Updates

The Fore is running its Summer 2026 Funding Round.
We are offering unrestricted grants of up to £45,000 to help small charities and social enterprises develop, grow or become more sustainable. 
Successful applicants will receive: 
  • A grant of up to £45,000 of unrestricted funding over 1 to 3 years.  
  • Access to free, highly skilled support provided by experienced professionals. 
  • Access to our programme of skills training workshops, covering areas such as fundraising, communications, finance, strategy and more. 
  • A fully funded place on an impact measurement course. 
  • Access to peer networking opportunities.  
Who is eligible to apply?  
All UK registered charities, CIOs, CICs limited by guarantee and charitable CBSs with an annual income of under £500,000 are welcome to apply. Please also take our eligibility quiz here
Our grants are intended to create a step change for your organisation. What do you need to get to the next stage of your development? Our grant might help your organisation to grow, increase your staff capacity, become more sustainable or make your systems more efficient – we don’t mind, we just want you to be able to be better at what you do.  
 How to apply: 
  1. You will need to register your interest in applying. Registration will be open for one week from 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 25th March, to 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 1st April. During this time, please register your interest on our Apply for Funding webpage (this will take 2 to 3 minutes). 
  2. On 2nd April, all registered applicants will receive confirmation of whether they have been allocated a place on the funding round along with details of how to apply. If there are more applicants registered than places available, places will be allocated at random. 
  3. Once you have received confirmation of your place on the funding round, write your application before the deadline of 5pm, Monday 27th April. 
Please come along to our online Q&A session on Wednesday 25th March, 10:30am to 11:30am to hear more from The Fore team about our processes and pose your own questions before you register to apply. You can sign up here. If you can’t make it on the day, please register if you would like to receive the recording after the event. 
If you have any questions, we are happy to help – please email us at info@thefore.org.

South Wales Police are holding a Community Scrutiny Panel session next week, details are below :-

Date: Thursday 12th March

Time: 7pm-8.30pm

Location: Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Village, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1UT – Gymnastics Hall

Community members will have the opportunity to review real examples of policing activity, including policies and bodyworn video footage, and provide feedback to help shape fair, equitable, and effective policing practices.

The purpose of these panels is to strengthen community confidence, legitimacy, and trust by ensuring our work is openly scrutinised by the public we serve.

 

The Victorian tower of Insole Court, Cardiff is being opened for National Lottery Open Week.

This is a rare opportunity for National Lottery players to explore a hidden gem rarely accessible to the public.

The mansion has been used as a filming location for multiple BBC One productions — including Doctor Who, The Trick, Decline & Fall and Death Valley — as well as Sky One's
A Discovery of Witches and currently in BBC One/HBO's Industry
Wartime sketches of Hitler, Churchill, Stalin and Uncle Sam drawn by a wartime policeman onto the foyer fireback are preserved and still visible today

Tower Tours run exclusively during National Lottery Open Week, 13–15 March

Welsh actress Joanna Page issues a rallying cry for people across Wales to get out and
discover their local hidden gems during National Lottery Open Week 2026 (7–15 March)

 

We are recruiting for two new posts, please find details below:-

Training Officer: Training Officer

Case Worker: Case Worker

 

Join us for an important conversation with representatives from Wales’ main political parties as they share their vision for a fairer, more inclusive society.

Our speakers will explain why you should consider supporting them and outline the pledges they make to ensure minority ethnic communities and individuals are considered within their vision, policy priorities, and plans for addressing key issues affecting minority ethnic communities. 

📅 Date: 31st March
 Time: 10am–11am

📝 Register here: https://bit.ly/4qLgmvM
📲 Or scan the poster QR code.

We look forward to you joining the conversation.

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