Case studies

Kiveton Park Independent Advice Centre

Kiveton Park Independent Advice Centre is a successful advice centre serving local, and often deprived, communities in Rotherham. Funding has enabled the centre to make essential improvements to their existing service provision at their base offices.

Loscar Wind Farm Community Fund

Rotherham

Harthill Village Hall

Harthill Village Hall serves as a “community hub” and is used nearly every day by up to 30 different groups, ranging from a mother and toddler group to an over 60s club. Funding has led to the purchasing of new chairs for the hall, providing comfortable seating.

Loscar Wind Farm Community Fund

Rotherham

Home-Start South Yorkshire

Home-Start works across South Yorkshire to support struggling families, supporting parents dealing with issues such as isolation, unemployment, and domestic violence. This grant funded a new learning programme for young parents under 25 in Rotherham, covering literacy and numeracy skills.

Young People into Employment Fund for South Yorkshire

Rotherham

Harthill Netball Club

This women’s netball club is based in the village of Harthill in Rotherham and is open to ladies who like to play in the local area. Funding has helped them to buy essential equipment such as netballs, post protectors, roller driers for the courts and bibs.

Loscar Wind Farm Community Fund

Rotherham

Activate Rawmarsh

Activate Rawmarsh provides support and activities to bring out the skills, employability and confidence in local people. Funding has helped to fund a new, comprehensive programme of support to boost employment.

Comic Relief Local Communites

Rotherham

Harthill Tea Day Social Club

Harthill Tea Day Social Club run fortnightly tea days for elderly people in Harthill, Tiverton and the surrounding areas, as well as also arranging trips for their members. Funding was used to help pay for the use of the local village hall where and to allow them to pay for the food and drinks they put on for members attending tea days.

Loscar Wind Farm Community Fund

Rotherham

Business & Education Together Foundation

The Business and Education Together Foundation work with children and young people, providing support and teaching to assist them in developing their skills, capabilities and employability. Funding has been used to set up work experience placements for students.

Cutlers Company Grassroots Fund

Rotherham

Harthill with Woodall Parish Council

The Parish Council was set up in 1950 to support the local community and funding from SYCF has enabled the latest improvement to the village to be completed.

Loscar Wind Farm Community Fund

Rotherham