The One Oldham Fund is a strategic single investment fund that uses pooled resources for the voluntary, community, faith & social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in Oldham.
This investment supported the sector’s resilience to enable VCFSE organisations that are locally rooted & active in Oldham to remain viable, to continue to deliver the ongoing Covid 19 response & to contribute to the delivery of Oldham’s Covid Recovery Strategy priorities.
Phase 1 awarded projects - Micro grants up to £1,000 - for informal groups involved in social action or mutual aid activity & for formally constituted members of Action Together.
Applications were awarded for projects that meet one or more of the following priorities:
Driving Equality
- Enabling those adversely impacted by COVID-19 to access the help they need
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
Promoting Health & Wellbeing and Supporting the Most Vulnerable
- Continuing to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Oldham
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Project awarded
Aim High Enterprise
Project Name: Confident Youth Project
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Enabling those adversely impacted by COVID-19 to access the help they need.
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Ambitions Oldham & Tameside
Project Name: Ambitions’ Ambition
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities.
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Bee Together Community Centre and Garden
Project Name: Bee Together Community Centre & Garden First Aid Training
Amount awarded: £860.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death.
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Chadderton Church & Saviour's, Chadderton
Project Name: Kings Kitchen Christmas Support
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Chadderton Community Crafters
Project Name: Community Christmas Party
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Chadderton Foxes
Project Name: Chadderton Foxes Rounders Team
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Chadderton Together
Project Name: Springtime at Foxdenton
Amount awarded: £919.26
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Derker Community Gardens
(1) Project Name: Derker Community Start up
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
(2) Project Name: Growing
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Earls Lodge gentle armchair exercise club
Project Name: Earls Lodge gentle armchair exercise club
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Friends of Stoneleigh Park (FOSP)
Project Name: Christmas Joy
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Funky Fitness and Fun CIC
Project Name: Funky Believes & Achieves
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Glodwick & Clarksfield Youth Movement -Football Club
Project Name: Get Oldham Active
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Glodwick Cricket Club
Project Name: Developing opportunities for young people to get started in cricket.
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Harrow Mews Family, Community Group
Project Name: Queens Platinum Jubilee Community Street Party
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
Housing21
Project Name: Lido Loungers IT Club
Amount awarded: £809.99
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Housing 21 at Trinity House
(1) Project Name: Music for Your Mind
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
(2) Project Name: Trinity Tunes
Amount awarded: £999.99
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Incredible Edible Saddleworth
Project Name: Incredible Edible Saddleworth
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Indian Association Oldham
Project Name: Elderly people’s Luncheon Club
Amount awarded: £990.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Continue to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Oldham
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Jenny Allen forest School
Project Name: Just Be Forest School
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Little French Cinema
Project Name: The Little French Cinema
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Lydgate Community Association
Project Name: Lydgate Community Association
Amount awarded: £600.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Making Space
Project Name: Oldham Dementia Activities
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Manchester City Mission
(1) Project Name: Operation Joy
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
(2) Project Name: Restart
Amount awarded: £599.99
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Monday Clubbers
Project Name: Sustaining the future
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Oak Community Development
Project Name: BAME Connect Focus Group
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Oasis Hub Oldham
Project Name: Oasis Crafty Hub
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Old Mill House
Project Name: Old Mill House Green Fingers Gardening Club
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Oldham Fresh Church
Project Name: Boxes of Hope
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Oldham Greenhill Community Sports & Recreation Club
Project Name: Weekly Social gathering for Women & families
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Pennine Mencap
Project Name: Pennine Mencap Cookalong
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Plus 55
Project Name: Keep fit
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Radio Cavell 1350am Ltd
(1) Project Name: Service awareness to patients
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Continue to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Oldham
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
(2) Project Name: Covid Restart equipment replacement
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Continue to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Oldham
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Real Vision Community Group
Project Name: Real Vision for Men (Fitness Club)
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Real Education Empowering Lives (REELCIC)
(1) Project Name: Talk cook & eat lead up to Christmas.
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing poverty & helping people get back on their feet
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
(2) Project Name: Christmas Activities
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Residents of Holly Bank
Project Name: Queens Platinum Jubilee street party
Amount awarded: £150.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Roc n Rolls Holt's Community Project
Project Name: Roc ‘n’ Rolls is a community café/centre in the heart of Holts Estate
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
St Barnabas Church
Project Name: Sounds of change
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Enabling those adversely impacted by COVID-19 to access the help they need
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
Saddleworth Environmental Education
Project Name: Animal Assisted Interventions at SEE
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Reducing inequality & building resilience across Oldham’s communities
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Saddleworth School of Dance
Project Name: Breakin Boundaries
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
- Safeguarding & supporting our most vulnerable residents
Saddleworth Spiritualist Church
Project Name: Church Rededication Celebration Community Event
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Spotlight Theatre Group
Project Name: Staging equipment
Amount awarded: £910.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
St Herbert's Tenants Society
Project Name: Afternoon Tea Party
Amount awarded: £160.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
The Cycling Imaam Club
Project Name: March Challenge – Walk, Hike, Cycle, Run
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
The Lydgate Stitches
Project Name: Build on members confidence, skills & social interaction after Covid
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Enabling those adversely impacted by COVID-19 to access the help they need
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
The Oldham Choir
Project Name: Learning new repertoire
Amount awarded: £150.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Union Street United Reformed Church - Oldham
Project Name: Renovate the Church Garden
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Vibrant Voices
Project Name: Vibrant Voices at Oldham Library
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Well-being Support Group
(1) Project Name: Well-being Support Group
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Project Name: Well-being Support Group - Part 2
Amount awarded: £200.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death
Women's CHAI Project - Care, Help & Inspire
Project Name: Train the trainer – Chai Style
Amount awarded: £1,000.00
Funding was awarded to projects that supported the ongoing COVID-19 response and contributed to the delivery of Oldham's COVID-19 Recovery Strategy priorities.
- Working with residents & communities to improve health & wellbeing, preventing illness & premature death