Our Timeline
1987 – Photography Club formed and Community Dark Room opened
1987 – Photography Club formed and Community Dark Room opened Funding from Gloucestershire County and a donation of equipment from ‘Nikon’ enabled us to run a weekly Photography Club. With support from a professional photographer, children and young people were given the opportunity to take pictures of their local community and then learn how to […]
March 16, 19871989 – 1995
1989 – 1995 1999 – First Minibus purchased 1990 – Photography Exhibition at The Guildhall 1991 – Mountain Bike Project launched 1992 10 day expedition to North Spain with young people 1993 – Television appearance on ‘Children in Need’ 1994 – ‘10 Years of Play’ Photography Exhibition at the Axiom Art Centre, Cheltenham 1995 – […]
September 6, 19891996 – £116,193 awarded for new playground
1996 – £116,193 awarded for new playground Funding from the National Lotteries Charity Board enabled us to employ a Playground Development Workerto help local children and young people design and build a new adventure playground. This was part of thewider regeneration of White City, which took place alongside this exciting 3 year project. The playground […]
March 17, 19961999 – 2003
1999 – 2003 1999 Family Support Worker funded to work with vulnerable families 1999-2002 £106,259 awarded for Play Team of 3 2001-2004 ‘Fit Kids’ Project with specialist worker 2002 Inclusive Playworker funded to enable children facing a variety of challenges to be able to play within their own community 2002 Environmental Playworker funded to make […]
October 5, 1999
2009 – 2017
1996 – £116,193 awarded for new playground Funding from the National Lotteries Charity Board enabled us to employ a Playground Development Workerto help local children and young people design and build a new adventure playground. This was part of thewider regeneration of White City, which took place alongside this exciting 3 year project. The playground […]
May 2, 20092018 – Became a funded partner of Gloucestershire Gateway Trust
1996 – £116,193 awarded for new playground Funding from the National Lotteries Charity Board enabled us to employ a Playground Development Workerto help local children and young people design and build a new adventure playground. This was part of thewider regeneration of White City, which took place alongside this exciting 3 year project. The playground […]
July 14, 20182020 – 2021
2020 – 2021 2020-2021 Provided Covid support for the community (Food bank, 5000 creative activity packs, befriending) 2021 £16,000 awarded for community activities around creativity and culture (Strike a Light) 2021 Planning permission granted for new Adventure Playground and Community Hub 2021 £20,000 funding from the Henry Smith Charity
April 4, 20202022 – Our Partnership with Holidays Activities and Food (HAF)
2022 – Our Partnership with Holidays Activities and Food (HAF) Following the successful delivery of a year long pilot project in 2021 we were awarded the contract for the planning and delivery of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) project for the whole of Gloucester City. This involves providing food and activities during spring, summer […]
February 3, 20222023
2023 Our 40 year anniversary and our plan to evolve and engage with the whole community and create a safe hub for our next 40 years!
April 6, 2023