Explore the Community Inspired map to find community support, grant providers and activities near your school.
Local Grants & Support
| Volunteer Centre Dorset |
Whether you are a community group made up of a handful of volunteers, or are a large national charity, we are here to help you with your volunteering needs. |
| Active Dorset funding finder |
Supports sport and physical activity for wellbeing educational attainment and social cohesion in Dorset. |
| The Bridge Educational Trust |
Educational grants for residents of Dorset. |
| Dorset Community Foundation Education Fund |
Helps young people access education and training opportunities. |
| Dorset Council Funding for SEND |
Funding information for SEND in mainstream schools. |
| Dorset Gardens Trust |
Grants up to £400 for school garden projects. |
| Dorset Music Hub |
Digital resources and online learning for music teachers and schools. |
| Gillingham Town Council Grant |
Annual grants supporting local community and voluntary organisations. |
| The Museum of East Dorset school resources |
Supports schools and teachers delivering National Curriculum objectives. |
| Visit Dorset educational visits |
Promotes educational visits in Dorset. |
| Wessex Water Foundation | The Wessex Water Foundation provides funding for projects which bring people together to build stronger communities. |
| Forest School Association - find your local group | For the advancement of education for public benefit through promotion and support of quality Forest School in the United Kingdom using any means to enable all children, young people and adults to benefit from increased opportunities for high quality and varied educational experiences in the natural world. Search for FSA affiliated groups. |
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Local service organisations |
Find your local Lions Club or Rotary Club. Tip: For Lions Club, search using town names for the most accurate results. |
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National retailers' local branches |
National retailers can also assist local schools. Please reach out to your local branches for the following retailers: The Asda Foundation, B&Q (Community Reuse), Co-op (Local Community Fund), Pets At Home, Tesco Community Grants (contact richard.younger-ross@groundwork.org.uk), The WHSmith Trust (Community Grants), Wickes Community Programme |
| Supermarket Community Champions |
Online contact/email: ASDA Visit in person: Aldi, Co-op, Iceland, Lidl, Marks & Spencer–M&S store locator, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, SPAR–SPAR store locator, Tesco–Tesco store locator, Waitrose |
| The National Lottery Community Fund |
The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK. |
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- Think we’ve missed one? Email the PTA+ team at editorial@pta.co.uk to share your local information.
Below you will find links to a directory of local suppliers and your regional Facebook group.
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