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Six more sleeps…and we’re going postal!

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£eith Chooses voting opens next week, on Monday 16th January, and will run for 2 weeks. Have you checked out the projects yet, so you know who you will be voting for?
Have a look here

Great news! Although most people will vote online as usual, we have also reintroduced postal voting for folk who cannot easily access the internet. You can pick up a voting form at any of the places listed below. Please pass the word around!

You can collect a voting form for someone else, but please do not photocopy forms, as each is invidually marked.

McDonald Road Library
2-8 McDonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4LU		 Leith Library
28-30 Ferry Road
Edinburgh
EH6 4AE
Utilita
41 Newkirkgate
Edinburgh
EH6 6AA		 Out of the Blue Drill Hall
36 Dalmeny Street
Edinburgh
EH6 8RG
The Wee Hub (The Living Memory Association)
1st floor (former Debenhams)
Ocean Terminal shopping centre
74 Ocean Drive
EH6 6JJ

 

 

 

Get ready to vote!

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Happy New Year everyone!

January is £eith Chooses month! See all the projects here. 

Voting for your favourite £eith Chooses projects doesn’t open until 16th January 2023, but you can see in advance the projects that are applying for funding, so that you have time to think about which you feel will most benefit the community and which you will vote for, when the time comes.

Now is the time to apply to £eith Chooses

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You are encouraged to apply to £eith Chooses for a grant of up to £5,000 for your community project (to run from April 2023 to March 2024).
If you want advice on your idea  / application, please come along to talk to us at  McDonald Road Library (Learning Centre, upstairs),  4 – 5pm, Wednesdays the 14th, 21st, and 28th September.

Your project doesn’t need to be complicated. It just needs to be something that can be delivered within 12 months, that will help/support/protect vulnerable folk in Leith.

You need to be a constituted group with a bank account, or your smaller group could partner with such a group.

The people of Leith will vote in January 2023 on all the proposed projects, and the projects that gain the most votes will be awarded the funding.

Download your application form here  https://www.leithchooses.net/applications-needed-asap .

 

What projects could help the local community in Leith?

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If you are a constituted group with a bank account, please apply to £eith Chooses for a grant of up to £5,000 for your community project.

Your project doesn’t need to be complicated. It just needs to be something that can be delivered within 12 months, that will help/support/protect vulnerable folk in Leith.

The people of Leith will vote in January 2023 on all the proposed projects, and the projects that gain the most votes will be awarded the funding.

Download your application here  https://www.leithchooses.net/applications-needed-asap ‎

If you want advice on your application, please come along to McDonald Road Library (Learning Centre, upstairs) 4pm on Wednesday 31 August or Wednesday 7th September.

Need help with your application?

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£eith Chooses 2022-2023 is accepting applications up until 30 September.

Want to apply for funding (up to £5,000) but need some advice or help with your application?

Come along to the Learning Centre (upstairs at McDonald Road Library) and talk it over with a member of the Steering Group, who can advise you how best to frame your project application.
From 4pm
On Wednesday 31 August and / or Wednesday 7th September

Apply Now!

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Please remember that £eith Chooses is starting early this year. Applications should be in by the end of September 2022.

£49,102 is available for community projects that the community votes for.

Your project should match the theme:
Sustaining Leith: supporting and protecting the most vulnerable in our community

A new donation to £eith Chooses – thank you Port of Leith Housing Association!

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£eith Chooses 2022-2023 opened this week and the best news possible just came in a day later – a very generous donation of £3,000 from Port of Leith Housing Association. Thank you PoLHA!
   
This new donation bumps the grant pot up to a total of £49,102, which means that more projects can be funded.

Hope your project ideas are flowing – now is the time to get started on your application!

Sustaining Leith: supporting and protecting the most vulnerable in our community

£eith Chooses 2022-2023 is open!

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£eith Chooses 2022-2023 is opening earlier this year – it is open for applications NOW!

