Over £150,000 in council funding backing youth projects this summer

Hounslow Council's Thriving Communities Fund has distributed more than £150,000 to youth projects over the past year, with a focus on keeping young people active and engaged during the summer holidays.

The funding supports a range of community-led activities and programmes across the borough, including areas of Chiswick. Summer holidays can be a particularly stretched period for families — structured activities help fill the gap left by school, and for some young people provide access to food, social connection and supervised sport that the term-time routine otherwise supplies.

Hounslow Council says the grants are designed to reach young people who might otherwise have limited access to holiday provision. The Thriving Communities Fund has been running for several years as part of the council's broader commitment to reducing inequality across the borough. Full details on the Hounslow Council website

Residents whose local organisations or youth groups might be eligible for future funding rounds are encouraged to check the council's website for details of upcoming application windows.