A new initiative to create better access to children and family services for families who may be hidden by social or geographical isolation across four districts of Gloucestershire will begin this Autumn, through a project funded by Summerfield Charitable Trust. The new Family Hubs Catalyst Programme will create a network of community-based support for familiesContinue reading “Reaching deeper: £2 million grant could change lives for a generation of Gloucestershire children”
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Minister’s visit shines a light on youth work
Youth work in Gloucester and across the county had a moment in the spotlight last Thursday as Stephanie Peacock MP, Government Minister for Sport, Civil Society and Youth heard how things are changing for young people in the area and launched a brand-new youth night. It came as part of a visit by the MinisterContinue reading “Minister’s visit shines a light on youth work”
ICONic visit
Last week GGT were honoured to be visited by Baroness Hilary Armstrong and some of the fantastic team at ICON – the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods. The visit followed on from our event at the House of Commons last year, and we were delighted to introduce the group to some of our community partners and the neighbourhoods we work alongside.
New Limited Edition launches!
Exciting times as Smokin’ Beets sauce hits the shelves, created by Year 9 students from Gloucester Academy working with local legend Tom Hughes of Tubby Tom’s, as part of our third Limited Edition course. Earlier this year, the students completed the Limited Edition business skills course, which was created by us in collaboration with GloucesterContinue reading “New Limited Edition launches!”
Finding producers of the future on our doorstep
Supporting local producers has been at the heart of Gloucester Services ever since the vision of creating somewhere for motorists to stop and sample what the area has to offer was first put forward by residents. In the last quarter of 2023 we at GGT were delighted to introduce and support four new producers from the communities we work alongside.
Deck the halls with something really special
“I’d been looking for the perfect opportunity to introduce the sewing studio to Westmorland as I knew it could be a great connection. We’re always keen to bring in local producers, especially those in the communities we work alongside. Even better that this is a community group of women who all support each other and produce such unique handcrafted pieces. We were over the moon when they were commissioned for the Christmas decorations!”
A new limited edition goes on sale at Gloucester Services
Hot on the heels of the Channel 4 series ‘A Cotswold Farmshop’, four budding food entrepreneurs from Gloucester who took part in the ‘Limited Edition’ business skills course today saw the product they created from scratch go on sale at the award-winning Gloucester Services Farmshops. The ‘Limited Edition’ course – a unique collaboration between GloucesterContinue reading “A new limited edition goes on sale at Gloucester Services”
Seeing the real impact
Yesterday we had an inspirational day of togetherness, community learning, connection building and idea sharing, as we welcomed eight brilliant local Gloucester Services producers to join us for a very special outing. We’re all about making connections and building partnerships, so together we visited some of our community partners so that the producers could seeContinue reading “Seeing the real impact”
A big welcome to our new trustees
Some great news to start the year, we’re delighted to announce the appointment of two new Trustees who will be joining the Gloucestershire Gateway Trust board from the start of 2023, so a huge welcome to Pip Levett and Monique Smith. As former Director of Play at Play Gloucestershire, Pip has been working with GloucestershireContinue reading “A big welcome to our new trustees”
We have three new partners!
After the first five years of a successful community partnership with nine organisations receiving over £900,000 in funding from Gloucestershire Gateway Trust (GGT), we are delighted to announce another three organisations as official community partners. Thanks to our unique partnership with Westmorland and stake in the business at Gloucester Services on the M5, we atContinue reading “We have three new partners!”