Innovation Conference

Innovation Conference September 2019

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Torrential rain couldn't dampen the spirits of the bidders and the assembled guests at the 2019 Innovation Conference.

Around 80 people gathered at Oak Park Golf Club in Crondall to hear from seven project leads looking for support to get their community projects off the ground or to overcome obstacles in their ways.

As ever, there was a great buzz in the room, lots of positive discussions, insightful questioning and plenty of fruitful networking and offers of support - a hallmark of the Innovation Conference.

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Short films on some of the Innovation Conference-funded projects

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What better way to get a proper idea of what the projects involve than by seeing them for ourselves? We went to some of them to make short films so that we could share with you the impact that they are having in their communities.

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NHS support ‘validates’ local projects - January 2019 update

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Local people who received funding through the North East Hampshire and Farnham Innovation Conference have expressed their thanks for the opportunities it has given them.

The fund invites people to apply for up to £2,000 for projects that are aimed at improving the physical and/or mental health of people in their local communities.

Individuals and organisations were awarded funds to help them develop or launch schemes, ranging from the creation of a community garden, to a support group for women going through the menopause.

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Innovation Conference 2018

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People’s passion for their communities was on show at a local event to bid for support for projects to boost health and wellbeing.

The 2018 Innovation Conference, organised by local NHS commissioners, patient champions and the voluntary sector, brought together around 80 people from across North East Hampshire and Farnham.

The conference invited people to apply to NHS North East Hampshire and Farnham Clinical Commissioning Group for funding of up to £2,000 for a specific project that will improve the physical and/or mental health of their community.

Local people and groups were invited to attend an event – this year at Oak Park Golf Club in Crondall – to hear bidders present their plans and then to vote on who they feel should receive the funding.

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