The following organisations have received UKSPF Community Grants this year and are currently delivering their projects.
UKSPF funded projects 2024
| Organisation | Project |
|---|---|
| Backwell Playhouse | Expansion and improvement of the existing facilities within the Playhouse, including improving the paint store, extending and refurbishing the dressing rooms, and improving the front-of-house toilets. |
| Congars Café | Production of a feasibility study to assess options for redesigning the premises to accommodate a greater number of people and enable hosting of community wellbeing activities. |
| Locking Parish Council | Refurbishment of the old GP Surgery to create an affordable and useable space for local community groups. |
| Portishead Youth and Community Centre | Delivery of a series of 8-week employment and skills courses for young people not in education, employment, or training. |
| Power to Pill | Building on previous consultation and engagement work, this project will develop, coordinate and sustain local grassroots groups, whilst building better community infrastructure and increasing organisational capacity. |
| Refugees Welcome North Somerset | Continued provision of meals to the local refugee and asylum seeker community, reducing social isolation through eating together and enabling volunteers to gain skills in the kitchen. |
| Race Equality North Somerset | Production of a feasibility study into options for bringing Roselawn, and empty North Somerset Council property, into use as a community asset base. |
| Somerset Storyfest | Continuation of work to educate people on the plight of refugees through meeting them first-hand and exploring their experiences through discussion and music. |
| Super Culture | Building on previous work, delivery of a programme of creative and cultural events and activities in Weston super Mare, focussed on growing community participation and reducing inequality of access to culture. |
| Walnut Grove Wellbeing CIC | Launch of a new set of free health and wellbeing courses in Portishead, including outreach work into the community. |
| Yatton & Congresbury Wildlife Action Group | Provision of nature and conservation awareness sessions for children and young people aged 8-15 years in the Congresbury area. |