This past weekend, the Abbey Grounds in Cirencester were alive with music, laughter, and the vibrant energy of community spirit as people came together for The Big Lunch – a celebration of connection, community involvement, and sustainable living. Inspired by the Eden Project’s UK-wide Big Lunch initiative, the event brought…

We were thrilled to take part in Craftival at New Brewery Arts in Cirencester with our very own Churn Project Art Takeover—a full day of creativity, connection, and calm in the heart of the community. Craftival, running from 29th May to 12th July 2025, is a vibrant seven-week celebration of…

We were thrilled to host a special visit from the High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Julie Kent MBE, along with Sarah Sharma, Grants Manager, and new Trustee Emily Griffiths from the Gloucestershire Community Foundation! We've recently applied for a grant through the Gloucestershire Community Foundation High Sheriff Grant programme and we…

We were proud to see the successful completion of the 9-week course, 'Passion 2 Profit', in collaboration with Adult Education in Gloucestershire. Our talented participants have truly wowed us with their standout projects! They were part of a lovely group of creatives ready to bring their passions to life!  Congratulations…

Nominate The Churn Project is Cirencester Tesco stores between April and June 2025 for them to receive up to £1,500 in grant funding from Stronger Starts. This funding will help The Churn Project support local families including the provision of after-school activities, parent skills sessions, and creative workshops.

We were thrilled to deliver this exciting new water board to Ann Edward's Primary School this week. This has been hand crafted by our wonderful volunteers at Men's Shed, South Cerney. We hope pupils will have lots of fun with their new interactive water play system. This isn’t just any…

It was great to welcome over 100 people to our AGM on Thursday 27th February at St James's Place to hear about our achievements over the last year and our plans for the future. It was wonderful to be able to reflect on our achievements from last year. It was…

We had a wonderful day out to The Orchard Room at Highgrove Gardens for a lovely Winter Warmer with our Ageing Well Service participants. The King's Foundation Winter Warmers initiative was first introduced in 2023 to combat social isolation in the local community during the winter months. We were delighted…

🌟 Exciting news, Cirencester! 🌳 Have you heard about our Positive Strides walking groups? We’re thrilled to introduce TWO NEW walking groups launching this February! 💚 🚶🏽‍♀️**Men and Women’s Positive Strides** 🚶🏽 A new mixed walking group for both men and women! These walks will be at a quicker pace…

We are thrilled to have been awarded £428,526 in National Lottery funding to support our work over the next three years in and around Cirencester. The funding will go towards running our Community Wellbeing Service which supports people struggling with poor mental health, wellbeing and employment issues.