Community

Are you a community group who requires funding for a project, new activities and play equipment, building repairs or more?
The North Northamptonshire Funding Day 2019 will take place at the Kettering Borough Council offices on Thursday 17th October, from 10am – 3pm.
It’s a fantastic opportunity for community groups across North Northamptonshire to network with local and national funders who can help contribute towards their projects.
The funders who will be present on the day include The National Lottery Community Fund, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, The Northamptonshire Community Foundation, The Mick George Community Fund, Tesco Bags of Help, The Central England Co-op Community Dividend Fund, Northamptonshire ACRE, Charity Bank, SEMLEP Community Grants, OPFCC Northamptonshire Community Grants, Augean Community Grants, Grand Union Housing Community Grants, Greatwell Homes Community Grants, Orbit Community Grants, Nenescape Community Grants, Sport England, Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust, Northamptonshire Sport and more!
A selection of these funders will also be providing valuable information on how best to apply for grants, along with special hints and tips through a series of presentations. Please Note you must book to reserve your seat for presentations in advance.
The presentation schedule:
10.00am – 10.30am: Northamptonshire Community Foundation
10.45am – 11.15am: Mick George Community Fund
11.30am – 12.00pm: National Lottery Heritage Fund
12.15pm – 12.45pm: National Lottery Community Fund
13.00pm – 13.30pm: Hints & Tips for writing a successful funding application
This event is in partnership with Kettering Voluntary Network, East Northamptonshire Council, Corby Borough Council, Borough Council of Wellingborough, Nene Valley Community Action, Corby Voluntary & Community Services and Groundwork Northamptonshire.
Visit kettering.gov.uk/FundingDay to book your presentation slot. For further information, please call Kettering Borough Council on 01536 410333 or email grants@kettering.gov.uk

Don’t miss Kettering’s annual arts, culture, music and community festival!
Kettfest is back on Friday 12th, Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th July.
You’ll enjoy a host of entertainment, such as creative stalls, live music, the Teenage Market, workshops, exhibitions, comedy shows and much, much more!
For more information, visit the official website here: www.kettfest.org for regular updates and details on who’s doing what this year.
See below for the detailed timetable of events over the weekend:

Come and celebrate National Armed Forces Day on Kettering Market Place on Saturday 29th June from 11am – 3pm.
Not only will you get to see a CRVT Scorpion Tank, there will also be a number of military vehicles in the procession arriving at the market place from 11am until 12pm from the Military Vehicles Trust. The RAF Hurricane will fly past the market place at approximately 14:20pm.
You will also be able to find out more about the Forces and the work they do with information stalls from the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force Associations, 1101 Kettering Squadron of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets, Emergency Cadets, Police, Help for Heroes, The Royal British Legion, Community First Responders plus much more.
This event is Free.