Misplaced Pages

#695304

43-1294: The National Lottery Community Fund , legally named the Big Lottery Fund , is a non-departmental public body responsible for distributing funds raised by the National Lottery for " good causes ". It is the largest community funder in the UK and its purpose is to award funding that strengthens society and improves lives across the UK. Thanks to National Lottery players, it will distribute at least £4 billion by 2030, supporting activities that create resilient communities that are more inclusive and environmentally sustainable. The funder takes an equity-based approach to its work, investing most in places, people and communities experiencing poverty, disadvantage and discrimination. In June 2023 it launched its most recent strategy ‘It Starts with Community’.  This sets out its focus on four key missions, which are  to support communities to:   1. Come together 2. Be environmentally sustainable 3. Help children and young people thrive 4. Enable people to live healthier lives. National Lottery players raise over £30 million each week for good causes throughout

86-674: A non-ministerial government department being at a remove from both ministers and any elected assembly or parliament. Typically an NDPB would be established under statute and be accountable to Parliament rather than to His Majesty's Government . This arrangement allows more financial independence since the government is obliged to provide funding to meet statutory obligations. NDPBs are sometimes referred to as quangos . However, this term originally referred to quasi-NGOs bodies that are, at least ostensibly, non-government organisations , but nonetheless perform governmental functions. The backronym "quasi-autonomous national government organization"

129-431: A principal area in 1996. Torfaen (meaning "breaker of stones") is an old name for the river – today called Afon Lwyd ("grey river") – which flows through the county borough from its source north of Blaenavon southward through Abersychan , Pontypool , and Cwmbran . The last three towns mentioned are a contiguous urban area . The borough was formed in 1974 as a local government district of Gwent . It covered

172-400: A fifth category: NHS bodies . These bodies consist of boards which advise ministers on particular policy areas. They are often supported by a small secretariat from the parent department, and any expenditure is paid for by that department. These bodies usually deliver a particular public service and are overseen by a board rather than ministers. Appointments are made by ministers following

215-400: A gable above. The roofs behind these walls can be seen stepped up in three heights over the two aisles and the main nave. The nave roof has timber gable windows and glazing along the length of the roof on both slopes. Crane Street entrance: This has another Tudor doorway as above, but flanked by one over one windows in plain heads. Above the entrance is a crow-stepped gable with block at apex and

258-642: A partner to award funds on its behalf. Big Lottery Fund came into being on 1 June 2004, on the merger of two Lottery distributors: the National Lottery Charities Board (whose operating name was Community Fund ) and the New Opportunities Fund . Big Lottery Fund was formally established by the National Lottery Act 2006 . The Act gave the new body the extra responsibility of managing projects funded by

301-596: A project with a flawed business plan and whose purpose could have been equally well served by using social media . £35 million has been invested by The National Lottery Community Fund on the Forces in Mind Trust, a partnership of UK forces charities and mental health organisations, led by the Confederation of Service Charities . It has been given partnership support from The Royal Foundation which will back

344-580: A safe Labour Party seat. At present the MP is Nick Thomas-Symonds . Constituents in Croesyceiliog North, Croesyceiliog South, Llanyrafon North and Llanyrafon South wards are served by the Monmouth MP , Conservative David Davies . Torfaen is also a Senedd constituency, presided over by Labour MS, Lynne Neagle . Torfaen Council has historically been a Labour-controlled authority, however

387-639: A secondary aisle which surrounds most of the structure. There are additional passageways giving access to the entrances in Commercial Street and in Crane Street. The columns carry light curved iron members, and a roof structure of light iron with timber rafters and sarking. The nave roof has bands of glazing running the full length on either side of the ridge. The interior appears to be very little altered. The stalls are mostly modern. Torfaen has its own community radio station, Vitalize Radio, which

