Southmead Development Trust is a Bristol charity made up of staff, volunteers and residents who work together to keep power in their community. Their vision is to create a thriving and healthy community.
In September, Southmead Development Trust invited partners, supporters, families and young people together to celebrate the official opening of their renovated spaces made possible by a Youth Investment Fund grant of £2.5million. The event was an important opportunity to celebrate children and young people and shine a light on new opportunities to play, make friends, build confidence and learn new skills.
Over the past two years Southmead Development Trust have been working hard to build a new state of the art Boxing Zone for young people; renovate an old building (once a school dining hall) into beautiful and calming spaces for therapeutic work; and make huge improvements to The Ranch Adventure Playground and Youth Space. This included a full re-vamp of the music studio, and solar panels to help keep maintenance costs down. The funding has transformed their sites to create new and inspiring spaces for young people and the whole community.
