Thurnscoe – A Better Place
Our Vision & Priorities
Our vision is to make Thurnscoe an even better place to live. To do this all of our activity is based around our priorities which are;
- Bringing the community together
- A community where everyone knows what’s going on
- A healthy environment for everyone to enjoy
What is Big Local?
Big Local is an exciting opportunity for residents to use £1m to make a massive and lasting positive difference to their communities. It’s about bringing together all the local talent, ambitions, skills and energy from individuals, groups and organisations who want to make their area an even better place to live.
Big Local projects are running in 150 areas around England. The funding is distributed by the Local Trust. It was setup with £200 million by the Big Lottery Fund which receives a portion of money from every National Lottery ticket sale. More…
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Let it Shine
Working with our fantastic community partners, Big Local Thurnscoe coordinated a brand new project to give a little boost to identified families in our area. They each received a large laundry hamper full of cleaning products and household essentials to help them ‘Let it Shine’ in 2021!
This project is in partnership with Station House, the Dearne Area Team, The Hill Primary Academy and supported by a grant from Keepmoat Homes. Read more »
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Thurnscoe Community Plaza
Coronavirus may have slowed things down a little but it has made us more determined than ever to bring our Community Plaza to life for everyone. The design has developed over a period of time in consultation with many groups and residents and now includes a fantastic community garden area with space for our bespoke […]
Big Local Thurnscoe Spring Newsletter 2020
Emergency Coronavirus Edition The Big Local Thurnscoe Spring 2020 Newsletter will be with you very soon. We are sending out this emergency newsletter in response to the Coronavirus crisis that has placed severe restrictions on all our lives at this time. With 5000 copies distributed locally it’s a great way of keeping up-to-date with what […]
Thurnscoe Relief Fund
In response to the Coronavirus Crisis, Big Local Thurnscoe in association with Barnsley CVS are offering an Emergency Relief Fund available immediately to groups providing a service to support people in and around Thurnscoe. The fund will come from additional money that has been released by Local Trust nationally to all Big Local areas so it will […]
