Yes, we've been awarded funding by Bank of America under their Neighbourhood Excellence Initiative Awards, which is marvellous news. Bank of America are also really enlightened about the way they fund, making clear it is completely unrestricted and comes with a leadership / capacity-building support programme for two people in the organisation. So our Chief Exec Alastair Wilson and Development Director Ian Baker will be taking part in that, along with 40+ American organisations and one more London-based organisation (Trees for Cities). We're dead chuffed, of course, and it's been great getting to know Beth, Amy and the rest of the team at the bank. Kudos to Ian in particular who wrote our stellar bid. Which is why it's only fair that he got to hold the big cheque, receive the award, and make the speech! Good work!

Most excitingly of all, come January time, the part-nationalisation of Bank of America makes us funded, at least a little bit, sort of, by incoming President Barack Obama. What's not to love?