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Community projects receive injection of cash from NFRS (notts fire and rescue release)

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service’s (NFRS) On Fire Fund is supporting another seven valuable charitable and voluntary sector projects across the county.

Throughout the past two years 37 different schemes have been supported by NFRS, with funding granted ranging between £500 and £12,000.  The On Fire Fund, a scheme developed in 2007, funds charitable and voluntary sector projects across Nottinghamshire. To gain funding, projects must be linked to issues the fire and rescue service are already involved in such as safety, accident prevention, education and young persons intervention.

This round’s successful projects include:

Ashfield Home Safety Project - Providing 102 fireguards to low income families with children under 5 years old to help prevent burns. 

Bestwood Angling Interest Team (BAIT) - Using angling as the method of engagement, this project targets young people at risk of offending. The young people get involved in volunteering at community events as well as crime prevention workshops and prison trips. During camping trips they will complete a number of recognised exam board qualifications and also do coursework towards an Open College Network (OCN) award.

The Youth Zone Project (Aspley, Leen Valley, Bilbrough) – Fire safety education and arts projects taking place during the school holidays. Participants will take part in interactive, information based workshops which will result in them being awarded an AQA unit in Fire Safety.

Age Concern Nottinghamshire - An event for over 60s in Nottinghamshire to raise awareness for carbon monoxide.  There will be free Gas Safe (formerly Corgi) and kite mark approved carbon monoxide detectors for each attendee.

Nottinghamshire Clubs for Young People - Camping trip on 24 – 26 August at Holme Pierrepoint.  Following the success of last year’s camp, which was also sponsored by On Fire Fund, the camp will bring young people together from different communities and allow them to take part in outdoor events, whilst tackling issues such as teenage pregnancy, drugs, alcohol and crime.

Rural Community Action Nottingham – Involving young people with anti-social behaviour orders, the aim is to improve their angling ability and behavioural issues. On completion of the project, they will have a recognised qualification in angling coaching and knowledge of the countryside code. The young people from last year’s scheme have represented the Mansfield district in the Nottinghamshire Youth Games.

Dunkirk and Lenton Residents Association – An event for residents of high rise buildings in Lenton and Dunkirk aimed at enhancing community cohesion, awareness of fire safety and evacuation procedures as well as providing an opportunity for residents to access services they may not feel confident in usually approaching.

Community Safety Fundraiser for the Service, Sally Savage said:

We are delighted to be supporting another round of worthwhile charitable projects. The schemes reach into different sectors of the community and we hope they make a real difference to individuals’ lives as well as working towards creating safer communities in Nottinghamshire.

For more information and an application form for the next round of funding, please contact Sally Savage at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service on 0115 984 3249 or email onfirefund@notts-fire.gov.uk.  The deadline is 12pm on Tuesday 20 October.

(Thu 24 September 2009 09:00:00 GMT)

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