20/10/2025
📣 We have some changes to our funding that we’d like to share, with an announcement of some new funding, but also saying goodbye and thank you to some long-term support. While it brings change, this news doesn’t mean Gig Buddies with Thera will be ending in any of our current areas.
After 8 years of support from West Lothian Council, we’ve recently had confirmation that our contract to deliver Gig Buddies in West Lothian will sadly end in March 2026. While this is sad news for us, we want to thank them for their incredible support of Gig Buddies for such a long time.
Our National Lottery grant for delivery in Glasgow also came to an end this September. Thankfully, we have been awarded a new grant from the National Lottery for costs towards our total staff team over the next 2 years. We are incredibly thankful to the National Lottery for their support of our project.
For these reasons, our focuses on how we support people, and the activity you see from us, may start to change over the next 6 months and into the future. We want to stress that Gig Buddies will not be ending support for any current members in any area we currently operate. In fact, we are currently welcoming referrals new members and volunteers in all areas! So let people know they can sign up to Gig Buddies! Current members and volunteers can reach out to our team with any questions.
Public support for our work remains more vital than ever for us to continue what we do. We are incredibly interested in connecting with local businesses and organisations across the Scottish central belt that share our vision and would like to support our project. If you know of a company who might want to support us, get in touch with Samuel.maggs@thera.co.uk. We also welcome public donations and fundraisers with more info being available here - https://gigbuddiestheratrust.raiselysite.com/
