Investing in Spaces and Places 2024 Funding – Supporting Our Community

Following our announcement of over £1.2 million of funding to community spaces across the UK, take a look at Supporting Our Community, one of the groups successful in applying for a grant.

Supporting Our Community, based in Hamilton, Scotland, are a SCIO with the aims of advancing the provision of recreational facilities for local people. The groups offer a social hub and delivers a range of valuable services.

Their £15,000 grant funding will be used to transform vacant land into a community garden. The new garden will contain a summer house, raised beds and accessible paths, giving local people the opportunity to grow their own food and share skills. They even baked a cake to celebrate!

“We are delighted to receive this grant from the Asda Foundation. The funds will help transform this once unloved area into a thriving community space. This project is led by local people, and they have decided what they want and need from the garden, so we are thrilled to be able to support them in this exciting project. The area we’re developing was a piece of waste ground and a bit of an eyesore. The group will be using the Asda Foundation funding to construct permanent pathways so that the garden will be accessible to all, as well as a communal seating area and a sensory garden.”

Mark Rouse, Project Coordinator, Supporting Our Community

We can’t wait to see how the garden transforms!