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Aerobility - Junior Aspiring Pilot Progamme

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Aerobility - Junior Aspiring Pilot Progamme

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Aerobility is excited to launch another Junior Aspiring Pilot Programme running from the 26th -29th August at Aerobility, Blackbushe Airport. Tailored for 12-18 year olds living with a disability and excited to explore a potential future in aviation. Applications close 11th July. More detail here.

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HAF (holidays and food) sessions for primary and secondary school age children are back for the summer, including with Vision4Youth (see separate entry below). Funded places available for children who are in receipt of free school meals. Full details on the Hants FISH website (Hampshire County Council's service directory for families). Note, many of these schemes are also available for children/young people on a paid-for basis.

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Vision 4 Youth - Summer Holiday Youth Club - 4-28 August

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Vision 4 Youth - Summer Holiday Youth Club - 4-28 August

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Vision 4 Youth's Summer Holiday Youth Club is running again this year! There will be a variety of sports, along with crafts, baking, and a full hot meal every day. Summer Holiday Youth Club will be open 12-5pm, Monday-Thursday, 4th – 28th August. The Summer Holiday Club is open to all, however there are free spaces available for those who qualify for Free School Meals, as it is a HAF (Holiday Activities & Food) provision. Alternatively, places are £15 per person all inclusive. Full details and registration link here.

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Hart Gymnastics Summer Camp: 5-29 August

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Hart Gymnastics Summer Camp: 5-29 August

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Summer Gymnastics Camp - Fun & Energetic Gymnastics Activities for Boys & Girls Ages 5–12. Open to Members & Non-Members! Full details and booking link here

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Hart Countryside Services Summer Holiday Events for Families

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Hart Countryside Services Summer Holiday Events for Families

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16 August: Nature Discovery Day - 11.00-16.00 - Edenbrook Country Park (no booking required)

27 August: Pond Dipping & Bug Hunt at Fleet Pond - 13.00 -15.00 - (advanced booking required).

Further detail at this link.

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Hart Leisure Centre - Junior Adventures Group Holiday Club

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Hart Leisure Centre - Junior Adventures Group Holiday Club

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Full details about summer holiday activities for 5-11 year olds run by the Junior Adventures Group at Hart Leisure Centre in Fleet over the summer holidays at this link. A day pass costs £46.65. Different sessions each week between 23 July and 29 August.

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Fleet Phoenix - Lego Building Clubs 6 & 14 August

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Fleet Phoenix - Lego Building Clubs 6 & 14 August

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During the Summer holidays, Fleet Phoenxi are putting on two FREE Lego building club on Wednesday 6th of August and Thursday 14th of August. So if your child is 9+ and they would like to join, please email lucy@fleetphoenix.co.uk to book a place - this is important, you MUST book your place, it is NOT a drop in session.It is being held at The Point Youth Centre in Fleet. Times are listed above.

All Lego sets will be provided, so please do not bring any with you.

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Hampshire & Solent Local Government Re-organisation 

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Hampshire & Solent Local Government Re-organisation 

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Following on from the briefing we received from Rushmoor Borough Council at our 18 June Voluntary Sector Forum, we now know that both Hampshire County Council and our local borough/district councils are drawing up separate proposals for the new Hampshire & Solent unitary areas for submission to government in late September. If you are interested to find out more, then there are 2 online briefings coming up:

Hampshire County Council Briefing - 14 July - 14.00-15.00 on Teams. This briefing will set out HCC's preferred option for the future structure of local government in our region . This option will be presented to Cabinet for consideration on 18 July, and if it is approved, this proposal will then be subject to a public engagement exercise seeking further views over the summer. Booking link here.

North Hampshire Briefing for Voluntary & Community Organisations - 15 July - 10-12.00 on Teams - joint briefing by Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council, Hart District Council and Rushmoor Borough Council. The briefing will provide an overview on the latest plans and give you an opportunity to give your views. The workshop will be chaired by the three council leaders followed by a presentation about Local Government Re-organisation and will outline the preferred option. Booking link here.

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Grants of £500 are available for small organisations to deliver community based projects that benefit local communities in Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Reading, Bracknell, Bournemouth, and surrounding areas. This fund aims to support a variety of projects and activities that support the development and improvement of local communities. Deadline: 31 August. More detail here.

