Nottinghamshire Miners Welfare Trust Fund Scheme

The Nottinghamshire Miners Welfare Trust Fund Scheme, established in 1990 as charity number 1001272, supports former coal miners, their dependants, and Nottinghamshire's ex-mining communities amid the industry's decline. Its mission focuses on enhancing health, social wellbeing, and living conditions through compassionate, community-driven aid, rooted in values of equal opportunity, diversity, and preserving mining heritage. With a hands-on approach, it blends individual relief with broader projects fostering resilience, social inclusion, and tangible impact.

It prioritises poverty relief, disability support, health advancement, education/training, and heritage/recreational preservation in former mining areas. Funded activities include mobility aids, home adaptations, funeral costs, hardship/debt relief, welfare access for individuals, plus grants to organisations for community projects tackling isolation, youth programmes, and facility upkeep. Beneficiaries encompass elderly miners, disabled individuals, children/young people, and local charities/clubs serving these groups.

Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities and community groups based exclusively in Nottinghamshire, with projects demonstrably benefiting ex-mining communities; it prefers small-to-medium grassroots organisations without strict income limits and accepts unsolicited applications. Typical grants range from £1,000–£20,000 (most £3,000–£10,000) for projects, capital, equipment, or limited core costs tied to welfare/heritage.

Applications are rolling via downloadable packs from nmwtf.co.uk, submitted by email/post, with decisions at quarterly trustee meetings (March, June, September, December; allow 2–3 months). It excludes non-mission/geo activities, general unrestricted funding, or Scottish-scope efforts (noted error). Distinctively, its mining heritage focus and dual individual/community support set it apart for targeted, legacy-preserving interventions.