Creative high streets fund
To help enrich our high streets, grants of £1,000 to £5,000 are available for local organisations and community groups to put on creative and cultural activities in these areas.
Examples of activities include local festivals, public art, music performances, story walks, high street trails, workshops or demonstrations.
The grant may be used to pay for:
- expenses for volunteers
- creative practitioner fees
- materials and equipment to deliver the activity
- marketing and promotion
We cannot accept applications from individuals, businesses or ‘for profit’ organisations.
The funding for the grants comes from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority’s Regional Recovery Fund.
We publish all community grant awards on our open data webpage.
Who can apply
Grants are available to voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations and town and parish councils based in South Gloucestershire.
The grants must be used for creative and cultural activities that will take place in any of these high street areas:
- Chipping Sodbury
- Downend
- Filton
- Hanham
- Kingswood
- Patchway
- Staple Hill
- Thornbury
- Yate (Station Road)
To check the details for each area, view the maps in the guidance document.
It is your responsibility to make sure any relevant insurances, licences, notices, permissions and health and safety risk assessments are in place for your activity.
How to apply
Before applying, read the guidance to check the grant principles and exclusions.
You must create a registration account online and provide the full details of your organisation so that it can be approved before you make an application.
Create or update an account on our registration page
If you are already registered, please check that all your details are up to date.
Once you have completed the registration process, email highstreets@southglos.gov.uk to request an application form. Include the name and address of your organisation, a brief description of your proposed activity (one sentence) and the high street area.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 25 January 2026.
What happens next
We aim to make a decision, notify and pay applicants by 28 February 2026. Grants must be used by the end of 2026.
There will be no process for appealing.
Advice and support
If you have any questions about this grant or would like to discuss your idea before applying please email highstreets@southglos.gov.uk or call us on 01454 868266