- Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation is inviting the public to recommend a local charity to receive a 50 donation at any of the building society's branches until Saturday 21 June. www.ybs.co.uk/branchfinder
- Small voluntary groups in West Lancashire are being invited to apply for a share of £7,500 to support local community work. Call 01772 530 818 for details.
- Pennywell Youth Project in Sunderland has received £8,850 from the Big Lottery Fund's Breathing Spaces programme, to turn a derelict plot into a community garden. www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces
- Play group ICY is to run workshops and activities for five- to 12-year-olds in Salford over the next three years after getting funding from the Big Lottery Fund's Children's Play Grant.
