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MINERS RL CLUB FORMED IN NORTHUMBERLAND
Rugby League will break new ground in the North in 2012 with the formation of Miners RL based in Ashington, Northumberland, who will play in the North East Regional League.
BOB NEILL: CASH INJECTION TO SUPPORT COALFIELD COMMUNITIES INTO THE FUTURE
Communities Minister Bob Neill has today confirmed a further £22million to help former coalfield communities get back on their feet and secure economic growth for years to come.
FUNDING BOOST FOR YOUNG APPRENTICES
As a regeneration trust appoints its first apprentice under a new County Durham scheme the charity is also delivering the programme a further boost, with a £35,000 donation.
THE ARMADILLO – IS THIS THE WAY TO EASIER ROOFING?
Life is about to be made easier for construction and roofing workers, thanks to a unique method of transporting building materials designed by a South Wales social enterprise.
CRT GRANT FUNDS MOBILE PLANETARIUM
The sky at night will come alive for thousands of Scots school children when the country’s first mobile planetarium hits the road.
COALFIELDS TRUST DRUMS UP £10,000 FOR CROY SILVER BAND
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust has hit the right note by awarding Croy Silver Band a £10,000 grant to help it maintain its current high standards.
FROM ALTERCATIONS TO INSPIRATION
Doncaster South Boxing Centre in Rossington has only been open three months, it is already turning lives around, and is hopefully training our next Super Heavy Weight Champion.
COALFIELDS COMMUNITY CHALLENGE FINALISTS WIN PRAISE FROM SIR TOM
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust’s £100,000 job creation challenge won the seal of approval from Scotland’s leading businessman, Sir Tom Hunter, when he conducted a mentoring session with the six finalists.
SUPER SIX REACH FINAL OF COALFIELDS’ £100,000 JOB CREATION CHALLENGE
Six would-be entrepreneurs have made it through to the finals of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust’s £100,000 Community Challenge to launch a new business and create jobs in former mining areas.
COALFIELDS REGENERATION CHARITY TACKLES YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT WITH NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME
National regeneration charity The Coalfields Regeneration Trust is investing in the futures of 289 young people in England’s former coalfields through its Coalfields National Apprenticeship programme.
TRI-NATION TOURNAMENT JOY FOR ENGLAND FOOTBALLERS
A team of junior footballers from one of Yorkshire’s coalfield communities have returned victorious from the ultimate football experience in Wales.
BISHOP ALAN MORGAN, INAUGURAL CHAIR OF THE COALFIELDS REGENERATION TRUST, DIES
Former Chair of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust Bishop Alan Morgan has died at the age of 71 on Monday 24th October 2011
JARROW YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT TACKLED BY CRT GRANT
As the 2011 Jarrow Marchers approach London, TEDCO, a Jarrow based enterprise agency has been awarded a grant of £82,726 to help young people to create self employment opportunities.
OUT IN THE FIELD
Andy Lock, Assistant Director fo Programmes and PR at the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, champions the charity’s work in the English coalfields…
VALLEYS FOOTBALLERS PREPARE TO TAKE ON HOME NATIONS IN CARDIFF TOURNAMENT
Teenage footballers from Merthyr Tydfil and Pontypool will represent Wales next week in a five-a-side tri-nations tournament for players from the UK’s former mining communities.
THE FUTURE OF THE COALFIELDS REGENERATION TRUST IN WALES
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COALFIELDS ENTERPRISES THRIVE WITH SUPPORT FROM £2M GRANTS SCHEME
A grants scheme that has seen money and support worth almost £2m pumped into helping to regenerate Wales’s former coalfield communities over the past two years has made its final award.
DALMELLINGTON TURNS OUT IN FORCE TO SHAPE THE FUTURE
The people of Dalmellington, Bellsbank and Burnton turned out in force at the weekend to have a say in shaping the area’s future.
COALFIELD TRUST HELPS HIGH VALLEYFIELD CLUB KEEP STANDARDS HIGH
High Valleyfield Sports and Recreation Club is celebrating the renovation of its games area, thanks to a £10,000 grant from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
SCOTLAND’S MIDNIGHT LEAGUE FINALS VOTED A HUGE SUCCESS
Young footballers from Scotland’s mining communities won widespread praise for their skill and sportsmanship in the finals of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust’s midnight leagues which were played at Airdrie FC’s magnificent Excelsior stadium on Sept...
GREEN VALLEY PROJECT NURTURED BY COALFIELDS GRANT
An award-winning South Wales regeneration initiative has been given a £60,000 grant for a project that will help it create jobs, train unemployed people and improve local residents’ health.
COALFIELDS TRUST’S £10,000 BOOST FOR FURNITURE PLUS
A £10,000 grant from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust will enable Fife’s biggest furniture recycling charity to realise its ambitions to massively expand its employability skills training programmes for young homeless people.
