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Gilbert’s on his way The Prout Bridge Project is a small youth and community charity that makes a big difference by delivering services for people of all ages in rural West Dorset.
Gilbert the van with the Prout Bridge Project team.
The Prout Bridge Project exists to provide opportunities for people of all ages in West Dorset to come together socially, participate in our community, make friends and support each other. We provide: • Youth clubs and youth work (age 8-18) • Mental health support and a free counselling service (age 16+) • Sports, art, music and community activities for all ages • Access to information, support and other services including the Food Bank, Citizens Advice and the Space Youth Project (a safe space for Dorset’s LGBQT+ young people). The arrival of Gilbert Following a successful Crowdfunder campaign earlier in 2021, the Prout Bridge Project went mobile over the
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summer with the launch of business partners and patrons. a new outreach programme. Their valued support and input Thanks to the generosity of all into the charity has helped us get who gave money and rewards to to where we are today. the campaign, and to the time Paula Tuff, Manager, said and support “We are all “We operate from the of many more, small town of Beaminster so grateful to we were able and in a typical year we everyone who has to buy and kit work with more than 500 supported us. We out an outreach young people & adults” feel as through vehicle. The we achieved the van is affectionately known as impossible, and can now take Gilbert, named after the late our services out and about to founder of the charity Gil Streets. isolated areas.” It means that vital youth and community work can take place Beaminster Community in local villages and at the new Centre Beaminster skatepark. The charity has also just The campaign was backed by reopened the Prout Bridge Dorset Council, Comic Relief, Youth and Community Centre Sport England’s Return to Play, in Beaminster, which has been Power to Change Community closed because of Covid, and Business and the Dorset Local has launched a new Autumn Enterprise Partnership. We’d programme of activities. also like to mention a special For further information or to thanks to Mayfair, Multiform, support us please visit our the Ollerod and Tangerine, along website, facebook, Instagram, or with all our local community call 07802 514171.” Always free - subscribe here
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