Making a difference to Bridgwater Rangers

The 1^st Bridgwater Rangers group has benefitted from a grant from the Homes in Sedgemoor Making a Difference fund.

Chris Wheadon from Bridgwater Rangers said: “The grant has allowed us to purchase equipment to be able to facilitate a variety of different activities, including an outdoor cookout.  Rangers offer the opportunity to have fun, actively encouraging personal development and forging new friendships, as they interact with girls from different backgrounds, whilst being away from normal school/college and home life.

“1st Bridgwater Rangers would like to thank Homes in Sedgemoor for their continued support.”

Applications can be submitted to the fund by local groups for any amount up to the value of £500. On this occasion, the grant panel were told by the Rangers that £500 would cover most of the £563 cost of their projects. The panel felt that on this occasion they could award the group the full amount needed.

If you are between 14-18 and live in Bridgwater or the surrounding area and would like to find out more, then please do not hesitate to contact bridgwaterrangers@aol.com or call 07739 255157.

The Making a Difference fund has supported a range of organisations and groups in recent years including Bridgwater Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Club, Middlezoy Biodiversity Group, Bridgwater Victoria Park Rangers FC u11s, Somerset Youth Theatre and mental health support group Rusty Road to Recovery. The grant assessment panel has donated over £45,000 to local groups and organisations since it was founded.

Kaylun Henson, who looks after applications to the fund said:

“We are delighted to continue to support community groups through the Making a Difference Fund. The fund was founded to help develop projects that benefit the community. The fund helps improve life chances and aims to create local initiatives such as play schemes and volunteering opportunities, especially those which support families in the community. We know that through these grants, groups related to Homes in Sedgemoor can continue their work in their neighbourhoods and we are happy to support 1st Bridgwater Rangers.”

Groups can apply for funding for new projects after 12 months. Applications will be considered for approval on February 27th, June 27th and November 27th of each year.  However, interim approvals may also be conducted, so applicants are encouraged to submit applications sooner than the due dates.

To find out more about the fund, visit https://www.homesinsedgemoor.org/article/4410/Making-a-Difference-Fund-Applications