Projects

Bring your idea to life

Here are a couple of examples of projects that have been set up through DIY fundraising.

Bancroft Community Association, Tamworth

Bancroft Community Association are a registered charity and used the old estate manager’s house as a community building.

Holding youth groups, IT classes and meetings it was soon too small and inadequate for their needs. 

They were given a 25 year lease on the building by William Sutton Homes which allowed them to apply successfully for a grant of £244,000 from Coalfields Regeneration Trust. The grant was used to create the purpose built community centre completed in early 2009. The centre was also fitted with solar photo voltaic panels which will save them money on their utility bills.

Contact Bancroft Community Association

Tel: 01827 702 021

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Sutton Trust Community Group, Stoke on Trent

Sutton Trust Community Group received in excess of £300,000 to create a community garden in Abbey Hulton. The Community Garden opened in 2008 and has a classroom on site as well as a large wildlife area together with a range of fruit, vegetables and flowers being grown.

The community group were successful in applying to big funders such as the National Lottery, Coalfields Regeneration Trust and Barclays Bank. This meant they were able to create a large community space that is widely used by the community.

As part of a regeneration programme taking place, Stoke City Council also supported the project and the garden was named after Betty Rushton, a resident who had the vision and drive to make the idea of a community garden a reality.

The community group, made up of volunteers now sell fruit and vegetables and flowers from the garden and reinvest the money to make improvements to the garden.

Visit their website