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£10m hospitality fund opens to help local pubs, cafés and restaurants grow

A new three-year UK grant scheme will back independent hospitality businesses, bring empty premises back into use and support training, with more than £3 million earmarked for community-pub charity Pub is The Hub.

THE TEA · 2 September 2026

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Historic timber-framed building in Stowmarket, Suffolk, used as a representative image for a story about community grant funding in Mid Suffolk.
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Mid Suffolk community groups can apply for up to £10,000 as Progress Power fund reopens

Community organisations in Eye, Mellis, Thrandeston, Yaxley and Brome & Oakley can apply for grants of £250 to £10,000 until 31 October 2026.

Eye and surrounding Mid Suffolk parishes · 2 Sep 2026
The Salutation, a historic building in Sandwich, Kent, used as a representative image for the local community fund story.
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New Sandwich community fund opens with grants of up to £5,000

A new legacy-backed fund is inviting charities, schools and community groups in Sandwich to apply for projects supporting health, connection, children and the local environment.

Sandwich · 1 Sep 2026
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