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Proffitts CIC – Community Projects and Funding

Investing in YOUR community – if you’re a community group, council, school, college, housing association or business, we can help.

About
Proffitts CIC

Proffitts – Investing in Communities (CIC) is a venture with a fresh and lively approach to community based regeneration, neighbourhood management and green space solutions. We are committed to connecting local people with local investment and giving them the opportunity to improve their communities.

Proffitts can help in many ways – we can work together with residents and community groups; research and submit funding applications; produce green space management plans; complete authority wide strategies associated with neighbourhood management, open spaces and play areas and, even organise fun days and events!

If you are a member of a community group, or know a community group that may benefit from our assistance, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our friendly team on 07989 928 038 or email us at [email protected]. Alternatively, fill out the Application for Help form or Contact Us. We’d love to help.

Proffitts – Investing in Communities are committed to equal opportunities for all staff, clients and partners.

Latest
Testimonials

Tanterton Village Centre, Preston
Tanterton Village Centre
”We are a small community group who manage and operate a Community Centre in Tanterton, Preston. We wanted to turn an unloved, difficult to maintain area attached to the Centre into a garden, our Garden Project, to benefit the local community and for them to enjoy. We engaged Proffitts to carry out the detail design and manage the construction phase for us as it was felt to be beyond our capacity. Rachael was their project lead. Rachael listened to us when we were in the early stages of preparing the brief particularly in respect of accessibility, planting and not least, cost. Ultimately she ensured delivery of our Garden Project on time and within our very tight budget constraints. We were kept well informed and involved by Rachael at all stages of the Project; from preparing the brief to receiving and assessing quotations from contractors, choosing the contractor, through on site construction to final valuation and invoicing. This took any potential stress out of the delivery process. We now have the garden that we envisioned when we first started fund raising some twelve months ago. It has been a pleasure working with Rachael and the team from Proffitts.” Alan Brookes – Trustee, Tanterton Village Centre – October 2024
Great Harwood Memorial Park, Blackburn
Hyndburn Borough Council
”The restoration of Memorial Park has far surpassed my expectations, both in the quality of the improvements and the remarkable level of community interest and engagement throughout the project’s development. This initiative has fostered valuable partnerships between the Friends of Memorial Park, the local school, the Great Harwood Branch of the Royal British Legion, and the local Council’s Parks Service. As the Chair of the Friends of Memorial Park expressed, it has also helped to reignite a strong sense of community spirit within the town. The project’s success has been a key factor in the park earning the prestigious Green Flag Award for 2024-2025, setting a new standard for excellence that will serve as a benchmark in the years to come.” Mark Cassell-Pickup – Senior Parks Development Officer, Hyndburn Borough Council – September 2024.
Burrs Country Park, Bury
Bury Council
”This popular, riverside footpath linking into Burrs Country Park has suffered with waterlogged conditions for several years. There have been logistical problems, such as the need to gain access across private farmland and the proximity of the Irwell that have prevented any meaningful improvements to the path. Rachael and Martin took on the project, liaised with the contractor and the landowner and facilitated drainage improvements ,resurfacing, revetment and partial clearance of the path together with the replacement of damaged fencing. All this was achieved to the satisfaction of the landowner and to the benefit of the many users of the path who no longer need to wear wellington boots to use the path. Hundreds of compliments have been paid by those users, both when out using the path and on social media. The project would not have been possible without the knowledge and professionalism of the contactor and the organisational and diplomacy skills of Rachael and Martin.” David Chadwick – Public Rights of Way Officer, Bury Council – May 2024.

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The Friends of Burrs Country Park are looking for crafters who can help them make (100% bio-degradable) Christmas decorations that can be used to decorate some of the trees in Burrs Country Park. Details on the poster below, or contact the group directly at: [email protected]
The Friends of Burrs Country Park AGM takes place on Tuesday 3rd December. Start time is 7pm, and the group will be meeting in The Garsdale Country Pub. See you there  🌳  
Great opportunity from Greater Manchester Environment Fund (GMEF) The deadline to submit an application for this is midnight on Sunday 1st December – so you’ll need to be quick, but it’s really worth taking a look! 🌳🌳🌳 See here for details: Branching Out Fund