Exciting and innovative projects to help communities look forward to the future and halt the decline seen in both rural and urban areas are being developed around the county encouraging more people to become actively involved in what happens to their communities.
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To help you develop your own projects, you may find it useful to learn from the experiences of others who have been in the same position and who have been able to identify elusive funding and have found support for their ideas.
In addition to information about how to Plan for Success, including tips on making successful bids for funding, click on the links below find out more about other initiatives which have got people involved.
They include the White City Walking Carnival, the Gloucestershire Neighbourhood Projects Network and the increasing popularity of the county's Farmers' Markets.
Who can help?
Key organisations that could offer help and support in the development of your ideas - see Contacts Directory for more information. Further information on funding sources is available from Gloucestershire County Council's Economic Development Unit on 01452 425702.
Useful contacts
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- Co-operative Futures
- District Councils
- Gloucestershire County Council
- Arts Development (see Libraries, Arts and Museums) - Gloucestershire Food Links
- Gloucestershire Association of Farmers Markets
- Forest Food Links - Gloucestershire Market Towns Forum
- Gloucestershire Media
- Gloucestershire Neighbourhood Projects Network
- Gloucestershire Resource Centre, City Works (scrap store) for materials and props
- Gloucestershire Rural Community Council
- Made in Stroud
- Major local employers (support in kind)
- Police
- St John's Ambulance
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