UK Funding for Astronomical Societies

Thanks Robert,

I found reference to West Yorks AS from an earlier reply and I've found a
FAS newsletter which outlines where and from whom they have received their
funding. - http://www.fedastro.freeserve.co.uk/...ter/pdf/69.pdf
I found the WREN funding site at http://www.wren.org.uk
and this looks well worth a shot - when we can manage to raise the initial
£6000+.
I feel another Awards for All application looming to part fund this?

I'd heard that a northern astro society had managed to fund a 16" LX200,
can't remember who now.....was it Hull, or Humberside?
How are finding the 16" Meade?
Have you a website with details on this - I'd be very interested.

Thanks

Andy

The Local network Fund
"Robert Williams" wrote in message
...
Hi there Andy,

a Society not too far away from me (West Yorkshire AS) got a substantial
(est. £20,000+)
grant by applying to the 'Landfill Tax' Fund.
AFAIK this is a pot of money, totalling £millions, and if you can raise
upto
20%
they will provide the other 80%.
My Society has recently had a substantial bequest, above which we have
raised over £10,000
from local Organisations.
This has allowed us to purchase and install a Meade LX200 16" in our
Observatory.
One other source is the 'Local Network Fund' (sometimes called the Local
Network Fund for
Children and Young People). This is a Governement backed charitable trust,
which
will give grants of £5,000 +.
Their only stipulation (as you might expect) is that as many as possible
of
Society members,
MUST undertake a 'Police Check'. This can sometimes be paid for by the LFN
and simply involves
providing the LFN with details of Society members and a number (approx. 8)
pieces of information, for each
proposed member. This information, is solely to prove who you are and
where
you live (i.e Passport, Drivers Licence,
Credit card statements, Utility Bills, Birth Certificates etc.). The more
you provide the quicker is the decision
made abvout the payments from LFN.

regards

Robert

"andyw" wrote in message
...
Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society, Sherwood Observatory is a
self-built observatory,designed and built in the 1970's & early 1980's.
Owing to the ever increasing public interest in astronomy and numbers
visiting our observatory, we are planning a much needed extension - to
incorporate disabled toilet, workshop and wheelchair ramp access to the
observatory, so as to provide more facilities, comfort and ease of
access
for everyone..
Quotes for the work to be done are in the region of £20,000 to £30,000.
We have had successes in funding in the past, but nothing on the scale
of
what we are now planning.

Has anyone any advice or help on how we may tackle funding for such a
large
amount - or can point us in the direction of some funders who may be
willing
to consider our application for either whole or part funding?

Thanks

Andy
Committee member
MSAS http://sherwood-observatory.org.uk/
(tel: 01623 552276)

Hi there Andy,

progress with LX200 - it's IN - we have mounted it on a eq pier
and it only took 90 minutes to install, including carrying the heavy bits
up a flight of stairs!!!.
We are in the process of getting it polar aligned and we hope to have
it fully operational by NAW.
We are also in the proces of a complete re-vamp of our Society's web-site.
If you or any of the uk.sci.astronomy members are in or near Huddersfield
during NAW, please feel free to call in. The Observatory will be open
Saturday
to saturday from 10 pm onwards.
Just drop me an email outside the group and we'll sort something out.

Robert
PS for those who can't climb stairs we have a Tak FS102 and C11-GPS
available as well.
If all goes well there could be ten different Telescopes at our Obs during
NAW. This
may include my TMB 6" Achromat, for which I've been waiting 6 months! (and
I'm still
waiting for the OTA).

"andyw" wrote in message
...
Thanks Robert,

I found reference to West Yorks AS from an earlier reply and I've found a
FAS newsletter which outlines where and from whom they have received their
funding. - http://www.fedastro.freeserve.co.uk/...ter/pdf/69.pdf
I found the WREN funding site at http://www.wren.org.uk
and this looks well worth a shot - when we can manage to raise the initial
£6000+.
I feel another Awards for All application looming to part fund this?

I'd heard that a northern astro society had managed to fund a 16" LX200,
can't remember who now.....was it Hull, or Humberside?
How are finding the 16" Meade?
Have you a website with details on this - I'd be very interested.

Thanks

Andy

The Local network Fund

Hi there Andy,

progress with LX200 - it's IN - we have mounted it on a eq pier
and it only took 90 minutes to install, including carrying the heavy bits
up a flight of stairs!!!.
We are in the process of getting it polar aligned and we hope to have
it fully operational by NAW.
We are also in the proces of a complete re-vamp of our Society's web-site.
If you or any of the uk.sci.astronomy members are in or near Huddersfield
during NAW, please feel free to call in. The Observatory will be open
Saturday
to saturday from 10 pm onwards.
Just drop me an email outside the group and we'll sort something out.

Robert
PS for those who can't climb stairs we have a Tak FS102 and C11-GPS
available as well.
If all goes well there could be ten different Telescopes at our Obs during
NAW. This
may include my TMB 6" Achromat, for which I've been waiting 6 months! (and
I'm still
waiting for the OTA).

"andyw" wrote in message
...
Thanks Robert,

I found reference to West Yorks AS from an earlier reply and I've found a
FAS newsletter which outlines where and from whom they have received their
funding. - http://www.fedastro.freeserve.co.uk/...ter/pdf/69.pdf
I found the WREN funding site at http://www.wren.org.uk
and this looks well worth a shot - when we can manage to raise the initial
£6000+.
I feel another Awards for All application looming to part fund this?

I'd heard that a northern astro society had managed to fund a 16" LX200,
can't remember who now.....was it Hull, or Humberside?
How are finding the 16" Meade?
Have you a website with details on this - I'd be very interested.

Thanks

Andy

The Local network Fund