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UK-based good causes with a turnover under £1 million can now apply for one of 8 unrestricted £250 grants, use it for whatever you need most, whether that's running costs, project support, or anything in between. Applications close on 31July.

https://thegivingmachine.co.uk/solutions/for-causes/grants/

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Cashless fundraising platform Give A Little has launched its Champion App, offering a new way for supporters to collect donations from friends, family and anyone attending events such as bake sales or coffee mornings. The Give A Little Champion App, which utilises Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android, gives supporters the opportunity to supplement their digital fundraising for mass participation events such as marathons, charity appeals, events, seasonal fundraising and more. They don’t need an additional card reader. Donations are processed by payment processor Stripe, and supporters are able to accept all payment methods from physical debit and credit cards to digital wallets including Apple Pay and Google Pay. Full details at this link.

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Screenshot 2025-06-29 at 13-01-27 Invite charity supporters at scale to collect contactless donations from their phones using Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android

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Easyfundraising - free online fundraising packs

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Easyfundraising - free online fundraising packs

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Whatever your fundraising target is, the team at easyfundraising can help you get there. This month, they are offering 250 exclusive fundraising packs to organisations in our area. To get your complimentary pack, register for free funding with easyfundraising (it’s free) and when prompted, schedule a call with a member of the easyfundraising team who will send you your pack and explain how easyfundraising can help your organisation with funding. But be quick – once the packs are gone, they’re gone! easyfundraising is a free, easy, and accessible way for your network of volunteers, staff and trustees to raise funds for you. They simply shop online with their favourite retailers, including ebay, Booking.com, Tesco, Trainline, Argos, M&S, and 8,000 others via the easyfundraising website or app and the retailer they shop with sends your organisation monetary donations.  Find out more here.

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On Saturday 12th July, local Here for Hart health-related organisations will be at Fleet Market offering free health checks, information and games.

Join them for the usual market stalls and much more:

Speak to your local Primary Care Network GP surgeries

Get a free health check

Find out more about local wellbeing services

Get active with some games

Understand signs of cancer and testing available locally

The market is open 9.00-15.00 on Saturday in Gurkha Square car park, Fleet Road (outside Fleet Library).

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Apply for environmental funding through Awards for All

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Apply for environmental funding through Awards for All

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The climate and nature emergency affects us all, but local action can make a real difference. In the last year, the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) invested £50 million into 400 environmental projects across the UK. Now, NLCF are encouraging applications through National Lottery Awards for All for projects that help people connect with and care for nature in their area and make a positive difference to the environment. Visit their website to find out more about eligibility criteria and funding priorities.

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Screenshot 2025-06-27 at 14-01-39 National Lottery Awards for All England – Environment The National Lottery Community Fund

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Grants of £1000 - £7,500 will be available to support activities.

SNG's Thriving Communities is open for applications and will close on Friday 30th January 2026 or earlier if all funding is allocated.  Projects must be taking place in an SNG (Sovereign Network Group) community (this includes Hart District) and be actively promoted to SNG customers.

This year as part of Thriving Communitiest here are 2 main funds:-

​. The Strengthening Place Grant will support projects that focus on a broad range of themes, including Health, Wellbeing & Social Isolation, Ageing Well, Young People, Community Safety, Environment & Sustainability, Youth and Ageing Well for community groups. ​

​. The Skills & Learning Grant will focus on Community Digital Support, Financial skills and resilience &  Family Learning and Food Education. ​

To apply and for further guidance please visit SNG's website and register your project on ActionFunder

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Sport England - New fund to create 'world's greenest sports industry'

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Sport England - New fund to create 'world's greenest sports industry'

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Sport England’s Movement Fund is now prioritising projects that support environmental sustainability. If you’ve got a project idea that boosts activity levels and helps make the sports sector greener, this fund could help you bring it to life. Organisations can apply for funding of between £300 and £15,000. Projects must meet one of six criteria:

Carbon emissions: travel and facilities

Circular economy: supply chains, products and waste

Blue-green environment quality and use

Biodiversity

Adapting to climate change and extreme weather events

Just transition: inequalities, inclusion and participation

It's a great opportunity for clubs, charities, schools, and local authorities working towards creating a healthier planet and more active communities.

