 How are you doing, Lancashire?
There’s a lot happening in our County right now - and it’s going to affect the arts in ways both challenging and exciting. If your art is part of, or all of, your income, this is something you’ll want to pay attention to. Devolution is in progress, but culture isn’t yet one of the the three pillars that the new Lancashire Combined County Authority is built on. Could a directly elected Mayor change that - supporting local artists, boosting creative spaces, and putting culture at the heart of our region’s future? We’d love to know what you think – share your thoughts with us on this in the comments. Local Government Re-organisation is looming. The Lancashire we have known since 1974 - following the changes introduced by the Local Government Act 1972, and save for the 1998 shift that made Blackburn and Blackpool unitary authorities alongside Lancashire County Council - is set to change again.  A belated Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus (or Happy St David’s day) everyone, but especially our 52,000 members in Wales. St David was a 6th century monk, born in Pembrokeshire who famously advised: “Do the little things in life.” I love that advice, it chimes so well with what Neighbourhood Watch members do all the time. Through small actions every day, we make our streets better, safer and friendlier places to live.
We have a date that we want you to put in your calendars. 1-7 June will be Neighbourhood Watch Week – the theme this year will be “communi-tea”. Yes, you read that correctly, it’s a mixture of community and tea party, and who doesn’t love a tea party? Find out more about what we have planned here.  Welcome to the Get Grants March 2026 Newsletter!
Coming up this month, we have Creating Impact Reports MASTERCLASS on Wednesday 4th March, followed by Accessing Invite-Only Funders MASTERCLASS on Thursday 2nd April. Join our Meet the Funder/Expert Events with the easyfundraising Impact Fund, Charity Digital and Charity Excellence Framework to learn about their latest insights, resources, and opportunities. You can also join us for our Get Jobs Showcase, led by Get Grants Director & Founder John Ellery, where you’ll learn more about how we support organisations across the sector. If you missed the latest MASTERCLASS with John Ellery, our NEW Core Cost Application MASTERCLASS is now available on demand. You can purchase it and watch anytime, at your own pace. Plus, check out upcoming grant deadlines, featured funding opportunities, and all our latest Training and FREE Events this month. The March edition of the Rossendale Community Bulletin is now available and can be found at March 2026 - Communities Bulletin. We produce a monthly bulletin with our health and community partners to keep you updated on the community support and activities happening across Rossendale. This includes information from our community groups, events, health information, grants and community training opportunities. We hope you will find the bulletin useful. All published Community Bulletins are available on our website - Community Bulletins Feel free to share the bulletin with friends, community groups and on your own social media. If you have any information that you would like to share in our next bulletin, or you would like to be added to the e-mail distribution list, email us at [email protected]   This month's edition includes:-
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