After a successful launch in 2021, Veolia’s Sustainability Fund is back this year and offering up to £1,000 worth of funding to innovative project ideas to transform local communities across the UK!
This May, Veolia’s Sustainability Fund will support inspirational ideas that aim to make a positive change towards their local communities. The purpose of the Fund is to support non-profit organisations, community groups or individuals that help transform their local community through enhancing biodiversity, promoting sustainable waste behaviours, protecting or preserving resources and the environment, or using recycled, reused or reclaimed materials.
Projects can apply from 16th May at veolia.co.uk/sustainability-fund
In 2021 Veolia’s Sustainability Fund received over 100 applications and awarded £27,000 worth of funding to 46 grassroot projects up and down the country, as well as in-kind resources and volunteers. This includes five projects in Kingston which are:
Community Brain – Turning preloved bulk bins into community planters for a display at Royal Hampton Court Garden Festival
Greening Somerset Road Project – Creating a wildlife meadow on Somerset Road, Kingston
Full Cycle Bicycle Project CIC – Teaching bike repair workshops in Surbiton, Kingston
Milaap Spice and Herb Project – Building raised beds at the Milaap Multicultural Day Centre in Kingston that will allow older and disabled people to grow their own herbs and spices
Woodview Park Nature Trail – transforming a fly-tip hotspot in Woodview, Kingston into a nature trail
Rachel Jay, Head of Regional Communications, Veolia UK and Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that the Sustainability Fund is back. After supporting some incredible projects last year, we really want to do even more in 2022. The Sustainability Fund aids local communities, non-profit organisations and individuals who want to make a positive change towards our climate crisis and help us build a more sustainable future. We are really excited to see what inspiring, innovative and creative projects apply.”
Gary Lee, Director, Full Cycle Bicycle Project, said: “We are really grateful to Veolia for providing an opportunity to help us support those who can’t afford transportation of their own through us. As a small business we can’t always afford to provide as much support as we might like to for those in need. Grants like this really help us create a positive direction for those who have hit a hard time recently by helping people get access to affordable, efficient, and healthy ways to get around, we can not only save them a lot in travel costs, but aid them in a healthier lifestyle that can help with a better physical and mental state too.”
Ben Sayers, Project Co-ordinator, Woodview Park Nature Trail, said: “As a community group established to improve the condition and amenities of our local playground, the addition of funding from Veolia has enabled us to purchase a fantastic bug hotel. This will be a great learning opportunity for pre-school and primary school aged children. Plus it’s going to grab the attention of older children and adults to see what bugs and creepy crawlies take up residence”
