Create Gloucestershire Annual Report 2025-26

Our annual report for April 2025 to March 2026 tells the story of a year spent growing creative, financial and data power with communities across Gloucestershire.

This was the year children and young people became part of all three of our Neighbourhood Creative Alliances, in Matson, Robinswood and White City, in Cam and Dursley, and in Bream. Alliance members shared more than £11,000 through 17 Piggy Bank and Sheepy Bank grants, deciding together where the money should go. Esmée Fairbairn Foundation committed three years of funding to community-owned arts and culture, and we began piloting a new co-leadership model.

You’ll also find what was hard, what we learned, and where we’re heading next.

If you’d like the report in large plan text format, or want to get involved, contact us at connect@creategloucestershire.co.uk