About the Furnival
FBCP is a charity based in The Furnival, a converted pub—now a community building—located in the Woodside neighbourhood of Burngreave, Sheffield. Burngreave is a disadvantaged area, among the top 1% of deprived areas in the country (by multiple index of deprivation), but also a place rich in cultures and with a strong community spirit.
The Furnival began life looking for ways of responding to the needs of local people, and has developed two major areas of activity: The Cellar Space, and health and wellbeing projects. We also administer Verdon Street Enterprises, a partner organisation that owns three shop units adjacent to The Furnival, and manages room bookings for the community rooms on the ground floor.
Funders
In 2008/2009 FBCP acknowledges the generous support of the Children and Young People's Directorate (Sheffield City Council), the Henry Smith Charity, La Sainte Union, Bennett Associates, The Batty Charitable Trust, NHS Sheffield, Church Urban Fund, Church Burgesses Educational Foundation and the Church Burgesses Trust, Hallam FM Cash for Kids, the Barnabas Charitable Trust, the Harry Bottom Charitable Trust, Sir Norman Adsetts, J&L Watson, and Totley Rise Methodist Church.
Past FBCP funders have included Awards for All, Burngreave New Deal for Communities, The Paul Hamlyn Foundation, JG Graves Charitable Trust, Abbey Community Partnership, the Rank Foundation, South Yorkshire Community Foundation, Sheffield Town Trust.