Thirteen Wales-based community groups have all been shortlisted for Skipton Building Society’s Grassroots Giving campaign which this year has £82,000 to donate. Now these groups are looking to secure enough public votes to become one of the 164 community groups which will all receive pots of £500. Hundreds of applications from community groups all across the UK have been received, and the Grassroots Giving team has carefully selected groups it feels will benefit from the generous funding. Having made it…

      Community groups in Wales are being invited to enter an award scheme which last year gave out £1,500 to the region’s good causes. Three Wales based community groups were amongst those celebrating at the end of last year after local supporters helped them secure £1,500 of funding from Skipton Building Society’s Grassroots Giving Scheme. The winners were chosen by public vote after being shortlisted from almost 1,000 community organisations across the country. Now in its fifth year,…