Welcome to the Gloucester Community Networking website!

Photo of GCN Founder, Christopher Auker-Howlett

Christopher Auker-Howlett, Founder

Gloucester Community Networking (GCN), is a small ‘Not for Profit Organisation’, that facilitates the networking between individuals and organisations for the betterment of all!

This site aims to offer a central place aimed at:

Making it easier to know what Support Networks there are available in Gloucestershire and National support as and when they are used by GCN
Anyone wishing to know what networking is being carried out by GCN
Anyone to check out and suggest individuals or organisations that they feel may benefit from being Linked (for free) on this GCN website
Anyone wishing to promote what is going on in the local area and wants to be able to network with those groups and bring people together

Events Update

Sadly, the following GCN Projects have been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19 Lockdown measures introduced in March 2020:

‘WORS’ – War Out Reach in Schools

‘FA4A’ – First Aid 4 All

‘GIVS’ – Gloucestershire Integrated Veterans Strategy

However, GCN has been supporting Individuals and Organisations where possible. See below.

Link to All GCN News »

Glos 100 Website

One of the main projects GCN has been concentrating on since 2018 is named "Glos100" and ran throughout 2018 to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. We are thrilled to announce that we helped raise over £5,000 for various charities, such as:

Visit the GLOS100 website »

We have unfortunately had to cancel further WW1 and other events since March 2020, due to the Covid-19 restrictions. However, GCN will be helping to commemorate the upcoming Victory over Japan » day that halted the ongoing and bloody battles but at the same time heralded in the age of the Atomic Bomb, which indiscriminately killed millions of Japanese civilians in Hiroshima » and Nagasaki »

We held a number of fundraising events in 2018, including:

Creative WW1 Art Competitions for Schools
WW1 Battlefield Graffiti project »
Armed Forces BBQ 'Funday' for Military Personnel & their families
WW1 Summer Fete » at the GL3 Community Hub
Doing "100 things" to raise money for Charities
Timeline concert of WW1 songs » at the Guildhall in Gloucester

You can find a complete list of events that have taken place by visting our Press Release page »

Gloucester Community Networking