430-455: A three light window with stepped head above the door. Gable has date 1894 and inscription PLB (Pontypool Local Board). Commercial Street entrance has another Tudor style doorway set into the ground floor of an early C19 terrace on the south west side of Commercial Street. Only the doorway and the dateplaque 1894 above it are late C19. Interior The market has a central nave supported on plain iron columns, and this has aisles on either side and then

473-603: A year "because it couldn't figure out what to do" with the equipment, which originally cost over a million pounds. The borough is served by the Welsh Marches Line with stations at Pontypool & New Inn and Cwmbran . Services are operated by Transport for Wales . There is also the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway in Blaenavon . The following people military units and Organisations and Groups have received

SECTION 10

#1732766046696

516-399: Is Paul Sweeney. The day-to-day running of organisation is under the responsibility of a senior management team, made up of the chief executive and nine directors. The current chief executive is David Knott. A list of all current and historic programmes that The National Lottery Community Fund has funded can be found on the body's website. Some funded projects include: £250,000 was given to

559-407: Is a county borough in the south-east of Wales . Torfaen is bordered by the county of Monmouthshire to the east, the city of Newport to the south, and the county boroughs of Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent to the south-west and north-west. It is within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire , and between 1974 and 1996 was a district of Gwent , until it was reconstituted as

602-607: Is an initiative helping The National Lottery Community Fund's grant holders, helping them to plan future service delivery in a challenging funding environment. Heroes Return2 funds veterans, their families, spouses and carers to visit the places where they saw action in the Second World War or to take part in commemorative events in the UK. The Improving Futures programmes helps children from families who have complex and multiple needs. The National Lottery Act 2006 gave Big Lottery Fund (The National Lottery Community Fund)

645-437: Is decided by a board made up of a chair and nine members. The Fund's decision-making on grants is devolved to country committees for each of the four UK countries – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The chairs of these country committees sit on the main board. Each of the four countries runs their own funding programmes, based on particular priorities and needs. The interim chair of The National Lottery Community Fund

688-441: Is greener and retains extensive areas of countryside, especially on the route to Blaenavon . The administrative centre is Pontypool in the centre of the county borough. Most of the administration of Torfaen County Borough Council is conducted from Pontypool Civic Centre . The highest point of the county is Coity Mountain . A market hall of 1893-4, built when the existing facility became too small and needed replacing due to

731-402: Is run on a voluntary basis in Pontypool to serve the community. Additionally, Cwmbran has its own community-focused radio station: Able Radio is a volunteer-run radio station which supports adults with autism and learning disabilities, and claims to be "the first Radio Station run by people with Learning Disabilities and Autism in the world". In recent years, Able Radio station has increased

774-516: Is used in this usage which is normally pejorative. In March 2009 there were nearly 800 public bodies that were sponsored by the UK Government. This total included 198 executive NDPBs, 410 advisory bodies, 33 tribunals, 21 public corporations, the Bank of England , 2 public broadcasting authorities and 23 NHS bodies. However, the classification is conservative and does not include bodies that are

817-644: The Conservatives' complacency in power in the 1990s, presented much material interpreted as evidence of questionable government practices. This concern led to the formation of a Committee on Standards in Public Life (the Nolan Committee) which first reported in 1995 and recommended the creation of a "public appointments commissioner" to make sure that appropriate standards were met in the appointment of members of NDPBs. The Government accepted

860-649: The Millennium Commission . The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has overall responsibility for the National Lottery, and The National Lottery Community Fund receives policy and financial directions from the Office for Civil Society within DCMS, alongside the devolved governments of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The strategic direction of The National Lottery Community Fund

903-427: The 1894 Local Government Act. Exterior A large iron framed market hall with two full elevations and three secondary entrances through other street frontages, eg. Jubilee Building, Crane Street. Built of grey narrow coursed rock faced pennant limestone with some larger stones, and with yellow Ebbw Vale brick dressings and a Welsh slate roof. Single storey street elevations with windows onto secondary aisles which surround

