Health & Wellbeing
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Bristol City Lab
Local people’s expertise at the heart of City Funds’ decision-making: City Lab – a pilot project.
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In conversation with Thomas Sheppard, High Sheriff of Somerset
Whether you are a professional adviser, an established charity or someone trying to develop a charitable project, a conversation with Quartet will leave you better informed and supported.
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Grants tackle health inequalities in North Somerset
Before Christmas one of our largest funds, the North Somerset Community Partnership Fund (NSCP), awarded £127,500 to support health and wellbeing projects in North Somerset.
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Creating health opportunities in B&NES
We awarded Sporting Family Change (SFC) £924 through the Bath Half Marathon Fund to purchase gym equipment. The funding has helped SFC inspire local families in Midsomer Norton and Radstock who are struggling post-Covid to start exercising and train in…
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Shedders take up table tennis to get fit
The new table tennis group helps meet demand from older players and improve wellbeing and reduce isolation.
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New funding to help communities celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
We launched the Arts Council England Let’s Create Jubilee Fund in the West of England in January 2022.
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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 Weston, Sea Mills and Coombe Dingle.
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Global goals, local action: meeting the Global Goals in the West of England
Once the domain of charities working overseas, the Global Goals are increasingly being used to show progress on local issues. Our Head of Policy outlines how we plan to use them at Quartet Community Foundation.
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Surviving Winter Appeal already benefitting local people and charities
Our Surviving Winter appeal has already raised £7,500 for projects helping local people facing fuel poverty, isolation and financial pressures in winter. And those donations are already helping people.
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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.
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18 months into Covid, we ask what are the needs of local charities?
23 September 2021 marks 18 months to the day since Quartet made its first Covid Emergency Response Grant. It was a time of enormous upheaval and uncertainty. It was a time when so many of you stepped up to help…
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18 months into COVID, we ask, what are the needs of local charities?
23 September 2021 marked 18 months to the day since Quartet made its first Covid Emergency Response Grant It was a time of enormous upheaval and uncertainty. It was a time when so many of you stepped up to help…