COALFIELDS TRUST SERVES UP £30,000 GRANT TO REACHOUT
Success is on the menu for an Alloa charity after it was granted £30,000 from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust to equip a new training kitchen.
COALFIELDS TRUST EXTENDS £100,000 JOBS DEADLINE
Would-be entrepreneurs have been given more time to take advantage of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust’s £100,000 jobs challenge.
MIDNIGHT LEAGUE TEAMS WIN ‘LEGAL AID’ FROM THOMPSONS
Thompsons Solicitors, Scotland’s leading personal injury lawyers are sponsoring two major Midnight League events.
COALFIELDS REGENERATION TRUST IN £100,000 JOBS CHALLENGE
A coalfields charity is throwing down a £100,000 challenge to would-be entrepreneurs to start their own businesses to help tackle the scourge of unemployment in former mining towns and villages.
ROLLING OUT THE BARREL TO CREATE NEW JOBS
They are rolling out the barrel at Recycle Fife, after landing a £45,000 grant from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust to start a new social business.
IT’S GAME ON FOR GROUNDBREAKING FOOTBALL SCHEME
Next Monday (July 25) sees the launch of the next phase of a groundbreaking initiative that is helping turn around the lives of teenage boys across the South Wales valleys.
LEEDS BASED CHARITY AND HOUSING ASSOCIATION TEAM UP AND WIN BIG AT AWARDS CEREMONY
A project that provides employability support in Leeds has successfully won at the National Housing Federation ‘What we are proud of”’ (North East & Yorkshire and Humberside) awards.
A CAPITAL TRIP FOR CHILDCARE GRADUATES
A trip to London was the reward and the challenge for some of the graduates from Yipworld.com’s Men into Childcare programme, which was supported by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
CRT’S PLAN IS JUST THE JOB
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust has moved fast to respond to the Scottish Government’s challenge to prioritise improving employment opportunities in former mining areas.
GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR COALFIELD GROUPS IN KENT
Community groups in Kent’s former coalfields are now able to apply for grants to support activities that improve health and wellbeing, develop skills and support and promote volunteering.
OLYMPIC TORCH FROM 1948 LONDON GAMES COMES TO DONCASTER
A torch used in the 1948 Olympic Torch Relay is visited youth athletics event in High Melton, Doncaster.
TRANSPORT AND EMPLOYMENT SCHEME FOR SOUTH YORKSHIRE COALFIELDS
Jobseekers in the South Yorkshire coalfields have received a boost with the announcement of extra funding for an employment and motor scooter hire scheme.
COALFIELDS TRUST BIDS FOND FAREWELL TO TOM
The Coalfield Regeneration Trust has bid a fond farewell to Tom McAughtrie, who is standing down after seven years as the organisation’s Business Relationships Manager.
EMPLOYMENT SCHEME BEATS CUTS
An employment scheme which helps job seekers in the former coalfields in Sunderland find work has been awarded extra funding to continue its valuable work.
SCHEME TO MATCH MENTORS WITH MICRO BUSINESSES IS LAUNCHED
An initiative aimed at finding business mentors for social enterprises in Wales’s former coalfields areas is being piloted by two of the country’s leading grant making organisations.
MORE COALFIELDS FUNDS AVAILABLE IN WEST CUMBRIA – BRIDGING THE GAP FUND
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust, which has recently received further funding from the Government, has made over £80,000 available this financial year for grants to organisations in former Coalfields wards around Whitehaven, Workington and Maryport....
COALFIELDS KIDS VISIT OLYMPIC SITE
Young people from Doncaster and the Yorkshire coalfields visiting the 2012 Olympic site as part of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust’s Sports Legacy programme.
L-R – Hayden Cahil, Sarah Schofield, Ella North, Jessica Jackson-Moone...
COALFIELDS KIDS TO VISIT OLYMPIC SITE
30 young people from Doncaster and the Yorkshire coalfields will be visiting the 2012 Olympic site this Sunday as part of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust’s Sports Legacy programme.
£30M CASH BOOST FOR COALFIELD COMMUNITIES
Coalfield Communities in England have received a huge boost following the Department for Communities and Local Government’s announcement of £30 million of funding over the next two years for The Coalfields Regeneration Trust. This will enable the Tru...
VIRTUAL WINDOW INTO LIFE IN BRITAIN’S COALFIELD COMMUNITIES
Daleks, men hugging baby dolls, and bare buttocks are just some of the more unusual images depicting modern life in Britain’s coalfield communities shared on Facebook www.facebook.com/coalfieldsregen for a photography competition.
WELSH COALFIELDS SHOULD BE TOP OF ECONOMIC AGENDA, SAYS EXPERT
Problems still facing Wales’s former coalfield areas mean the communities should be at the top of the social justice and economic agenda, an economic development expert is arguing.