SECTION 20

#1732766046696

946-537: The 2008 Local Elections saw Labour fail to win enough seats to hold a majority, resulting in a coalition with Plaid Cymru and Independent Councillors. In the 2022 Local Elections, Labour regained majority control of Torfaen County Borough Council, winning 30 out of a possible 40 seats. The main council offices for ‘Torfaen County Borough Council’ are situated in The Civic Centre, Pontypool. Torfaen has six Community Councils, which are: Secondary schools in

989-647: The Code of Practice of the Commissioner for Public Appointments . They employ their own staff and allocate their own budgets. These bodies have jurisdiction over an area of the law . They are coordinated by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service , an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice , and supervised by the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council , itself an NDPB sponsored by

1032-533: The Government but does not fund services which other parts of government have a statutory responsibility to deliver. According to its annual report, The National Lottery Community Fund uses the following definition of "additionality": "Lottery funding is distinct from Government funding and adds value. Although it does not substitute for Exchequer expenditure, where appropriate it complements Government and other programmes, policies and funding." The income of all

1075-520: The Lottery distributors comes from the sale of National Lottery tickets. Of every £2 spent on a Lottery ticket 56 pence (28%) goes to the "good causes". The current operator of the National Lottery is Allwyn Entertainment. The National Lottery Community Fund is a grant maker and does not operate projects itself but awards funds to organisations which operate projects. As part of the application process for funding, it requires funded organisations to outline

1118-556: The Ministry of Justice. These bodies were formerly known as "boards of visitors" and are responsible for the state of prisons, their administration, and the treatment of prisoners. The Home Office is responsible for their costs and has to note all expenses. NDPB differ from executive agencies as they are not created to carry out ministerial orders or policy, instead they are more or less self-determining and enjoy greater independence. They are also not directly part of government like

1161-587: The Trust with its own grants over a three-year programme as well as helping raise awareness of the issues facing veterans. Over the next 20 years, FIMT will provide UK-wide long-term support and advocacy for Service personnel and Veterans to make a successful transition to civilian life. The focus will be on addressing a range of problems that some ex-service personnel and their families can experience back in civilian life, such as poor mental health, family breakdown and alcohol-related problems. Supporting Change and Impact

1204-621: The UK's Conservative-Liberal coalition published a review of NDPBs recommending closure or merger of nearly two hundred bodies, and the transfer of others to the private sector. This process was colloquially termed the "bonfire of the quangos". NDPBs are classified under code S.13112 of the European System of Accounts (ESA.95). However, Statistics UK does not break out the detail for these bodies and they are consolidated into General Government (S.1311). Torfaen Torfaen ( / t ɔːr ˈ v aɪ n / ; [tɔrˈvaɪn] )

1247-475: The UK. According to the Cabinet Office their total expenditure for the financial year 2005–06 was £167 billion. As of March 2020, there were 237 non-departmental public bodies. Critics argued that the system was open to abuse as most NDPBs had their members directly appointed by government ministers without an election or consultation with the people. The press , critical of what was perceived as

1290-771: The UK. Since The National Lottery began in 1994, £47 billion has been raised. The National Lottery Community Fund is responsible for distributing 40% of the good cause money raised and typically distributes over £500 million a year to communities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as well as working closely with Government to distribute vital grants and funding from key Government programmes and initiatives. Around eight in ten of its grants are for under £10,000. Over 80 per cent of The National Lottery Community Fund's funds go to voluntary and community organisations. It also makes grants to statutory bodies, local authorities and social enterprises. The National Lottery Community Fund funds projects in line with objectives set by

1333-477: The Wisdom Bank, a website project to "harness the experience and skills of people in the 45 to 65 age group for the wider benefit of the community of Torfaen ". In two years the site only registered 340 users, before being taken over by Torfaen council. A member of the council's audit committee criticised the spending of further public money on the site and said that lottery funding should not have been given to

