Funding In-Communities

Willow Tree Project

The Willow Tree Project gives out emergency food parcels, hygiene items and wellbeing support. It helps people who are struggling with money, going without food, or feeling cut off from others.

The project supports older residents, families on low incomes and our customers. A support worker helps people meet others, get in touch with the right organisations and get practical help. This happens at the sessions, and at home if people prefer. The aim is to help people feel better, feel less alone and cope more easily.

United Art Project

BD4 Art-istes is a creative arts group. It supports older adults, carers, single parents and anyone feeling lonely or in need of extra support.

The group builds on projects that have worked well before. It now runs an extra workshop each week and meets in different places, like coffee shops and community venues. Sessions include painting, clay modelling and crochet. The funding helps the group grow, welcome new members and build stronger links across the estate.

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Seeds of Change is a garden and wellbeing project led by young people aged 16 to 19. It gives them a safe, friendly space to learn how to grow fruit, vegetables and herbs.

They also learn about composting, wildlife, cutting food waste and saving water. The young people decide how the garden looks, what gets grown and how the space is used. This helps them build confidence, make friends and feel proud of their neighbourhood.

Thornton & Allerton Community Association

Growing Allerton Together brings together boys aged 10 to 12 from the Wildlife Boys group, residents and professional artists.

Together they are turning the Weymouth Centre community garden into a creative and welcoming space. The work includes gardening, planting wildflowers, making murals and creating public art. The project supports young people who face barriers in life. By helping to shape the space, they build confidence, learn new skills and get to know their neighbours.

Top Royd Allotments

Top Royd Allotments is building a drainage system to stop the bad flooding it gets in winter. The flooding comes from natural springs. It damages the community orchard, waterlogs plots, washes away soil and makes footpaths unsafe.

Volunteers have already done the early work. The funding pays for expert help and materials to finish the job. The work protects fruit trees, helps wildlife and keeps footpaths safe all year. Those paths are used by residents, schoolchildren, dog walkers and visitors to the Brontë Way and the wider Thornton area.

Holmewood Community Association

This project is turning Holmewood Square into a safe, welcoming space for families. It runs toddler play sessions twice a week, with healthy play and snacks.

The group is also running another outdoor Halloween event. Last year's event brought around 300 residents together, and it was the only area with no police callouts. The funding pays for food, entertainment and resources. The ideas came from residents, and the project helps them take back a space that was once linked to crime and antisocial behaviour.

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