Taunton-based legal firm Clarke Willmott recently celebrated awarding a total of £40,000 from their charitable fund, managed by Somerset Community Foundation. The Clarke Willmott Fund, which was launched in 2010, awards grants between £250 and £5,000, focusing particularly on grassroots voluntary groups, local charities and social enterprises located in Taunton and the surrounding area.

Wessex Water is offering financial support to grassroots groups that bring people together across the county. The fund, managed by Somerset Community Foundation, is open for applications on Monday 6 January 2020 and the deadline for applications is Friday 14 February 2020. Grants of up to £1,500 are available to organisations that build cohesion in communities, with priority given to smaller groups that work in areas of financial deprivation or rural isolation and/or work to raise awareness of drinking water for healthy living or saving water.