Same-week announcements offer Bristol-area community groups funds for sports, green spaces and social ties
Three funding opportunities for community groups were announced within days in the Bristol area and Gloucestershire, while a free local history fair was also revealed for Thornbury.
Tewkesbury Borough Council said sports clubs and community groups in Brockworth can apply for funding to improve local sports and fitness facilities [1].
Voscur said the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is launching its Common Ground Award, which invests capital funding in voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations that build social connections across and between different communities [2].
BBC News Gloucestershire reported a new £1m grant that local communities can use to protect threatened green spaces and wildlife sites [5].
Bristol & Avon Family History Society said its free Family and Local History Fair will be held on 17 April 2027 at Turnberries Community Centre, Bath Road, Thornbury, with free entry and a free afternoon talk [3], [4].
Sources
- Tewkesbury Borough Council news: Funding opportunity for sports and fitness facilities in Brockworth
- Voscur: Common Ground Award
- Bristol & Avon Family History Society: A Date for your Diary
- Bristol & Avon Family History Society: A Date for your Diary
- BBC News Gloucestershire: New £1m grant to help groups protect green spaces
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