BIG Lottery is awarding over £1m to the Plunkett Foundation for woodland social enterprises . Fifty communities across the UK will receive support to transform unmanaged woodland into opportunities for jobs, leisure, education and services and to improve the health and wellbeing of local people. Find out more here. [Source: Big Lottery]
UK green spaces worth at least £30bn a year in health and welfare, report finds
A report by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs concludes that looking after the UK’s green spaces better is worth at least £30bn a year in health and welfare benefits. Read more
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Big Lottery Fund award 479,263 to Birmingham’s LBGT community
The LGBT Health and Wellbeing Centre will be a one stop shop for the community and community groups, and will work with other service providers to address health inequalities within the LGBT Community, such as high rates of smoking and drinking, self harm, depression and attempted suicide.
