We are Spark Somerset!
We have been providing practical support to the voluntary sector in Somerset since April 2016.
Our charity has evolved and developed many times over the years in order to continue to meet the needs of the sector.
Find out how…
April
2016
SSVCA’s Voluntary Sector Support project merges with Mendip Community Support to become Spark
June
2016
Community Partnership Engagement Coordinator appointed to work alongside the Symphony Programme, funded by the South West IPC
October
2016
We co-host the Let’s End Loneliness in South Somerset Conference
December
2016
We deliver our first training course
February
2018
We host the Sedgemoor Funding Den event, £73k awarded to local good causes
March
2018
Wellbeing South Somerset is launched
June
2019
We host the VCSE Leaders Conference in Ilminster
September
2019
Charity moves to a CIO and Spark Somerset is born!
March
2020
We launch the Coronahelpers platform, matching volunteers with Covid-19 support groups in their communities
July
2020
Spark Somerset office moves to Bowdens Farm, Hambridge
September
2020
Our Volunteering platform, Spark a Change, is launched
October
2020
Covid Community Champions launched
November
2020
Open Mental Health Buddies launched
June
2021
Thriving Communities Somerset (in partnership with Take Art and Somerset Wildlife Trust) launched
June
2021
Wellbeing Sedgemoor launched
February
2022
Reflect, Recover, Renew published
May
2022
Open Mental Health Volunteer Passports launched
June
2022
Relaunch of the Somerset Mental Health Network (formerly known as the Somerset Mental Health Hub)
July
2022
We join the Somerset Integrated Care Board, representing the VCFSE sector
September
2022
VCFSE Somerset Dementia Partnership finalised
First Funding Five newsletter published
November
2022
The first Somerset VCFSE Assembly is held
December
2022
Warm Welcome Somerset launched
February
2023
Open Mental Health Champions launched
September
2023
Memorandum of Understanding formally signed by the ICB, Somerset Council and Spark Somerset on behalf of the VCFSE Sector in Somerset.
February
2024
New website launches
Bright Sparks!
Our team has a wealth of experience working in the voluntary sector and a shared passion for changing lives. No matter what role we play, from marketing to finance, community development to operations, we are united and driven by the same values and goals.
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We support and champion voluntary and community organisations
We do this through the provision of information and advice, training and forums, and by sharing expertise, building partnerships, inspiring social action and advocating on the sector’s behalf at a local and national level.
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We are driven by our values
They are the ideas and beliefs that unite and motivate us and that we aspire to embody through our work.
We have been greatly supported by Spark… their support has helped us communicate better with the public and funders and build a robust structure for our volunteers. We are so happy that Spark is here to help us. We couldn’t do what we do without them.
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