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Shaping Your Future Council  - Survey for Hart

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Shaping Your Future Council  - Survey for Hart

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Hart District Council are conducting an engagement exercise about the Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). The details are outlined in the above flyer. Please note that:

Anybody living or working in Hart can respond

Responses need to be from individuals, not as a collective organisation. There is an option to mention the organisation you work for (which you can use) but the response must be from you as an individual please

The link to the survery is on the front page of Hart District Council's website. The survey closes on 17 August.

Please help the Council promote this important exercise with your members and service users. This engagement survey is an opportunity for people to share their views on how they wish to see a new unitary council run and Hart District Council would like as many people as possible in Hart to have their voices heard. Paper copies of the survey are available at the council offices or please email communications@hart.gov.uk or call 01252 622122 to have one sent to you. If you have any questions or concerns please let them know.

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National Archives - Community Hub Grants

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National Archives - Community Hub Grants

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The National Archives will launch its Community Hub Grants programme in late 2025 to support community-led research across the UK’s galleries, libraries, archives, museums and heritage sectors. The scheme comprises three strands: Seed Corn Grants of £500–£5,000 for early-stage pilot projects; Skills Bursaries of up to £1,000 for individual training in community heritage practice; and Project Grants of up to £30,000 for collaborative ventures between at least one gallery, library, archive or museum and a community group. A total of £550,000 will be available for new ideas, build skills and fund lasting resources—such as research, workshops, digitisation, exhibitions and digital storytelling—to address a shortage of grassroots heritage initiatives. More details about the grant programmes at this link.

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Short-term administrative role with HVA late 2025/early 2026

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Short-term administrative role with HVA late 2025/early 2026

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We will be working with Hart District Council's Climate Engagement team again over the winter to engage volunteers in taking images of resdients' properties with a thermal imaging camera. We will need an office-based administrator to help on a part-time basis between October 2025 and February 2026. We will be writing up a job description and terms and conditions of employment very soon, but if anyone would be interested to receive further information, please let our Volunteer Centre Manager Tania Skinner know. This role will involve IT skills.

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Free Emergency First Aid for Volunteers Training - Fleet Library - 24 July

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Free Emergency First Aid for Volunteers Training - Fleet Library - 24 July

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A FEW PLACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE! We are once again collaborating with Hampshire Libraries to offer free Emergeny First Aid training for community group volunteers and staff who live in Hampshire.

Learning Goals:

To identify and explain how to carry out at least 3 first aid procedures in order to preserve a life, prevent the situation worsening and promote recovery.

To be able to perform and demonstrate a primary survey using DRSABCD when attending to a casualty.

To demonstrate and perform safe and effective bleeding control when attending to a bleeding casualty.

To explain how to prioritise treatment whilst minimizing risks to yourself and others.

Booking link here https://forms.office.com/e/R4Hr024GgJ

Please note that you will only receive joining instructions about a week before the start of the course, so assume that your booking has been received and make a note in your calendar to avoid no-shows. If we can achieve full attendance (max 12 people), we will be offered more free courses in the autumn term. We can vouch that the trainer is very approachable, and that this is an enjoyable and interactive training session!

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Rushmoor Voluntary Services - Community Ownership Workshops - 29 July, Farnborough

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Rushmoor Voluntary Services - Community Ownership Workshops - 29 July, Farnborough

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Workshop 1 - 10.00-12.30 - Cooperatives

More than a shop, what actually is a coop?

We’ve all heard of the coop supermarket, but did you know that a cooperative is a business model where ownership is shared between the workers, customers and/or residents, instead of being focused in the hands of bosses and shareholders. Members control the business democratically through one member, one vote. Does this sound interesting? Do you want to know more? Is this a good fit for your project or idea? Is it a way forward for your organisation? Come and find out more from GCDA, specialists in the field.

Workshop 2 - 12.30-14.00 - Community Ownership

What is an Asset of Community Value? Is there a local building or space you think would be a great community owned asset? There are currently 3 pubs that have been nominated as Assets of Community Value in Rushmoor. However, it doesn’t have to be a pub or even a building! It can be land or buildings that the community uses or has used in the past and could use again. Want to know more? Come armed with your questions and ideas.

Cost: £10 – Join for the day or one of the two workshops to help you understand more about the value of Community Ownership and Cooperatives. All tickets are £10 so come for the day to get the best value for your money. Booking link here.