Thriving Community Fund projects

Funding to provide a health and wellbeing programme for new audiences in Central Park, Plymouth  Range of activities from partners to enhance use and enjoyment of green space  Green social prescribing will support 400 people to get access to nature and the outdoors, empowering them to embed the use of their park independently  Physical activity, outdoor theatre and conservation based offerings, building on success of existing projects  Argyle Community Trust are proud to be the official charity for Plymouth Argyle Football Club and uses the prestige of football and the reach of the club to inspire, engage and help people of all ages, achieve their full potential. Using Plymouth City [...]

An extensive programme of arts, culture, nature, physical activity and life advice including pop up sessions, English language conversations, and gardening sessions  Funding for Wild Being, offering holistic programme for health for 300 people   A long-term vision for social prescribing and sustainable networks    Wild Being is a project led by Reading Voluntary Action, with varied partners coming together to deliver a holistic structure of support in the region covering the social prescribing pillars of arts and culture, nature, physical activity, and life advice. The funding from Thriving Communities will enable them to extend their social prescribing offering.    “There is already a vibrant social prescribing network in Reading, which involves over 80 organisations providing holistic social, physical and cultural activities to improve wellbeing and [...]

Funding awarded to Greenwich projects for social prescribing for young people in vulnerable communities, centred around creativity  Focus on those experiencing or fleeing domestic violence  A space to explore healthy relationships through creativity and support     A new partnership between The Her Centre, theatre company Tramshed, and Live Well Greenwich has been formed to develop and enhance the social prescribing offer for young people in the area, which will be boosted by the funding from the Thriving Communities Fund.    Stacy Smith from the Her Centre and Jeremy James from Tramshed say “We are delighted to receive this funding which will enable us to engage [...]

A rich programme of arts and culture embedded in Luton’s libraries  A specially curated programme of activities for children, young people and adults to address grief, improve mental health, increase skills & confidence and develop friendship networks.  Combines traditional library activities with unconventional offering. An area of deprivation impact by COVID-19 and economic uncertainty    Active Luton has been running social prescribing services since 2018, but COVID-19 has impacted the trust’s ability to develop a bespoke cultural offer for Luton communities. The Thriving Communities fund provides a perfect opportunity to develop this area of work during 2021. And it will all be done through that much loved [...]

Varied programme of activity covering all elements of social prescribing  Based in local co-op that already engage many of the local community  Robust plan for long term integration, boosted by funding from Thriving Communities Fund  Offering arts and culture, nature, physical activity, and life advice, through eight projects, in an area that has been badly affected by COVID-19    Friends of Stretford Public Hall (FOSPH) is a community-owned co-operative who run the hall as a multipurpose arts and community venue in the Trafford area in Manchester. They will work alongside St John’s Centre, a charity based in a church hall in Old Trafford, and North Trafford Primary Care Network, to deliver an innovative [...]

Building on existing successes in West Hove, an area vulnerable to COVID-19’s impact Working with partners The Hangleton and Knoll Project, BHCC Active for Life, Citizens Advice, Creative Future and researchers at Coastal Creatives Tailored social prescribing boosted by funding  Aligned with parallel CCG- and City Council-funded projects for long-term impact  100 residents will access social prescribing to improve physical and mental health and wellbeing   Creation of a community-owned model for increasing impact of Social prescribing in a deprived neighbourhood  West Hove is home to many innovative organisations doing great work in creativity and wellbeing. However, social prescribing is under used by [...]

Creative, green and physical activities to help people reconnect – including bicycle powered theatre productions of Shakespeare  Funding awarded from the Thriving Communities Fund for a community to continue building its resilience Co-creation key to developing project with longevity – link workers, community and PCN all involved  Reaching 5000 people face-to-face focused in the most socially deprived areas of the Heeley Plus PCN and another 5000 online across Sheffield  Heeley Trust have been providing much needed support during COVID-19, building on 24 years of support for the Sheffield community. Their aim is to transform how healthcare is delivered in place by building relationships between GPs [...]

Heritage activities to engage local communities for health and wellbeing  Pilots have shown impact of engaging with heritage for health benefits  Funding will support communities hit by COVID-19  30 volunteer Community Hosts, Curators and Trail Guides, 220 participants in 18 St David’s Trails and 3000+ visitors to events and exhibitions  All’s Well is a project run by Exeter Community Centre Trust (ECCT), Exeter Historic Buildings Trust (EHBT) and Devon & Exeter Medical Heritage Trust (DEMHT), aiming to show the benefits of engaging with heritage for health. They will use funding from the Thriving Communities Fund to support vulnerable communities through history and heritage.     “Engagement [...]

North Tyneside initiative to use arts for health to support 350 carers in the community  Large numbers of carers need support for their own health and wellbeing  40 year legacy built on with funding from Thriving Communities Fund  Partnership projects and work with community leaders to advocate and support mental health for carers with creativity at it’s heart  Building a community for carers who feel disconnected, revitalising a sense of community      Helix Arts has connected people for almost 40 years using the arts to create change, advocating arts and health for the most excluded and vulnerable communities. They have been awarded funding from the Thriving Communities Fund, to lead the Better Connect project, a [...]

A nature focused Green Happy Café to promote green social prescribing Building and developing evidence as to the value of access to green spaces Range of activities utilising green and heritage spaces covering arts, culture, physical activity and the natural world Aiming to reach 3000 people Funding from Thriving Communities will enable the development of the first Green Happy café as a wellbeing hub promoting green social prescribing in Northamptonshire. Bringing together Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust (DAPT) & Action for Happiness Northamptonshire in partnership, and based on Action for Happiness’ Ten Keys to Happier Living, this project will result in a varied set of activities that brings together both current and emerging social [...]