Tarvin Community Centre (TCC) is the heart of our community, hosting diverse year-round events run by dedicated volunteers. From award-winning theatre, music, and Cheshire Rural Touring Arts productions to a popular community cinema and regular healthy activity clubs, classes, and a library, TCC really does offer something for everyone. Our ethos is to provide a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment where participants, performers, and volunteers all feel valued. We continually invest in our space; recent upgrades include improved accessible and standard toilets and a larger projection screen to enhance our cinema nights. This project focuses on modernising our technical facilities. By upgrading our sound, lighting and projection capabilities, we will ensure TCC remains the premier local venue for high-quality culture and connection, reinforcing its reputation as THE place to be!

Project Bloom is a dynamic centre championing the mental health and wellbeing of children and young adults in Ellesmere Port. It merges dance, drama, fitness, and community initiatives to support holistic development in a deprived area. Founded by Jamie Lee Evans, this creative programme builds confidence, emotional resilience, and a sense of belonging. With tailored workshops, arts activities, mental health support, and family wellbeing walks, Project Bloom empowers participants through inclusive spaces. Furthermore, it provides targeted fitness and mentoring sessions for boys and young men, addressing behavioural challenges while fostering resilience, self-belief, and a stronger connection to their community.

A wild cooking adventure the whole community can enjoy! Together we can gather around the fire, prepare tasty veggie meals, and learn sustainable ways to cook outdoors. Blending planet friendly recipes and important cooking techniques, this is more than cooking - it's a shared experience of connection, community and curiosity. Looking after the well being of ourselves, our friends, family and also our planet.

Grosvenor Rowing Club is a Community Amateur Sports Club based on the River Dee in Chester. We are seeking funding to replace two petrol-powered safety and coaching launch engines with modern electric propulsion systems. The project will replace two Honda BF15 petrol outboards with ePropulsion Navy Evo 6.0 electric outboards, supported by four E60 batteries, side-mount controls and charging equipment. These launches are essential to the safe delivery of rowing activities, providing coaching support, safety cover for juniors and beginners, and operational support for races, regattas and community sporting events. The two launches currently operate for approximately 2,912 hours per year. By switching from petrol to electric propulsion, the club will significantly reduce its environmental impact while maintaining the safety infrastructure that enables hundreds of people to participate in sport on the River Dee each year.

Street Angels Chester is an established, churches-led initiative hosted by Vineyard53 and working in partnership with the police, local council, businesses, and the community to improve safety in Chester city centre during the night-time economy. We send out teams of at least three trained volunteers who patrol the city on Friday and Saturday nights from 10:00 PM to 3:00 AM, covering 6 to 8 miles each night. We provide non-judgmental care and support to individuals in vulnerable, isolated, or challenging situations, whether that's due to drinking too much, taking drugs, or a mental health crises for example, we are there to help. Through a reassuring presence and active intervention, the teams help to prevent violence and sexual offences, reduce anti-social behaviour, lower the demand on emergency services, and offer a vital listening ear to those in need.

Full Circle Phase 2 builds on the success of our existing refill and reuse initiatives. We will establish two new Refill and Reuse Hubs, providing local access to refillable household and personal care products alongside practical advice on reducing waste. We will introduce a refill and reuse trial in two schools, providing equipment, resources and training for pupils and staff. The project will also deliver circular economy workshops and assemblies in up to 25 schools, helping young people understand reduce, reuse, repair, refill and repurpose. To extend our reach, we will create educational videos for residents, schools and community groups and continue expanding access to reusable party kits and event reusables. Together, these activities will make circular living more accessible across Cheshire West.

A lot of our young clients have experienced significant trauma. Due to the pandemic, many missed out on key developmental steps too. This has had all kinds of damaging outcomes. Struggling with school attendance & performance. Increasingly anxiety levels. Difficulties with relationships with family, friends & peers. Feeling overwhelmed & unable to cope. But many can't get help from the NHS. As well as the immediate problems, this is creating a crisis for their futures. Today’s mental health problems will have consequences for their whole life if they aren’t addressed. We make sure they aren't left to struggle on alone. Art & play therapies help younger clients understand & express emotions, feelings & experiences. Our therapist enables them to express themselves through two of their main forms of communication: play & art. We work in local venues like schools & community centres. Our service is free & easily accessible & they can be referred for help in a number of ways.

The Delamere Park Energy Upgrade is a transformative initiative designed to advance sustainability and financial security within the community. By installing 102 solar panels on the clubhouse roof, an external battery, plus energy-efficient external doors, the project will significantly lower annual utility costs while reducing the carbon footprint. Generating approximately 64KWs of renewable electricity per year, the solar system will cut electricity expenses by 54%, making energy use more affordable and less reliant on external sources. The addition of energy-efficient doors will further enhance savings, improve natural light, and create a more welcoming communal space. Over the course of twenty-five years, the project promises enduring financial benefits, with savings reinvested into initiatives that serve the Delamere Park community for generations. This investment not only fortifies energy resilience but also places environmental stewardship at the heart of the community's values.

The Meeting Place Café, with its Welcome Table is based at Crossroads Community Hub. It is a welcoming community café where people can come together, enjoy a piece of cake & a hot drink, build friendships, access support and feel part of their local community. As part of the Chatty Café Scheme, we host regular Chatter & Natter tables, encouraging conversation and helping people who may be feeling lonely or isolated to connect with others in a friendly, informal setting. Many local residents are experiencing loneliness, poor mental wellbeing and food insecurity. The Meeting Place Café provides an accessible, affordable space where people can find connection, practical support, and a sense of belonging as well as linking into other support Crossroads offers such as our food bank. Funding will help keep both The Meeting Place Café & our food bank open, covering staffing, volunteer support and essential running costs. During winter, the café also operates as a warm space.