- Area:
- East Midlands
- Programme:
- Awards for All England
- Release date:
- 20 2 2012
A project in Northampton will run a series of equine therapy and care
sessions for young people with emotional and behavioural problems and those leaving the care system,
with the help of a £7,850 grant from the Big Lottery Fund.
New Routes receives the money from BIG’s popular small grants programme,
Awards for All, which is giving out a total of £496,388 in grants to 62 projects in the East Midlands
region today.
New Routes will give young people the opportunity to learn all aspects of caring
for horses and riding during a twelve-week programme.
Camilla Cobb, New Routes Facilitator, said: “Each young person
will be allocated one or two ponies to make a specific close bond with. They’ll learn how to take care
of them and in the process learn a range of transferable life skills such as nutrition, hygiene and
communication skills. Other benefits include increased self esteem and coordination and being able to
face new challenges with confidence.
“One stable we are working at is a specialist equine therapy centre which offers
specific activities to help young people learn about themselves and support their social and emotional
development. This is quite a new therapy in the UK which is well recognised in America and we hope to
see similar benefits here.”
Elsewhere in the region, Whaley Thorns Primary School in Bolsover,
Derbyshire, receives £9,976 to convert a former classroom into a community kitchen
and deliver family cookery classes. The aim is to create a new community facility and help educate local
people on healthy eating issues.
Meanwhile, the South Holland Community Furniture
Recycling Project in Lincolnshire will run an advertising campaign to attract
new furniture donors with a grant of £2,823. The group has seen demand for their
services grow continuously and have been struggling to cope with requests.
Other groups receiving grants today include: Faldingworth Parish Council
in Lincolnshire which receives £10,000 to construct a new playground;
Tupton Primary School in Chesterfield which will use £10,000
to provide recreational activities during a breakfast and after-school care club for children from the
wider community with extra support needs; and Rockingham Forest Trust in Stanwick,
Northamptonshire, which will run beekeeper training, talks and education events for the community with
a grant of £8,031.
Mick McGrath, Big Lottery Fund’s Head of the East Midlands region,
said: “Community groups across the East Midlands are working hard to improve the lives of local people,
whether it’s providing much-needed support services, revamping local amenities or creating new community
resources. Time and again we see how a relatively small grant can make a real difference, which is why
we are proud to be able to award almost £500,000 in grants this month.”
BIG’s Awards for All programme offers grants of between £300 and £10,000 to social
and environmental projects that will benefit local communities and make a difference to the lives of
those most in need. Voluntary and community groups, schools, health organisations and parish and town
councils can all apply. Visit www.awardsforall.org.uk or
phone 0845 410 20 30 for more information.
For a full list of today’s awards click 
here
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Notes to Editors
- The Big Lottery Fund (BIG), the largest distributor
of National Lottery good cause funding, is responsible for giving out 46% of the money raised for good
causes by the National Lottery.
- BIG is committed to bringing real improvements to communities and the lives of people
most in need and has been rolling out grants to health, education, environment and charitable causes
across the UK. Since June 2004 BIG has awarded over £4.4bn.
- The Fund was formally established by Parliament on 1 December 2006.
- Since the National Lottery began in 1994, 28p from every pound spent by the public has
gone to good causes. As a result, over £27 billion has now been raised and more than 330,000 grants
awarded across arts, sport, heritage, charities, health, education and the environment.
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