Applications for projects up to £5,000 will be accepted from 1st August 2022 until the end of September 2022. Please download the Guidance Notes and an Application Form here (choose whichever is your preferred format, below), and start working on your application straightaway.

Format Application form Guidance notes
DOC (older versions of Word) Application form Guidance notes
DOCX (newer versions of Word) Application form Guidance notes
PDF Application form Guidance notes

Project applications should align with this year’s theme: Sustaining Leith: supporting and protecting the most vulnerable in our community.If you feel you would like to discuss your ideas, or need some help or advice with your application, please get in touch and a member of the Steering Group will make contact with you to offer support. Email: caroline.lamond@edinburgh.gov.uk

Why so early this year? We know from feedback from applicants in the past that it can be an uncomfortable struggle to be finishing off an application at the tail end of the year, just as Christmas is approaching, so moving everything a bit earlier is an attempt to remove that barrier. Voting will be in January 2023.

Reflecting on £eith Chooses 2022

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What’s going on at £eith Chooses HQ these days?

We would like to know what everyone thinks about the recent £eith Chooses event, and any ideas for next year’s theme and event. Please will you contribute your thoughts via this very short and straightforward survey open until 13th April. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/lthch2022

We do listen very carefully!

Otherwise – those groups that successfully won funding are seeing the cash dropping into their bank accounts . For many, the process is complete. For a few, there may still be ‘paperwork’ issues but this should all be sorted by the end of March (end of financial year), so please make sure you’ve answered any outstanding emails.

Onwards and upwards, Leith!

2022 Awards

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The following groups will receive funding as a result of the £eith Chooses 2022 voting. Congratulations to all, and we look forward to seeing your projects develop and benefit the community in Leith over the coming year.

Commiserations to those groups that were not successful this year. Please don’t be too discouraged. Your participation is really valued, and we hope that as more people become aware of your work, perhaps your time will come next year.

PROJECT Outcome Project is about…
Citadel Youth Centre fully funded Reconnecting kids / parents / carers /community and nature through a programme of outdoor activities.
Cyrenians fully funded Linking young people and celebrating diverse cultural backgrounds, through a food & stories event.
Dr Bells Family Centre fully funded Linking young children and parents from many different cultures through cooking, eating and playing together, as part of summer activity scheme.
Edinburgh Community Food fully funded Supporting older and elderly members of the community with delivery of nutritionally balanced food hampers, and with community meals and film events.
Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) fully funded Fighting loneliness and promoting inclusion, health and wellbeing through outdoor group walks and painting workshops.
The Edinburgh Remakery fully funded Regular social groups, connecting people though creativity, craft and recycling and repurposing
Hibernian Community Foundation fully funded Free lunch club, fortnightly for one year, reconnecting folk in Leith.
Homestart Leith & NE Edinburgh fully funded Garden group for young children and their parents, playing, eating and gardening  / growing veg. together and building friendships and support.
House of Jack fully funded Free and fun weekly dance socials for older people, to fight loneliness, support rehabilitation following illness or injury,  and promote mobility, strength and balance.
LeithLate fully funded Bringing folk together to celebrate Leith’s community spirit, working together on how to renew the Leith History Mural, and documenting / filming as the process develops.
LifeCare Edinburgh fully funded Free nutritious hot meals delivered to isolated older people across Leith , providing a regular friendly visit and  ‘check-in’ service.
MILAN fully funded Helping elderly Leithers from Asian backgrounds access MILAN services  (groups, food, activities).
NEPAL Scotland Association fully funded Taekwondo lessons for BAME groups (and wider Leith community) for healthy and active living, mental health, community and well-being.
THE ABOVE PROJECTS WILL RECEIVE ALL OF THE FUNDING THAT THEY APPLIED FOR.

THERE IS, HOWEVER ONE MORE PROJECT THAT WILL BE AWARDED PARTIAL FUNDING (subject to confirmation from them that they would be willing to accept this)
Citadel Arts Partially funded

£772

 Drama group for young people, developing skills and confidence, linking with adult writing group, leading to local performances.