People, places and HR: the different ways South West community groups are being supported this week

The UWE Bristol Internship Scheme, publicised by 3SG, offers funding towards intern wages and is open to UK SMEs, micro-organisations, charities, social enterprises and public sector bodies in the South West [1]. The Morrisons Foundation's Connecting Communities grants, publicised by Voscur, offer up to £20,000 to charities for capital projects that improve, enhance or protect spaces [2]. One Care, the GP federation for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, said its People Services team is marking a full year of providing a dedicated HR support function to practices [4]. Business News South West reported that Bournemouth-based Holt Recruitment Group raised more than £7,044 for Home-Start Wessex, which provides one-to-one home visits and specialist groups to parents in Dorset with at least one child under five [3]. Read together, the announcements show support for local organisations spanning student staffing, buildings, HR and fundraising.