Local Charities Day is taking place today (16 December 2016) and celebrates small, local charities and community groups demonstrating the great work they do in their areas. The Minister for Civil Society encourages citizens to donate to local good causes through Localgiving’s ‘Grow Your Tenner’ campaign, which launches today with £245,000 match funding from government

Launching the initiative Minister for Civil Society, Rob Wilson, made reference to the “huge amount of work for small and local charities” the Government has done through, “reducing regulation and introducing a Bill [the Small Charitable Donations Bill] to parliament which will make Gift Aid even more flexible and generous”.