{"id":2412,"date":"2016-04-26T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powertochange.org.uk\/?post_type=news_post&p=2412"},"modified":"2021-08-02T13:44:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T12:44:18","slug":"celebration-community-businesses-success-new-10million-fund-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powertochange.org.uk\/news\/celebration-community-businesses-success-new-10million-fund-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration of community businesses success as new \u00a310million fund launched"},"content":{"rendered":"
At Power to Change we kick off today an England-wide campaign today calling on community businesses to celebrate their success and the positive impact they have had on their local areas.<\/p>\n
The #handsupforCB campaign coincides with the launch of the new \u00a310 million Community Business Fund which will support existing community businesses to grow, increase their social impact and become more sustainable.<\/p>\n
Community businesses will be sharing on social media images of themselves with their hands in the air celebrating their success using #handsupforCB.<\/p>\n
One example of a community business in action is Kiveton Park and Wales CDT (Community Development Trust)<\/a> in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. It is transforming derelict land in this former mining town into a state-of-the-art football pitch to help improve the health and wellbeing of the community using a grant of over \u00a3300,000 from Power to Change. The trust is led by local people and has 200 members and community groups that feed into development plans.<\/p>\n