Somerset

Local Grants & Support

Avon Gardens Trust Applications are invited from primary schools for small grants to help them purchase plants or gardening equipment. Applications from primary schools in the former county of Avon only, please.
Council for Voluntary Service (CVS): Spark Somerset Providing practical support to the voluntary sector in Somerset.
Music Education Partnership - North Somerset A ‘one stop’ shop to all you need to support young people’s engagement with music.
National Grid Hinkley Connection Project Educational Fund Every state funded primary and secondary school in the local authority areas of Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council, South Gloucestershire Council, Somerset County Council, Sedgemoor District Council and West Somerset Council is eligible to apply for a £500 or £1,250 (for secondary schools) grant for STEM equipment during every year of the project.
North Somerset Council COVID-19 community grant is a new initiative set up to help communities affected by the pandemic.
Quartet Community Foundation

(Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire)

Bringing together people and organisations that want to improve their communities. All Community Foundations (UK)

Somerset Community Foundation Provide grants to local charities, community groups and social enterprises, to tackle some of the most pressing and complex challenges in the community. All Community Foundations (UK)
Somerset Council Children, families and education; funding available to meet the education needs of pupils aged 0 to 25.
Somerset County Council Information about funding sources and grants available to community groups in Somerset.
Somerset Gardens Trust The Trust supports schools through grant aid for specified, viable and financially thought through projects.
Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership Dedicated to increasing the health and happiness of residents in Somerset through physical activity and sport.
South Gloucestershire Council Links to funding providers across Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
Somerset Health & Wellbeing A local programme for delivering a whole school approach to mental health that allows schools.
Somerset Outdoor Curriculum Their aim is to support Primary schools across Somerset to deliver outdoor learning for up to half the school day.
Support Services for Education A one-stop shop of support services for education providers and other organisations including school and educational improvement packages, bespoke professional support, business and management services, courses and conferences.  

Local service organisations

Find your local Lions Club or Rotary Club.

Tip: For Lions Club, search using town names for the most accurate results.

National retailers' local branches

National retailers can also assist local schools. Please reach out to your local branches for the following retailers: 

The Asda FoundationCo-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 & SpencerM&S store locator, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, SPARSPAR 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.

Review successful grant awards from your local area(s), below: 

Bath and North East Somerset, Cotswold, Mendip, North Somerset, Sedgemoor, South Somerset, Taunton Deane, West Somerset

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Kids' Activities

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