b'GREAT BRITAINNews The Ireland Funds Great Britain (IFGB) awarded 37 deserving not-for-profit The Ireland Funds Great Britain organizations working with and for the Irish community in Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland through its 2018/19 Annual Grant Round. The objective of the Grant Round is to contribute much needed funds to organizations across Great Britain and the island of Ireland with projects supporting commu-nity development, culture, peace and reconciliation and education. The number of applications for funding from The Ireland Funds Great Britain doubled from the previous year in the 2018/19 Grant Round. We are pleased to feature here four charities who were awarded funding through the 2018/19 Annual Grant The Ireland Funds Great BritainRound and whose projects showcase the quality and scope of work being Annual Grant Roundcarried out across the Irish community in Great Britain.Irish Film LondonNow in its 10th year, Irish Film London (IFL) continues to champion Irish Film and Animation across the UK.IFL hosts the largest international Irish Film Festival in the world over five days each year, which brings the full scope of Irish screen talent to London, with numerous UK premieres for Irish films, panel discussions and live director and cast Q&As.Led by Kelly OConnor, IFL also runs a year-round program of screenings, industry and community workshops, the annual Irish Film London Awards, the St. Brigids Day Film Festival each February and the St. Patricks Film Festival each March. Void GalleryVoid Gallery is a contemporary art space located in Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Void has created an international reputation for its wide-ranging and challenging exhibition program, with a key element to the gallery being the Engage program, which places participation, engagement and learning at the heart of Void. Void received international attention in December 2019 when one of their pieces won the prestigious Turner Prize. Artist Helen Cammock jointly won this years Turner Prize for The Long Note (2018), a film that examined the overlooked role of women in the civil rights movement in Derry. Mary Cremin, Director of Void Gallery, commissioned the piece. This was a historic win as the four artists nominated urged the judges not to choose a single winner and instead make a collective statement at a time when there was already so much that divides and isolates people and communities.Leeds Irish Health and Homes Based in Yorkshire in the North of England, Leeds Irish Health & Homes has been at the forefront of providing services to meet the current and developing needs of its community since 1996. It has supported thousands of people in their community over the years to help them regain and retain their independence and dignity. 2019 was an exciting year for Leeds Irish Health and Homes: it launched a Monday Fun Group, a social group for over 50s, it registered as an online center offering IT support to service users for computers and iPads, partnered with Life Story Network on My Home Matters project, helping carers understand the importance of home and the impact of transitions in memory loss or dementia and held numerous events and workshops for the local community. Birmingham Irish AssociationBirmingham Irish Association is the English Midlands leading charity providing welfare and cultural services to the Irish community. The charity launched a new Irish Dementia Centre in January 2020 which will be the first of its kind in Birmingham specifically for the Irish community. This free of charge service will also provide transport and lunch for those attending. This vital service will provide an opportunity for the community (Irish people make up the oldest ethnic minority in England and Wales) and for the carers to have some much-needed respite. connect 2020100'