Bristol External Funding Initiatives - Other UK Government Funding
NEW DEAL FOR COMMUNITIES: COMMUNITY AT HEART
Allocation : £50 million over 10 years
Redfield, Lawrence Hill and the Dings. It aims to tackle the core causes of problems in the area and achieve sustainable improvement. This comprehensive scheme is managed by a partnership of local residents and organisations that provide key services in the area, with local residents in the majority.
Contact: Sarah Keel, Community at Heart
Tel: 0117 903 9975
Web: www.ndcbristol.co.uk
SURE START PROGRAMMES
Sure Start aims to improve the health and well being of families and children before and from birth to the age of 4, so children are ready to flourish when they go to school. It does this by:
- Setting up local Sure Start programmes to improve services for families with children under four.
- Spreading good practice learned from local programmes to everyone involved in providing services for young children.
Local programmes will work with parents and parents-to-be to improve children's life chances through better access to:
- Family support
- Advice on nurturing
- Health services
- Early learning
SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SWRDA)
SWRDA have a major role in ensuring that Bristol's economy is competitive, healthy and benefits all of its residents. SWRDA also have a number of budgets to fund large-scale redevelopment. The best example is funding towards the major Temple Quay development. SWRDA have also agreed to make major infrastructure investments in south Bristol on the former Wills site, Hengrove Park and Symes Avenue. SWRDA have agreed in principle to fund up to £1.5m [TBC] of capital funding for a healthy living centre in Lawrence Weston (Part SRB6 funded project. Application made to NOF for healthy living centre money proved successful - almost £1m allocation confirmed - full details below)