£200,000 to help Bath community to ‘share and repair’
A project in Bath has received £200,000 in National Lottery funding to help people reduce carbon and waste to landfill, improve the environment they live in and save money.
Thanks to National Lottery players, the ‘Share and Repair’ project can continue its vital work, supporting communities to reduce, repair, reuse and learn about environmental sustainability.
The funding comes from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK.
‘Share and Repair’ works with people to repair their belongings, providing them with the skills needed to do it for themselves in the future – and provide them with a chance to learn how things are made.
The team at ‘Share and Repair’ aim to educate people in the manufacturing process so that society moves away from a ‘throw-away’ culture.
‘We’re proud to support amazing projects like Share and Repair in Bath, which strengthen society and enable South West communities to be environmentally sustainable,’ says Jon Eastwood, Deputy Director for the National Lottery Community Fund (England).
‘Our latest Corporate Plan sets out our commitment to invest more than 90% of our grants to support at least one our four community-led missions: to enable communities to come together, be environmentally sustainable, live healthier lives and to support children and young people to thrive.’
‘Over the next three years, we will dedicate at least 15% of our grants to projects with environmental sustainability as their primary aim.’
‘Share and Repair’ works with people to repair their belongings. Image provided by The National Lottery Community Fund.
Repair cafes and repair sessions
Each month, the project runs regular Repair Cafes as well as pop-ups and regular repair sessions.
The aim is to offer accessible and affordable mending through ‘give what you can’ donations. There is also a shop which offers a ‘library’ of more than 700 items to borrow, rather than buy.
‘This funding is a game changer and significant step forward for Share and Repair,’ explains Lorna Montgomery, Founder and Chair of Trustees for Share and Repair.
‘Thanks to National Lottery players, this funding will make repairing and sharing more accessible to more people who are seeking ways to make a difference to the environment.’
More than 400 charities and community groups across the South West have been awarded over £26 million of National Lottery funding over the last quarter.
The South West isn’t alone in benefiting from National Lottery funding. This week saw an announcement that almost £203 million has been distributed to almost 4,000 community organisations across England over the last quarter.
National Lottery players raise more than £30 million a week for good causes across the UK. Last year The National Lottery Community Fund was able to distribute more than half a billion pounds (£615.4 million) of life-changing funding to communities.
One of the schemes to benefit has been the ‘Birds, Bees, Bikes & Trees’ project which was awarded more than £584,000 of National Lottery funding to help young Dads build skills and confidence.
