£35k available

£35k available for outdoor projects in Sovereign communities

YCYC lets people submit project ideas for their community to vote on to receive funding - last year, six Bristol projects won a share of £40,000. Sovereign residents living in Bristol are invited to submit project ideas for creating great outdoor spaces for their whole community.

Proposals can be submitted through Sovereign’s Your Community, Your Choice (YCYC) grants programme, with up to £10k available per project.

One of the winning projects from the last round of funding was the transformation of the communal outdoor area for residents living at Ashley Court in Montpelier.

Previously just an area for people to hang their washing, it now boasts table tennis, benches, picnic tables and planters full of flowers for everyone to enjoy.

Daisy Mummery, Community Development Officer for Sovereign, added: “This is a great example of how money from YCYC can be used to transform an outdoor space in your local area.

“All project proposals for this round of funding must come from a Sovereign resident but Sovereign’s Communities team will offer full support with scoping out their idea and can engage local charities and groups to work with them if they feel they have an idea that will benefit the whole community.

“Projects must be uploaded to YCYC by 2 August 2021. The community will then be invited to vote for their favourites between 16 August and 17 September.” Resident Robert said: "The project was an exciting opportunity for people at Ashley Court to come together and support each other, which has been particularly difficult during the Covid-19 pandemic.”

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For more information on YCYC and how to submit an idea or vote, please click the image above .