Rochdale Communities Fund - The Big Pan

Aims/priorities:

Thanks to funding from Rochdale Borough Council Public Health Team, Action Together is offering grants of up to £1000 for groups to get involved with The Big Pan Community Cooking programme. 

As part of the project, we expect all groups successful in receiving funding to:

  • To complete a Big Pan cooking champion training session 
  • To have access to a venue which meets the needs of the programme and is accessible to the local residents.
  • To deliver at least two 6 week Big Pan programmes in their community venue 
  • To deliver sessions where the participants are involved and cook their own food whilst following the demonstration
  • To encourage residents to come together through food.
  • To provide a hot, nutritious, low-cost meal to families 
  • To use food pantries/clubs to enhance the use of food provided
  • To give families a safe, warm space for the duration of the session
  • To provide a social environment for people to eat a meal together 
  • To reduce health inequalities through teaching independence through cooking skills
  • Gather feedback from participants for evaluation purposes
  • To identify other volunteers who may want to run additional sessions 
  • To attend the good help training and offer informal good help conversations 

Who can apply:

  • you are a voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) group locally rooted or actively working in the borough of Rochdale; and
  • you are a member of Action Together CIO (you can register for free to become a member here)
  • you are formally constituted.
  • you have access to a community venue which meets the needs of the programme and is accessible to the local residents.
  • you haven't previously been funded through The Big Pan Fund (if you have, please email hayley.tomlinson@actiontogether.org.uk as there is a smaller funding opportunity available).

Grant amount: Grants of up to £1,000 are available 

Application process:

 Please read the guidance notes below thoroughly before completing the application form. 

Rochdale Communities Fund Big Pan - Guidance notes .docx (93.11 KB)

 

Rochdale Communities Fund Big Pan - Grants Application Form £1,000.docx (59.45 KB)

 

Deadline: Sunday 10th November, 12pm 

Contact: 

For more information, please either call 0161 339 2345 and ask for Hayley Tomlinson or please email: hayley.tomlinson@actiontogether.org.uk