Funded projects
| Organisation | Summary | Grant awarded |
| ActionTrack | Contribution towards salary costs to enhance community cohesion through music | £96,000 |
| ATWEST Accessible Transport West Somerset | Funding towards a new accessible minibus for community transport to serve vulnerable, disabled, older adults in West Somerset | £36,000 |
| Bridgwater Baptist Church | Funding towards the cost of the Energise project, and provide community facilities in the Bridgwater Baptist Church | £200,000 |
| Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival | Creating a carnival park to house one of Somerset’s largest cultural events | £1,250,000 |
| Bridgwater Tennis Club | Contribution towards development costs of a Bridgwater based Tennis Club | £15,000 |
| Bridgwater Town Football Club | Significant development of the Fairfax Park football grounds including spaces for community benefit | £100,000 |
| Bishops Hull Hub | Funding contribution towards development of the Bishops Hull Hub | £10,000 |
| Bridgwater & Taunton College | Employment, skills and education project working with young people to take advantage of opportunities presented by Hinkley Point C through apprenticeships | £60,000 |
| Bridgwater Unit 517 of the Sea Cadet Corps | Renovation of the Sea Cadets’ building widely used by the community | £84,850 |
| Burnham Boat Owners Sea Angling Association | Purchasing a beach-boat launching tractor to improve access to the water | £28,000 |
| Cheddar Catholic Church Community Hall | Helping rebuild a community hall in Cheddar village | £25,000 |
| Community Council for Somerset | A project providing support for ethnically diverse communities in Somerset through two dedicated members of staff | £100,000 |
| Conquest Centre | Providing equine assisted counselling to parents of children with additional needs in Sedgemoor | £67,300 |
| Crimestoppers in the West Country | A drama project in schools to explore different challenging situations and build confidence and resilience in young people | £49,520 |
| Diversity Voice | Salary costs for two community link workers to provide information, advice and translation services | £60,000 |
| Halsway Manor, National Centre for Folk Arts | A creative arts project in four primary schools, celebrating past and present | £41,600 |
| Haygrove School | Contribution to a new multi-use sports pitch for community use | £50,000 |
| I CAN | A programme of targeted speech, language and communication interventions for children and young people in Sydenham and Hamp – as well as support for parents and training for professionals | £69,748 |
| Inspired to Achieve | Funding for a coordinator to recruit and coordinate job coaches to support young people with SEND to access job opportunities | £79,388 |
| LifeCycle UK | Promote and strengthen cycling in Taunton, Bridgwater and the surrounds through training, support and providing cycle racks | £99,790 |
| Live Naturally | Salary costs to improve wellbeing for families in Sedgemoor through nutrition | £158,000 |
| Magdalen Environmental Trust | Delivering forest school and outdoor activities to schools in Bridgwater | £48,630 |
| Mind in Somerset | Funding for a support worker to lead a team of volunteers offering mental health support in Bridgwater | £94,359 |
| Minehead Eye | Developing an infrastructure of ‘wrap around care’ through collaboration with formal and informal education agencies, statutory services and community organisations to support young people in West Somerset | £148,840 |
| Minehead Museum | Contributing towards a new building for Minehead Museum in order to tell the history of Minehead and Alcombe | £25,000 |
| Navigate | Funding for two full time advisors to provide financial education to the community, with the intention of eliminating financial hardship for future generations | £150,891 |
| North Petherton Playing Fields Charitable Trust | Funding for the Memorial Park project to install playground equipment and complete an outdoor multi-user games area | £80,000 |
| Onion Collective | Development of Art Gallery and Community Facilities in Watchet | £80,000 |
| On Your Bike | Running bike maintenance courses for adults with complex needs in Bridgwater and Taunton | £106,150 |
| Parochial Church Council for Stockland & Steart Peninsula | Contribution towards the development costs of a community hub in Stockland Bristol | £8,048 |
| Polden Bower School | The refurbishment of a classroom into a Cafe and Life Skills area in the new Post-16 Centre | £25,000 |
| PromiseWorks | Mentoring vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people in Bridgwater | £109,952 |
| Quantock Hills AONB Service | Funding for project officers, training and transport for a mental health support project in nature | £90,000 |
| Ride Mendips | Bikes and safety equipment for the community pump track | £10,000 |
| SCC on behalf of Education Business Partnership | Support to develop relationships and partnerships between schools, colleges and business in Somerset | £40,000 |
| Sedgemoor District Council | A support project run by Under Construction for women in Sedgemoor, involving mentoring, training and qualifications enabling them to move closer to employment | £126,000 |
| Somerset Sight | Funding for project worker and volunteer coordinator to run the Mobile Advisory Service | £85,000 |
| Sheba Soul Ensemble | Running arts workshops to increase wellbeing, confidence and help young people use their voice | £41,500 |
| St George’s Wembdon, Parish Centre | Main hall upgrade and installation of counselling rooms in the Wembdon Parish Centre | £15,000 |
| Stand Against Violence | A series of workshops in schools and businesses to equip people with skills to manage potential situations of conflict | £8,000 |
| State of Trust | A creative arts project that explores economic migration and changing communities | £49,421 |
| Somerset Wildlife Trust | Staff salary and training costs including re-wilding projects | £90,830 |
| Somewhere House Somerset | Subsidising the cost of counselling services for low-income communities in Burnham-on-Sea and other areas | £120,000 |
| Stogursey Parochial Church Council | Development of the Stolford and Wick community hub | £37,393 |
| St Peter & All Hallows Church, West Huntspill | Development of a community hub within the church | £20,000 |
| Taunton Street Pastors | To support volunteer pastors to deliver patrols in Bridgwater every weekend | £24,800 |
| The Avenue Tennis Club | Improving sports facilities and energy efficiency at a community club | £45,000 |
| The Nelson Trust | Delivering support services for vulnerable women in Bridgwater | £149,913 |
| The Thomas Poole Library Nether Stowey | Development of Nether Stowey Library, including recruiting a Centre Manager and developing the facility to better promote the community, local heritage and environment | £75,000 |
| Ups and Downs South West | A project which will equip parents and schools with coping strategies to reduce stress and anxiety for children and young people with Down Syndrome | £99,037 |
| Wembdon Parklands and Community Together | Helping develop 11 Acres of parkland adjacent to the NDR, in particular for members of the community with mobility issues, disabilities and additional needs | £52,960 |
| Wembdon Parish Council | Installation of wheelchair accessible play equipment | £13,507 |
| Work-Wise | Funding for a ‘job-club’ service in Bridgwater, encouraging those furthest from the job market back into work | £39,345 |
