More than forty charities and voluntary groups are being boosted by over half a million pounds of funding to boost efforts to get people healthier and happier.
The Healthy Together grant of £530,000 is being shared with 42 groups throughout Gloucestershire to tackle a range of health-related issues.
Garden makeovers, home visiting schemes for the elderly, music therapy for dementia sufferers, workshops for young people to help them deal with stress and first aid training are just some of the initiatives being supported with the money.
Voluntary and community groups, registered charities, community companies, parish and town councils, schools, pre-schools and faith groups put in bids for a portion of the funds for their own projects.
In total 99 applications were made for the funding which was pooled by taking £10,000 from each electoral division.
The priorities for each area were identified by local county councillors and the final awards agreed by panel of members in each district.
Successful groups in Gloucester included the Friendship Café on Alfred Street, White City's "Be Healthy, Active, Fit and Happy" project and The Barton and Tredworth Link Project.
Cheltenham projects have also been boosted by the funding, including Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust's Garden Mentors initiative, the Independence Trust's Community Mentor Connection Project and Mindsong 'Music Therapy' group.
Stroud too will see a healthy injection of funds to worthwhile causes.
Play Gloucestershire's More More, Eat Well project has been granted some money, as has the Stroud Time Bank, Nailsworth CofE Primary Schools Cooking Healthily classes as well as The Door Youth Project.
In the Forest of Dean, Green Square's Forest Healthy Eating on a Budget workshops have been boosted by the grant as has Cinderford ArtSpace and the Forest Voluntary Action Forum.
The Healthy Together Funding has also reached Tewkesbury include Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust's Garden Mentors scheme the Community Family Care group and GreenSquare's Tewkesbury New Friends Network.
Cllr Andrew Gravells, cabinet member for public health at Gloucestershire County Council said the funding would give communities the tools to tackle health and well-being issues.
"It's great to see this funding going towards helping a real mix of projects at grass roots level, making a real difference to people," he said.
"These projects will help improve health and wellbeing for many different groups in society."
Healthy Together is in addition to the county council's Active Together grant scheme, offering £40,000 in each division to increase sport and physical activity.
In addition, the Children's Activity Fund offers £5,000 in each division to help young people between five to 18-years-old play and get active.
For the full list of beneficiaries, visit www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/healthytogether
Source: www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Gloucestershire-charities-boosted-530-000/story-26249593-detail/story.html
The Healthy Together grant of £530,000 is being shared with 42 groups throughout Gloucestershire to tackle a range of health-related issues.
Garden makeovers, home visiting schemes for the elderly, music therapy for dementia sufferers, workshops for young people to help them deal with stress and first aid training are just some of the initiatives being supported with the money.
Voluntary and community groups, registered charities, community companies, parish and town councils, schools, pre-schools and faith groups put in bids for a portion of the funds for their own projects.
In total 99 applications were made for the funding which was pooled by taking £10,000 from each electoral division.
The priorities for each area were identified by local county councillors and the final awards agreed by panel of members in each district.
Successful groups in Gloucester included the Friendship Café on Alfred Street, White City's "Be Healthy, Active, Fit and Happy" project and The Barton and Tredworth Link Project.
Cheltenham projects have also been boosted by the funding, including Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust's Garden Mentors initiative, the Independence Trust's Community Mentor Connection Project and Mindsong 'Music Therapy' group.
Stroud too will see a healthy injection of funds to worthwhile causes.
Play Gloucestershire's More More, Eat Well project has been granted some money, as has the Stroud Time Bank, Nailsworth CofE Primary Schools Cooking Healthily classes as well as The Door Youth Project.
In the Forest of Dean, Green Square's Forest Healthy Eating on a Budget workshops have been boosted by the grant as has Cinderford ArtSpace and the Forest Voluntary Action Forum.
The Healthy Together Funding has also reached Tewkesbury include Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust's Garden Mentors scheme the Community Family Care group and GreenSquare's Tewkesbury New Friends Network.
Cllr Andrew Gravells, cabinet member for public health at Gloucestershire County Council said the funding would give communities the tools to tackle health and well-being issues.
"It's great to see this funding going towards helping a real mix of projects at grass roots level, making a real difference to people," he said.
"These projects will help improve health and wellbeing for many different groups in society."
Healthy Together is in addition to the county council's Active Together grant scheme, offering £40,000 in each division to increase sport and physical activity.
In addition, the Children's Activity Fund offers £5,000 in each division to help young people between five to 18-years-old play and get active.
For the full list of beneficiaries, visit www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/healthytogether
Source: www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Gloucestershire-charities-boosted-530-000/story-26249593-detail/story.html
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