National Lottery Community Fund - Misplaced Pages Continue

1376-563: The aim of improving the sustainability, capacity and scale of organisations in order that they may deliver greater social impact. The programme was run by Social Investment Business and its £20m investment pool closed in 2017. Non-departmental public body The term includes the four types of NDPB (executive, advisory, tribunal, and independent monitoring boards) but excludes public corporations and public broadcasters ( BBC , Channel 4 , and S4C ). The UK Government classifies bodies into four main types. The Scottish Government also has

1419-472: The area are: Further education , vocational training and some higher education is provided at Torfaen Learning Zone of Coleg Gwent in Cwmbran centre. Before this, further education was provided at Pontypool campus, Coleg Gwent. In 2012 Torfaen County Borough Council was criticised for keeping 2,400 laptop computers, originally intended to be used by secondary school pupils and teachers, unused for at least

1462-471: The county-level functions from the abolished Gwent County Council. The area is now governed by Torfaen County Borough Council , which is a principal council . Torfaen has its own museum Torfaen Museum , in Pontypool Park , Pontypool . The area has a population of around 91,000. Much of the southern part of the county borough around Cwmbran is extensively urban. The north of the county borough

1505-418: The difference that should come about as a result of its funding. The National Lottery Community Fund uses several methods to distribute funding. Most of its grants go to voluntary and community organisations which apply within a range of funding programmes. However, in certain cases to meet a specific need, it will also seek applications from organisations with recognised expertise or make a substantial grant to

1548-597: The greatly increased local population. The previous Vegetable Market (1875) which stood on the same site was demolished, but the first hall built in 1730 still survives in Commercial Street. The Market was designed by Robert Williams and D J Loughor (who was probably the engineer). This building is the only physical reminder of the work of the Pontypool Local Board who were replaced by the Pontypool Urban District Council following

1591-405: The main aisled hall. The Market Street elevation has a central doorway with four centred Tudor arch head. This has part glazed wooden doors with pilasters rising to a corbel frieze and a date panel 1893, and a parapet over with raised battlement type features at either end. This door is flanked on either side by four three-light windows with yellow brick frames and mullions. These are all in line, but

1634-399: The plinth below with yellow brick coping is stepped down the street. Additional doors flank these, again with pilasters but not rising to a parapet; then another three light window at the north end but only a single light one at the south corner. The end elevation has first a single light, then a two-light with king mullion, then five three-light windows, the most northerly one with a roundel in

1677-552: The powers to handle non-Lottery as well as Lottery funding. Big Lottery Fund has managed non-Lottery programmes on behalf of OCS, the Department for Education and the Welsh Assembly Government . The organisation's non-Lottery funding is branded distinctly and promoted independently from Lottery funding. The Big Potential programme delivered grant funding to eligible charities and social enterprises with

1720-634: The recommendation, and the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments was established in November 1995. While in opposition, the Labour Party promised to reduce the number and power of NDPBs. The use of NDPBs continued under the Labour government in office from 1997 to 2010, though the political controversy associated with NDPBs in the mid-1990s for the most part died away. In 2010

1763-546: The responsibility of devolved government , various lower tier boards (including a considerable number within the NHS), and also other boards operating in the public sector (e.g. school governors and police authorities). These appointed bodies performed a large variety of tasks, for example health trusts , or the Welsh Development Agency , and by 1992 were responsible for some 25% of all government expenditure in

National Lottery Community Fund - Misplaced Pages Continue

1806-410: The scope of their activities, including television productions and their gardening project and associated produce shop, SustainAble. There is also the Cwmbran and District Amateur Radio Society, which focuses on ham radio . There are also various local community news services, most notably Cwmbran Life and Inside Torfaen. The South Wales Argus serves as the main newspaper. Torfaen is historically

1849-406: The whole area of three former districts and two parishes from another two districts, which were all abolished at the same time: All the constituent parts of Torfaen had previously been in the administrative county of Monmouthshire prior to the reforms. Gwent County Council provided county-level services to the new borough. Torfaen was reconstituted in 1996 as a county borough , taking over

#695304