Bristol City

The General Public/mankind

General Charitable Purposes

Economic/community Development/employment

This is a project by a charity in Bristol. The group will use the funding to deliver IT support sessions for members of this disadvantaged community that face barriers to employment and educational activities. This will improve the life skills and prospects of employment for those taking part in the project.

The National Lottery Community Fund

Easy-PC and Jobschool

This is a project by a community group in St Werburghs, Bristol. The group will use the funding to establish healthy cooking and gardening sessions for disadvantaged people, targeting individuals from black and minority ethnic communities. This will help to boost their confidence and reduce isolation.

Raking & Baking Gardening and Cooking Project

This project will provide new furniture and curtains for the community centre.

St Werbughs Community Centre Refurbishment

The Community Centre will promote a range of Arts and Health activities for the benefit of more than 700 local people.

Arts workshops

The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Grant to St Werburghs Community Association

Raking and Baking

A project by this Bristol community association to increase the use of their community centre. The group will produce newsletters to be distributed to the whole community, encouraging more use of this urban environment and allowing other local groups to publicise their activities.

Community Newsletter

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Coronavirus Community Support Fund

The organisation will use the funding to run the annual community festival. This will provide a day of entertainment for all people in the local area.

Picnic in the Park 2016

This group will use the funding to create a community garden in an unused section of their premises. This facility will allow local people to participate in activities, learn new skills and improve their fitness and wellbeing.

Werbuzz Werbuzz

The funding will be used to run a series of community-led activities for all ages, including Tai Chi, community picnics, parent-toddler groups and gardening day sessions. The project aims to bring people together in their community and improve relationships locally.

St Werburghs Community Activities

The funding will be used to refurbish the community centre. The project aims to improve the facility by making it more accessible and encourage increased use.

Capital project - internal and external

Toward Covid-19 related support during the school holidays, including distribution of food and other necessary items, as well as signposting, befriending and printing/PC services for those digitally and socially excluded.

Quartet Community Foundation

For the replacement of the main entrance lobby lighting with LED fittings to help reduce the carbon footprint and improve the sustainability of this well used community centre.

LED lighting and community engagement

PITP is a community-led event for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, focusing on multicultural aspects of our communities fostering cohesion and engagement; filled with dance, arts and workshops.

Picnic in the Park

To establish more meaningful partnerships and collaborations, build on the existing diverse networks and links (memberships) in result expanding on service delivery at the Centre. Key milestones to be completed by the end of this grant: (1) Complete a feasibility of a new Membership System (2) Conduct a Fundraising Audit of SWCA and develop a sustainable income generation strategy (3) Evaluate local needs and identify the key priorities for potential new service delivery, or expanding existing services for new user groups. (4) Identify potential partners and delivery contracts for establishing new, or expanding existing services. (5) Have commenced the design for launching the new membership system (due for completion July 2022, which is outside this application period) (6) An exit strategy for continuing after Future the Funding

Development Manager post

For improvements to St Werburghs Community Centre's IT systems.

Improvements to St Werburghs Community Centre IT systems

Power to Change Trust

St Werburghs Community Association

A contribution toward the Picnic in the Park community day event serving the Ashley and Easton areas of Bristol.

As a contribution toward the ongoing cost of the Easy PC course for older people served by the community centre.

Easy-PC

As requested by the donor towards the running costs of St Werburghs Community Centre.

Towards a basketball demonstration and competition in the Youth Zone at Picnic in the Park, a free family festival taking place at Mina Road Park.

Toward the cost of installing new energy efficient lighting in the group's main hall, creating community energy focused education boards in the centre's lobby and providing energy efficiency information stalls at the group's four annual community events.

St Werburghs Main Hall Lighting Improvements

Toward the cost of the improvement and renewal of the community centre's gardens and car park.

Werbuzz Werbuzz - Outdoor Spaces Project

Toward the cost of running the annual Picnic in the Park community event providing health and well-being activities for people in the Ashley ward of Bristol.