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We're excited to launch our Love Norwich grants!The Friends of Waterloo Park
Our Love Norwich grants programme offers funding of up to £2,500 to residents and community groups who want to make improvements to public spaces in their local areas.
Whether you envision a community garden, a colourful mural, or thriving woodlands, this is an opportunity for us to support your project and transform tired or unloved public spaces into areas which inspire and delight.
Please note:
Applications are welcome from new and existing projects
Groups must have or gain permission to make improvementsLocal resident creating a mural on Hedgehog Alley
Projects must be public spaces within the Norwich City Council's boundary.
Want to get involved?
Love Norwich isn't just about funding great ideas - we're here to walk you through your project from start to finish, whether you're starting from scratch or developing the next stage.
Our community enabling team can provide comprehensive support. Including support to secure permissions, providing group management guidance, accessing training and learning opportunities, and connecting you to other like-minded community members.
Please get in touch if you'd rather we posted you a copy of the application form.
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The Love Norwich grant scheme is funded by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund.
We're excited to launch our Love Norwich grants!The Friends of Waterloo Park
Our Love Norwich grants programme offers funding of up to £2,500 to residents and community groups who want to make improvements to public spaces in their local areas.
Whether you envision a community garden, a colourful mural, or thriving woodlands, this is an opportunity for us to support your project and transform tired or unloved public spaces into areas which inspire and delight.
Please note:
Applications are welcome from new and existing projects
Groups must have or gain permission to make improvementsLocal resident creating a mural on Hedgehog Alley
Projects must be public spaces within the Norwich City Council's boundary.
Want to get involved?
Love Norwich isn't just about funding great ideas - we're here to walk you through your project from start to finish, whether you're starting from scratch or developing the next stage.
Our community enabling team can provide comprehensive support. Including support to secure permissions, providing group management guidance, accessing training and learning opportunities, and connecting you to other like-minded community members.
Please get in touch if you'd rather we posted you a copy of the application form.
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Jenny Lind Project in partnership with The Garage Trust
Jenny Lind Youth Project Mural
Love Norwich is funding this fantastic partnership, enabling them to continue developing community cohesion, improve wellbeing.
This will ensure they can continue to provide positive activities with local artists, with their community murals project in Suffolk Square.
Norwich Cycle Speedway Club
Lakenham
Club members competing at the track
The speedway track, at Harford Park is a great resource for residents and club members. Our grant enabled the club to re-shale the track to create a safer surface.
We are thrilled this supports the Club to host competitions as part of the 2025 World Cycle Speedway Championships.
The Island Community Group
Douro Place
The Island community garden
Our Love Norwich grant supported residents to develop their community garden providing a calming space for neighbours to connect. Funding covered a new seating area, patio paving, tools storage, as well as plants, shrubs and wildflowers to incorporate much needed colour and biodiversity.
Burges Road Community Garden
Mile Cross
Burges Road Gardeners making progress
Volunteers in Mile Cross have been working hard to transform an unloved, heavily fly tipped area and convert it in to a community garden.
The Love Norwich grant funded the purchase of a secure metal shed, to provide space for tools and equipment.
NR5 Community Arts Mural
North Earlham
Local community group The NR5 Community Hub, supported residents fed up with walking past graffiti to create this wonderful mural.
Our grant enabled them to purchase the paint and work with a local artist, whilst our community enabling team supported them to acheve the appropiate permissions.
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Community Garden in Mile Cross makes a huge difference
This is a wonderful story of how residents can come together make a real difference both for nature and in building community.
Support from provided by Norfolk Wildlife Trust and Norwich City Council with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and UK Shared Prosperity Fund