YATE Town Council awards grants annually to non-profit making organisations.

Organisations which work for the benefit of Yate parishioners, with the intention of improving the range of services and activities in the town, are eligible to apply

Groups which have benefited from grant assistance in the past include South Gloucestershire Parents and Carers, Friends of Kingsgate Park, Great Western Air Ambulance and King Edmund Acro-gymnastics.

The council is now inviting grant applications from groups in need of financial assistance.

Forms can be obtained either by calling into Yate Town Council Offices at Poole Court, in Yate, by telephoning 01454 866506, by emailing info@yatetowncouncil.gov.uk or via yatetowncouncil.gov.uk.

Completed applications should be completed and returned to the council offices by midday on Friday, June 22.