KENNOWAY’S BOWLED OVER BY COALFIELDS TRUST GRANT
Members of Kennoway Bowling Club have been bowled over by the transformation of the clubhouse facilities, following a £10,000 grant from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
GAIRDOCH APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME NAMED AS PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR
A groundbreaking community initiative to reclaim derelict land in former mining areas around Falkirk, Stirlingshire has won a major category in this year’s Scottish Modern Apprenticeship Awards.
JUNIOR FOOTBALLERS SCORE COALFIELDS CASH BOOST
Football mad kids at Sutton Junior Football Academy are looking forward to upping their game thanks to a £1,525 grant awarded by The Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT).
WHEELS TO WORK SCHEME TO HELP WAKEFIELD JOBSEEKERS
Jobseekers in parts of Wakefield who can’t apply for roles because of transport problems are being offered help by a scheme that will literally put them on the road to employment.
SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT PRAISE FOR WEST FIFE ENTERPRISE
Fife’s flagship training organisation, West Fife Enterprise was praised by local MSP John Park for ‘breathing life into young people’s dreams of landing a job’ during a special Members Business Debate at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday (Nov 17).
LAW CENTRE’S BACK TO WORK PROJECT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE
A volunteer project in Chesterfield which helps the long term unemployed from coalfield communities is celebrating after an independent evaluation found it is outperforming similar schemes at getting people into paid jobs.
NEW CHALLENGE FOR COALFIELDS REGENERATION TRUST CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Following her seven years as Chief Executive of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT), Janet Bibby is taking up a new position as the Regional Director in Yorkshire and Humberside for the National Trust.
KNUTTON JOBS SCHEME HELPS 100th PERSON INTO WORK
Cross Heath resident Bernadette Huckfield was made redundant from her job as a café manager a year ago. Now, with the help of local job scheme, the Knutton Family Employment Initiative (FEI), Bernie has developed her skills and started work as a rece...
JOB JOY FOR GEOFF
Lone parent Geoff Musson, 41, from Kells celebrated his first day in a job with real prospects for 11 years thanks to a scheme to help unemployed people from west Cumbria get back into work.
TRUST-BACKED SCHEME NOMINATED FOR AWARD
An environmental project co-funded by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust has been nominated as the Partnership Project of the Year in the Scottish Modern Apprenticeship Awards 2010.
CHARITY CELEBRATES DECADE OF HELPING REGENERATE COALFIELDS COMMUNITIES
A charity working to reverse the decline in Wales’s former coalfields communities is celebrating the 10th anniversary of awarding grants to help their regeneration.
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES - CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF REGENERATION IN COALFIELDS COMMUNITIES IN WALES
On behalf of the Board of Trustees we would like to invite you to celebrate the anniversary of 10 years of awards made to communities across Wales.
UNIQUE CARPET TILE RECYCLER ROLLS OUT BUSINESS FROM NEW PREMISES
A unique South Wales company that is diverting unwanted carpet tiles from landfill sites has expanded into bigger premises in Rhondda.
COALFIELDS REGENERATION TRUST – WALES COALFIELDS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PROGRAMME AWARDS
Recent awards made by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust in Wales.
COALFIELDS REGENERATION TRUST – WALES BRIDGING THE GAP AWARDS
Recent Bridging The Gap awards made in Wales.
TRI-NATION TOURNAMENT JOY FOR ENGLAND FOOTBALLERS
A team of junior footballers from one of Yorkshire’s coalfield communities have returned victorious from the ultimate football experience in Wales.
HOME INTERNATIONALISTS PRAISED FOR SKILLS AND SPORTSMANSHIP
Scottish Trustee of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, Nicky Wilson praised the sportsmanship and footballing skills of 50 youngsters from Scotland England and Wales who took part in the CRT’s tri-nations home internationals in Cardiff on Saturday Se...
TRI-NATION TOURNAMENT TO INSPIRE YOUNG FOOTBALLERS
The best junior footballers from England’s coalfields are travelling to Wales in September to represent their country at an international competition.
SCOTLAND CHOOSES HER TEAMS FOR THE CRT’S HOME INTERNATIONALS
Young Midnight League footballers from North and South Lanarkshire will represent Scotland at international level in the Coalfields Regeneration Trust tri-nation Home Internationals against sides from England and Wales.
COALFIELDS CHARITY HELPS COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES
Over 45 new jobs have been created in the last six months thanks to a new project supporting social enterprises in coalfield communities in Yorkshire and the North East.
YOUNG ATHLETES SHINE AT JUNIOR SPORTS CELEBRATION
Young athletes from Bolsover produced winning performances at the weekend when they travelled to take part in the fourth Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT) Sports Legacy Junior Sports Celebration at Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium.
