
Four community projects in and around the Yeovil area have benefitted from a funding boost this month, courtesy of the Prime Foundation. The charity is proud to announce the latest recipients of its grants.
As part of its commitment to giving back, Prime donates a proportion of its profits to the Foundation upon completing new projects. These funds are then directed towards local initiatives, ensuring they make a meaningful impact where it matters most.
Most recently, Prime has been working in partnership with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a state-of-the-art diagnostics centre at Yeovil District Hospital. As such, the Foundation invited local groups in late 2024 to apply for funding if their projects aligned with the Foundation’s mission of advancing education beyond the classroom, promoting physical and mental health and enhancing social wellbeing through recreation.
Among the successful applicants is Friends of Yeovil Country Park, who will use the grant to support their forest school sessions launching later this year. Thanks to the funding, they can now purchase essential materials, safety equipment and a weatherproof canopy, ensuring that the learning and fun can continue uninterrupted, rain or shine.
Another recipient is Rama Life CIC, who provide alternative education, supporting young people in and out of school during term-time and holidays. The grant will be used to buy sensory equipment as part of their initiative to create an accessible environment for their students, most of whom are neurodivergent or suffer with high anxiety or trauma. This new resource will help students stay engaged and emotionally regulated during lessons.
The Balsam Centre, a community centre offering a range of activities and services, secured funding to improve accessibility for its visitors. With the grant, they will purchase a portable hearing loop to benefit individuals who are hard of hearing.
Izzie Koch, Good Stuff Project Worker at the Balsam Centre, said: “We know from our research that there are a significant number of people in Wincanton who are deaf or hard of hearing, and many of them use The Balsam Centre. People who are hard of hearing can often feel marginalised because hearing loss is a non-visible disability. With the Prime Foundation’s help, we’ve been able to buy a portable hearing loop system, which will help us to make our services more accessible to more people within our community. It’s a really positive step.”
The Prime Foundation is proud to support these initiatives and looks forward to seeing their impact. Learn about more community projects happening across the UK here.