Funding in action: LWOOSA and The Bristol Port Company
Be inspired by our video about long-term fundholder The Bristol Port Company and the essential funding they are providing, through Quartet, to support the vital…
07.11.2023
Giving Santa a helping hand
A local community group braved the weather for three nights in December to help Santa distribute gifts to over 2,500 children across Avonmouth, Shirehampton, Lawrence…
07.12.2021
Local project goes global at COP26
We awarded Ujima Radio a Megawatt Community Energy Grant of £5,000 towards producing radio shows as part of the Black & Green Ambassadors Project. This…
26.11.2021
Celebrating Black History Month 2021: Five questions with Abdulkadir Sheikhusein from Bristol Somali Forum
We chat with the chair of Bristol Somali Forum, Abdulkadir Sheikhusein and find out what the group is doing for Black History Month, some of the…
26.10.2021
Spreading joy on the streets of South Bristol
A recent grant to Flamingo Chicks helped children with multiple disabilities enjoy some much-needed post-Covid fun at Smoosh, a street music and dance event.
18.10.2021
Caring in Bristol – preventing homelessness throughout Covid
We speak to Steven Dodds of Caring in Bristol who tells us about the needs they’re seeing – and how we can all help local people…
29.09.2021
Garden gigs bring joy to adults with dementia and complex needs
Garden gigs was born as an antidote to online – bringing the joy of music to care home residents, and relief for staff working through…
23.06.2021
Greening the inner-city
When you drive up the M32 from Bristol City Centre it’s hard to imagine what lies behind the colourful roadside fencing on Newfoundland Road. Yet…
07.06.2021
Holiday fun boosts health and wellbeing
“It was really great to be out working face-to-face providing positive activities for those who have, for a long time through the various lockdowns, been…
14.05.2021
Getting Black2Nature
On the first nature camp teenagers aged 12-18 from inner-city Bristol enjoyed two nights in Glastonbury (Camp Avalon). The young people got busy with nature…
04.03.2021
Creating new opportunities for young people
Young people at New Fosseway Special School enjoying an environment themed science club. The ‘Virtual Lab’ programme co-created by disabled young people aims to inspire…
24.02.2021
Grant helps advice charity meet rising costs and growing demand
A £10,000 Coronavirus Recovery and Stabilisation grant helps to keep Bristol advice centre open to digitally excluded clients. It will also help staff and volunteers…
29.01.2021