- Kings ABC: Boxing for life - £1,900
- Lives of Colour: Culture Fest - £3,000
- Cheltenham Paint Festival 2024: £1,500
- Fresh Hope, School House Cafe: Community lunch development - £1,500
- Bangladeshi Community Association: Eid Ananda - £2,000
- Gas Green Youth and Community Centre: Gas Green weekly community drop in - £1,900
- West Cheltenham Partnership: Springbank Music Project - £1,200
- 10th Cheltenham Scout Group: Community Hub in Pittville Park - £1,250
- Monkscroft Community Action Group: Monkscroft Community Garden Project - £1,250
- Pride in Gloucestershire: Pride in Cheltenham 2025 - £1,500
- Cheltenham Festivals: My Voice, My Cheltenham at Cheltenham Literature Festival - £2,000
- Gloucestershire Puja And Cultural Association: Celebration of Hindu festival of Durga Puja (Durga Ashtami) 2024 - £1,250
- Friends of Elmfield: Community Rest Garden Paths and Shelter - £2,000
- GARAS on behalf of newly formed Resettled Families Peer Group Homeward Horizon: Homeward Horizon - £2,000
- InterClimate Network: ACT Acting together on climate change - £2,000
- The Music Works in partnership with Cheltenham Borough Homes: St Marks Youth Music Connect - £2,250
- The Wilson: The Kids Arts Club - £1,500
Community Pride Fund
In 2025 the Community Pride Fund was open for applications from September to November.
For more information please contact: [email protected]
Application guidelines 2025
Background
This year our Community Pride funding pot was worth £30,000. Applications were invited to match-fund community-led projects, up to the value of £2,000 to will help build community pride and deliver lasting impact across one or more of the following themes:
- Connecting people - fostering new relationships and celebrating our culture and diverse communities
- Enhancing biodiversity - improving green spaces and the natural environment
- Supporting children and young people - helping them thrive and reach their potential
- Developing neighbourhood hubs - creating spaces that engage and support young people
- Promoting wellbeing - encouraging physical and mental well-being across our communities
Projects needed to be accessible at no-cost to the general public and need to create a lasting legacy for the local community.
Any constituted voluntary sector, community or neighbourhood-based organisation or school was able apply.
Parish councils were eligible to apply but the level of other funding that the parish has access to for neighbourhood improvements (for example Community Infrastructure Levy funding) was considered.
The awarding criteria sought to distribute this funding evenly across Cheltenham.
Previous grants allocated
See the list of grants that have been allocated in previous years.
| Organisation | Project | Amount granted |
| Multicultural Community Heritage Association | Eid Reunion 2026 | £1,500 |
| Chinese Culture Connection | Chinese New Year: A Celebration for All Communities | £1,000 |
| The Rock | Primary club | £1,500 |
| Art for All Mental Health | Nature Journalling in Pitville Park for Mental Health | £2,000 |
| Friends of Leckhampton Hill & Charlton Kings Common (‘FOLK’) | 'Training Our People', part of a major initiative 'Investing In Our People' initiated by FOLK in 2024 | £600 |
| Be a Good Neighbour | Thursday Tea after school club | £1,100 |
| Pride in Gloucestershire | Pride In Cheltenham | £2,000 |
| The Armoury Gym - Fresh Hope | The Armoury Exercise classes for those with disabilities. | £1,100 |
| Parish of West Cheltenham Parochial Church Council | Relandscaping St Aidan's Garden | £1,500 |
| Cheltenham Paint Festival 2026 | Cheltenham Paint Festival 2026 | £2,000 |
| Friends of Sandford Parks (FOSP) | Renovation of Gottingen Garden | £1,100 |
| Public Hearts Defibrillator Campaign | Public Hearts Defibrillator installation with bleed control kit. | £1,840 |
| Springbank Community Group CiC | Gardening for Wellbeing | £1,100 |
| Cheltenham Welcomes Refugees | Connecting Communities Through Film | £1,385 |
| Brizen Young People's Centre | Summer Holiday Youth Activity Scheme | £2,000 |
| Cheltenham Education Partnership | CEP Activity Programme: Skills Builders and Changemakers themes | £1,950 |
| Read With Me | Every child reading - Cheltenham | £2,000 |
| St Micheal's Cornerstone Trust | Play Trail | £1,500 |
| The Greenwoods Foundation CIC | The Moors Forest School Club | £1,050 |
| Monkscroft Pastoral Care Project | Family Planting & Water Fun Group | £1,750 |
| KAM Performing Arts Academy CIC | West Cheltenham Arts Community Choir | £1,400 |
| Fairview Community Association (FCA). | Rebuilding & Relaunching our Digital Community Hub | £600 |
| TOTAL | 31975 |