COALFIELDS TRUST HELPS HAWKHILL FEEL THE HEAT
Things are hotting up at Hawkhill Community Centre, thanks to a £10,000 grant from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust to replace the centre’s aging boiler.
YOUNG FOOTBALLERS SCORE VICTORY IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
Doncaster’s budding football stars served Yorkshire well at the weekend by reaching the top of a sports league for English coalfield communities.
LOCHGELLY LANDS A DOUBLE FROM COALFIELDS TRUST
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust has awarded grants to two local organisations, Home Start Lochgelly and the Royal Oak Social Club.
YOUNG PEOPLE GET SET FOR WEEKEND SPORTS FESTIVAL
Young people from English coalfield communities are limbering up for a two-day sports festival in July at Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium.
CRT HELPS VOLUNTEERS WIN NEW QUALIFICATIONS
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust has awarded Levenmouth Youth Initiative a £5,000 grant to help the volunteers who run the service develop their skills.
CRT GRANTS YOUTH CLUB PILOT £4,600
A pilot scheme for a youth club in Auckinleck has received a financial boost from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
COALFIELD COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMED THANKS TO EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE
Former Coalfield communities are being transformed thanks to the work of 12 young apprentices and a unique partnership that is bringing many new environmental improvements across the Falkirk Council area.
TRUST CHAIR PRAISES SCOTLAND’S MIDNIGHT LEAGUE FINALISTS
Coalfields Regeneration Trust Chair Peter McNestry praised the footballing skills and sportsmanship of over 200 youngsters who took part in the Finals of the Trust’s Scottish Midnight League programme on Sunday June 13.
HOUGHTON RESIDENTS BOWLED OVER BY CLUB’S NEW FACILITIES
Houghton Town Bowling Club celebrated the opening of their newly refurbished pavilion kitchen today. The official opening was performed today by Phil Castiaux from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
LOCAL TEAMS REACH REGIONAL FOOTBALL FINALS
Teams of young footballers aged 14-16 are warming up for the GAME ON North East Regional Finals Day which kicks off at 11.00am on 4th June.
NETHERFIELD JOB FAIR OFFERS NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Jobhunters in Netherfield will get their chance to apply for the latest local vacancies when a free job fair comes to St George’s Community Centre.
ON YOUR MARKS FOR ATHLETICS FUN DAY!
Young athletes from the North East’s coalfield communities are being urged to don their trainers for an event at Monkton Stadium, South Shields to find teams to represent the region at a national fun day.
COALFIELDS CHARITY CELEBRATES 1000th PERSON BACK TO WORK
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust’s Family Employment Initiative (FEI) has helped its 1000th unemployed person to find a job.
COALFIELDS SPORTS PROJECT NOMINATED FOR AWARD
A charity has been recognised for the work it does helping disabled young people from Yorkshire’s coalfield communities enjoy a range of sports from cricket to athletics.
COALFIELDS TRUST’S £31,000 TO HELP YOUNGSTERS FIND WORK
An ambitious plan to help 60 young people in Leven and Lochgelly find jobs in the retail and care sectors has won the backing of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
COALFIELDS GRANT HELPS CREDIT UNION BOOST LOCAL SERVICES
A £15,000 grant from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust will help Blackburn Seafield and District Credit Union extend its services to more former mining towns and villages in West Lothian.
MORE FREE JOBS HELP FOR COALFIELDS RESIDENTS
A free service helping residents in Conisbrough, Denaby Main, Edlington, Warmsworth and Mexborough who are looking for work has secured funding from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT) to cover running costs for a further 18 months.
NEW PAVILION FOR MURTON RECREATION GROUND
Work will soon get underway on a new single-storey pavilion at Murton Recreation Ground, thanks to a cash boost from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT) towards the £289k total construction costs.
FROM COALFIELDS TO CHILDCARE
A project to help men find jobs in female dominated sectors like health and social care has won the backing of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust in Scotland.
COALFIELDS CASH BOOSTS LOCAL SUPPORT SERVICE
People looking for work and health advice in Nuneaton and Bedworth’s coalfield communities will soon benefit from expanded support services, thanks to a cash boost totalling over £100,000 from The Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT).
COALFIELDS CASH LIGHTS UP NEWCASTLE RUFC
After school coaching sessions and midweek matches at Newcastle (Staffs) Rugby Union Football Club’s ground on Lilleshall Road in Clayton will be floodlit thanks to new lights bought with the help of a grant from The Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CR...
ROYAL OAK TEAM PRAISE VOLUNTEERS FROM SHELL FOR £20,000 FACE-LIFT
The team who run the fledgling Royal Oak Community Club in Lochgelly, Fife heaped praise on volunteers from Shell Natural Gas Liquids Plant at Mossmorran who spent ten days giving the former social club a £20,000 face-lift.
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