I assumed that everybody did that?

Why wouldn't they?

Prob is, it is still competitive, but you are right there are other sources

Esmee Fairbairn Char Trust, Awards for All, Foundation for Sport and the Arts, PRS Foundation being ones that come to mind.

If you are wishing to do workshops/extending audience type work please check out whether you have a Community Foundation in your county.

http://www.communityfoundations.org.uk/
That is a link to the overall network of community foundations and from there you will be able to find out if you have a local one (you probably do) and what they might fund.