Supporting Voluntary and Community Action
We provide local dial a ride service to group members within Lawrence Weston Members (for shops, doctors, banks, and other traders).
We supply vehicles and MIDAS trained drivers to groups registered with L.W.C.T. at low cost and with reliabilty and safety.
Leading Lights Education & Wellbeing is a not-for-profit social enterprise with headquarters in Bristol dedicated to innovating the delivery of key services to disadvantaged young people and their families; especially for those with mental health, social and emotional difficulties. Established in 2014, we delivered over 3,000 sessions in 2017 through our innovative not for profit model.
The Learning Curve has established a reputation for delivering high quality training. It has a wealth of experience in relation to supporting individuals and offering learning programmes which meet their needs and personal circumstances. The Learning Curve aims to be a centre of excellence in supporting individual and organisational development in the voluntary and community sector and widening access for all communities. We offer a range of ESOL, English, Maths and Employment Skills... More
Through an intense focus on children, young people and adults and based on a financially sustainable income generation model, LPW will be the best at promoting learning, play and work to support communities, particularly those threatened by disadvantage and inequality.
LPW is here to transform lives, identify at-risk children, young people and adults, to support them with exceptional play opportunities, positive intervention, education and training, and routes into work. We work from... More
Limbo charity shop is a new charity shop which supports the local charity Legs4Africa. Legs4aAfrica collects prosthetic legs and mobility equipment from hospitals around the Uk which would otherwise go to landfill. Once collected we ship this equipment out to different hospitals in Africa, where it is readapted to fit the needs of local amputees.
Leonard Cheshire Disability is the UK’s leading charity supporting disabled people.
Every year, we support thousands of people in the UK and around the world with physical and learning disabilities to fulfil their potential and live the lives they choose.
Our Can Do project offers exciting new opportunities for 16‑ to 35‑year-old disabled people to volunteer in their community.
We provide the skills and knowledge that enable disabled people to lead more independent lives... More
* Creative writing workshops for health & wellbeing - facilitating interactive storytelling and creative writing workshops in health & social care settings
* External support for organisations facilitating creative team days & Pen & Tonic Programmes ( workplace creative writing workshops as stress buster)
* External supervision/mentoring/coaching for professional staff at all levels from chief exercutives to development workers in voluntary, community and haelth... More
Every year 30,000 children in the former Avon area require hospital treatment for injuries, many of which could have been prevented through education and training. Lifeskills is a safety education Centre based at the CREATE Centre in Bristol, which aims to help children, adults with learning difficulties and older people to learn about safety in a fun and practical way. There are 10 lifelike scenarios in the Centre, each built like a real-life TV 'set.' Each is designed to... More
I provide specialist support for voluntary and community organisations facing change: this can include facilitation, consultancy, training, and mentoring. I support individuals, teams and organisations to develop practical strategies to improve service quality and impact, and to adapt to a changing funding environment. I also undertake impact evaluations, organisational reviews, and commissioning support; and advise and support organisations who are considering merger.
Local Friends is a scheme to support people in the community and reduce the workload of GPs through volunteers from local churches and other faith groups providing human contact, conversation, listening and maybe some basic practical support.
To run a community centre & support local projects.
For further information on the many activity groups and community events provided please see the website.
Love Windmill Hill is a community group. It's members live and/or work in the Windmill area. In essence the aim of the group is to engage in activities to improve and enrich the area for the benefit of all who live, work or play in the Windmill Hill area. Love Windmill Hill will initiate and co-ordinate specific campaigns to encourage an initiative which there is an overall consensus will be positive for the area and likewise will also campaign to challenge initiatives which could... More
LoveBristol is a charity and a church, based in Stokes Croft Bristol, We are working on several projects in the area and across Bristol
LoveBristol want to join with others who love this city and who are dedicated to providing love, care and support for communities across Bristol. We report annually to the charity commission and operate under the umbrella of Woodlands Group of churches. LoveBristol is a not for profit organisation supported by a combination of social enterprise and... More
A partnership project between Ashton Park School, the Bristol Buildings Preservation Trust and Bristol City Council to restore the derelict Lower Lodge to Ashton Court Estate and to provide a gateway to discovering the past through various interpretation at the Lodge and a virtual gateway via a website. The project focuses on the South Bristol Community primarily.
LIMP is a voluntary community group made up of local residents; it aims to re-energise, care for and improve the green space that is known as Luckwell park. A small group of Trustees meet fortnightly and are working hard to drive through the first stage of improvements to the play area and boundaries of the space. There is a 3-year plan in development. Anyone can join the group, it is free and can contribute their skills and support in any capacity. We desseminate news of the project... More
The Lyde Green Community Association aims to:
- To listen to and represent the views and best interests of those living in Lyde Green
- To develop a community spirit and sense of pride across Lyde Green
- To help improve the local area and support its activities for those that live here
- To work together with all local partners for the benefit of Lyde Green residents.