative is to deter of burglary and robbery.

BACUP FAMILY CENTRE

Solutions – Community Youth Project – £10,000

Rossendale

The Commissioner has awarded funding to Bacup Family Centre who provide a range of activities for young people. The Bacup Family Centre work closely with the Neighbourhood.

BACUP NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

Protected to View – £1,002

Rossendale 

Bacup Natural History Museum have received funding towards the installation of CCTV to enable them to effectively capture Anti-Social Behaviour and other crimes carried out in or around the premises.

THE BACUP CONSORTIUM TRUST

Stubbylee Safer Spaces – £10,000

Rossendale 

Funding was provided to The Bacup Consortium Trust for the installation of up-to-date CCTV on the Greenhouses site incorporating coverage of the Council compound at the rear of the site, the bowling green and Stubbylee Lane. This is to help tackle Anti-Social Behaviour and Dangerous Driving within the area.

THE BILLY PROJECT PERSONAL TRAINING

Women and Girls Group Exercise Sessions – £8,500

Blackburn with Darwen 

The Commissioner has awarded funding to The Billy Project Personal Training for additional fitness sessions to be provided to vulnerable women both in the gym and online.

CANWe SOLUTIONS CIC

Break the Cycle – £10,000

East Division 

CANWe Solutions CIC received funding for a project that will target and work with young people who are subject to No Further Action (NFA) disposal by the police. They will also work in partnership with Lancashire County Council to access whole family support.

AFC FYLDE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Our Time – £9,750

Fylde 

AFC Fylde Community Foundation received funding for the delivery of five, twelve-week cohorts aimed at young people who have experienced of witnessed domestic abuse. The workshops will include, improving resilience and emotional well being, safety planning in the event of Domestic Abuse and understanding Domestic Abuse and emotional wellbeing.

FRECKLETON PARISH COUNCIL

Extension to CCTV system that covers Memorial Park and Main Road  – £1,100

Fylde 

The Commissioner has awarded funding to Freckleton Parish Council to enable them to extend their current CCTV system covering the memorial park and the main road. This will assist the police to identify perpetrators of Anti-Social Behaviour, especially in blind spot areas.

FYLDE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Safer Communities and Confident Young People – £10,000

Fylde

The Commissioner has allocated funding to Fylde Borough Council to deliver two themed engagement sessions to engage young people and divert them away from Anti-Social Behaviour and crime.

FLEETWOOD TOWN COMMUNITY TRUST

YEP (Youth Engagement Programme) – £10,000

Wyre

The Commissioner has awarded funding to Fleetwood Town Community Trust to provide a range of engaging activities for young people aged 12-18 years in Wyre. The delivery will take place in two hotspot areas identified by the local police and council.

BLACKPOOL FC COMMUNITY TRUST

Tower Above (Outreach) – £10,000

Blackpool

The Commissioner has awarded funding to Blackpool FC Community Trust who provide sessions such as PL Kicks. The Commissioner’s funding will enable mentoring staff to identify young people that are involved in or at risk of being involved in crime & anti-social behaviour. The Community Trust will engage young people through one-to-one mentoring.

BLACKPOOL MUSIC SCHOOL

Music Matters – £6,000

Blackpool 

Blackpool Music School received funding towards diversionary music sessions with young people to deter them away from Anti-Social Behaviour and crime.

THE WASHINGTON GROUP (NORTHWEST CIC)

Fylde Coast Youth Strategy for Change – A Youth Led Project  – £8,550

Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre 

The Commissioner has awarded funding to The Washington Group (Northwest CIC) for two youth led events to tackle young people’s views around sexualisation in schools, colleges and the community, this will include a range of diversionary activities.

LANCASTER BID LTD

Safe & Secure Lancaster – Tackling Evening ASB – £10,000

Lancaster

Lancaster BID have received funding in order to help tackle Anti-Social Behaviour in the evenings around Lancaster City Centre. Lancaster BID work closely with Lancaster Community Safety Partnership and the Neighbourhood Policing Team to share intelligence and target hotspot areas.

DIG IN CIO

A Protected Place – £4,433

Preston

The Commissioner has awarded funding to Dig in CIC towards additional security measures with the aim to deter crime and Anti-Social Behaviour.

THE JJ EFFECT CIC

JJ Effect Youth Support Zone- £5,000

Preston

The JJ Effect have received funding for the Youth Zone in order to help provide interventions for young people involved in criminality supporting them with mental health issues, employability, family relationships and overcoming difficult situations such as overcoming suicide.

LARCHES, SAVICK, AND LEA PACT PARTNERSHIP

Larches and Savick Community Association Youth Club – £2,400

Preston 

The Commissioner has awarded funding to Larches, Savick and Lea Pact Partnership to help them develop their youth provision offer on a Wednesday evening. Young people will be able to access a range of activities, educational workshops and support on mental health and well being.

EAST CLIFF RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

Additional Protection and Security  – £1,150

Preston 

East Cliff Residents Association received funding for an extension of CCTV around the premises with an aim to deter ASB, Arson and other crimes in the local area.

WOODPLUMPTON PARISH COUNCIL

Tackling Dangerous Drivers – £1,000

Preston 

Woodplumpton Parish Council have received funding towards silhouettes to be placed around Woodplumpton to help deter Dangerous Driving.

WEST LANCASHIRE COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP

Choices 24/7 – £7,000

West Lancashire 

West Lancashire Community Safety Partnership received funding for a criminal exploitation programme to be delivered in schools across West Lancashire. The programme focusses on spotting the signs and encouraging young people to make positive choices.

WIGAN ATHLETIC COMMUNITY TRUST

Football in the Community – £9,600

West Lancashire 

Wigan Athletic Community Trust received funding for weekly football and sport sessions in the heart of Digmoor and Tanhouse, in hotspot locations identified by the local police and council.

CHORLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL 

Operation Cauldron – £2,330

Chorley 

The Commissioner has allocated funding to Chorley Borough Council towards diversionary sessions at All Seasons Leisure Centre to deter young people from Anti-Social Behaviour and crime over the Halloween and Bonfire Night period.

INSPIRE YOUTH ZONE

Hard Hitters – £10,000

Chorley

Inspire Youth Zone have received funding to tackle Anti-Social Behaviour by providing weekly sessions to the young people within Chorley. Additionally, they wish to incorporate age-appropriate content around hard-hitting issues such as knife crime, county lines, and consequences.