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Space for Swim, at The Arc in Matlock started last month, running on Wednesday afternoons from 2pm to 3pm for 10 weeks initially. These free sessions are designed to offer a calm, supportive swimming environment for anyone with a condition who feels they need more space in the pool.
This initiative has been supported by our Social Connectedness Project.
We had an excellent batch of applications to the Community Resilience Grants last month and are pleased to have awarded most of the funding available.
There is a very limited amount remaining – £28,000 in total.
We will have a second round of this fund, with a closing date of Friday 14th November 5pm.
Funding for capital projects up to a maximum of £20,000 is available for charities, voluntary sector organisations, and parish and town councils to access support to become more resilient.
Severn Trent Community Fund
Core Funding will be open for applications from Saturday 1st November to Sunday 30th November 2025 (closing at 11:59pm).
Eligible not-for-profit organisations can apply for a restricted grant of £5,000–£20,000 to support their core costs for one year. We expect to fund around 28 organisations from across the Severn Trent region in this round.
Derbyshire LGBT+ is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant of £226,396 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to undertake two significant projects which will document and preserve overlooked aspects of the county’s LGBT+ history.
The first project, entitled “Our Stories: Discovering our hidden LGBT+ history” will focus on uncovering the hidden histories of LGBT+ individuals across Derbyshire. Through the collection of oral histories, archival research, and community engagement, the project will ensure that the contributions, challenges, and lived experiences of LGBT + people are acknowledged and safeguarded for future generations.
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On Thursday 25 September 2025 Age UK Derby and Derbyshire and its Falls Prevention Service: Live Stronger for Longer with Chesterfield FC Community Trust brought 1,200 people together at Chesterfield FC’s stadium to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest chair-based exercise session.
The previous record was set in Hong Kong in 2016 with 731 participants and thanks to months of effort and the enthusiasm of all our supporters we smashed that record!