Explore the Community Inspired map to find community support, grant providers and activities near your school.
Local Grants & Support
| CVS South Glouc |
Supporting local charities, voluntary groups, and social enterprises to build a stronger community. They work to empower local people to come together and take collective action that provides solutions to meet common problems. |
| Gloucestershire VCS |
If you are a charity, volunteer group, social enterprise or faith organisation within Gloucestershire you have come to the right place. |
| Avon Gardens Trust |
Small grants for primary schools in the former county of Avon to buy plants or gardening equipment. |
| Bristol Water Foundation |
Resources on water-related topics such as the water cycle and lakeside birdlife. |
| CVS South Gloucestershire |
Supports local charities; voluntary groups and social enterprises to build a stronger community. |
| The Gloucestershire VCS Alliance |
Support hub for charities; volunteer groups; social enterprises and faith organisations in Gloucestershire; includes a local funders list. |
| Gloucestershire Community Fund |
Community foundation bringing together people and organisations that want to improve their communities. All Community Foundations (UK) |
| The Gloucestershire Disability Fund |
Grants to people with disabilities of all ages and financial support to not-for-profit and community groups. |
| Gloucs Families Directory |
Directory of information to support families; children and young people. |
| GSW Music Hub - Glos |
Funded partners delivering music education and activities in Gloucestershire schools. |
| National Grid Hinkley Connection Project Educational Fund |
STEM equipment grants of £500-£1250 for state schools across Bristol; North Somerset; South Gloucestershire; Somerset and Sedgemoor. |
| Quartet Community Foundation |
Community foundation serving Bristol; Bath and North East Somerset; North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. All Community Foundations (UK) |
| South Gloucestershire Council grants |
Links to funding providers across Bristol; Bath and North East Somerset; North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. |
| South Gloucestershire school clothing grant |
Essential school clothing grant for parents on low incomes; exceptional circumstances only. |
| School clothing grant | South Gloucestershire council provides in exceptional circumstances an essential school clothing grant to help parents on low incomes purchase school clothes for their child. |
| 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 |
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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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