HomepageNews and eventsSweet success for South East lottery kids play projects Sweet success for South East lottery kids play projects Tweet Print Area:South East EnglandProgramme:Playful IdeasRelease date:20 2 2007 Two innovative play projects that will bring the sweet taste of adventure to kids across the South East, are among nine groups to scoop a grant from the Big Lottery Fund’s £16million Playful Ideas programme. A total of £1.46million playful pounds have been awarded to projects across England, announced today. The Playful Ideas programme, launched in March 2006, aims to fund innovative projects with a creative and novel approach to play. The scheme is part of the Big Lottery Fund’s £155 million commitment to support children’s play. Catching the buzz, kids across the South East will soon be enjoying a Honeypot magical experience right on their own doorstep. An award of £178,804 will fund the Honeypot charity’s fun packed touring double decker play centre to make stops in more South East neighbourhoods than ever before. The project is aimed at severely disadvantaged children, aged between 5 and 12, who often have no access to mainstream play services. The project offers educational and fun activities from Karaoke and computer games to library and homework sessions, all supervised under the watchful eyes of the Honeypot Play Team. David Howarth, Chief Executive, said: “Through the support of the Big Lottery Fund, Honeypot will be able to expand its Playbus scheme to London and the South East of England, ensuring that more of our young carers and those at risk can benefit from regular neighbourhood visits. The Honeypot Playbus will also target children who have not yet had the chance to visit the Honeypot House, but who have been referred to the organisation and are in need of play opportunities.” An innovative project in East Kent will today receive £87,068 to help create an enchanting play haven for children with severe needs. The Dartford & Gravesham Consortium Ltd will design and build a timber cabin complete with disabled facilities, featuring a sensory and soft playroom, an interactive themed fibre optic wall, and a range of interactive technology to bring it all to life. Set in a themed garden with artificial grass and a wet pore play area, the cabin will provide stimulating fun activities for children with differing degrees of challenging behaviour, and physical and sensory impairment. Alan Milner, Service Director of Parents Consortium, said: “Everyone at the Parents Consortium is delighted by the news that the Big Lottery Fund has awarded us a grant towards our interactive sensory play garden. The garden will provide an incredibly vibrant and fun play experience at our Resource Centre for disabled children living in North West Kent. “It is also undeniably a very significant and a glowing testament to the role parents of disabled children can play in developing and running services in partnership with others. The designs for our sensory and play garden have captivated many people, and the fact that we can now make this a reality will without doubt be one of the most profound successes the organisation could ever hope to achieve. “ Alison Rowe, Big Lottery Fund Head of South East region, said: “These innovative projects are a fantastic investment for disadvantaged children across the South East, their families and their communities. This round of funding includes exciting projects that challenge, stimulate and increase the wellbeing of children through play and positively contribute to their physical, emotional and social development. Children from all walks of life will benefit from the money including young carers, children at risk, early years and those living in isolated areas.” For a full list of the 32 awards from the Children's Play programme, please click hereFor a full list of the 9 awards from the Playful Ideas programme, please click here Further information Big Lottery Fund Press Office: 020 7211 1888Out of hours contact: 078 6750 0572Public Enquiries Line: 08454 102030Textphone: 0845 6021 659Full details of the Big Lottery Fund programmes and grant awards are available on: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk Notes to Editors The Big Lottery Fund will support children’s play with £155 million through: the £124 million Children’s Play programme, with funds available to every local authority area in England; a separate £16 million Playful Ideas programme focussing on innovation; and a £15 million grant to the Children’s Play Council, part of the National Children’s Bureau, to fund England-wide development and support. Under the Children’s Play programme, in deciding how best to allocate the available funds to each authority the Big Lottery Fund have allocated: 50 per cent of the funding on the basis of child population, and 50 per cent of the regional population living in the most deprived 20% of Super Output Areas included in the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004. The minimum amount allocated to any local authority is £200,000. Under Playful Ideas registered charities; voluntary or community groups; charitable or not-for-profit companies; social enterprises; and town and parish councils can apply. However, other organisations, such as schools, can work in partnership on Playful Ideas projects. The Big Lottery Fund awarded a grant to the Children’s Play Council a strategic alliance of organisations working to promote the importance of play and to stimulate better play opportunities. Play England - a project of the Children’s Play Council - lead on this work by helping agencies to develop play strategies and apply for Children's Play funding. For further information please visit www.ncb.org.uk The Big Lottery Fund rolls out close to £2 million in lottery good cause money every 24 hours, which together with other Lottery distributors means that across the UK most people are within a few miles of a Lottery-funded project. TagsOrganisation TypesVoluntary or community organisation BeneficiariesChildren Voluntary and community sector organisations Young people ThemesEducation, learning and skills Health and well-being Young People
Area:South East EnglandProgramme:Playful IdeasRelease date:20 2 2007 Two innovative play projects that will bring the sweet taste of adventure to kids across the South East, are among nine groups to scoop a grant from the Big Lottery Fund’s £16million Playful Ideas programme. A total of £1.46million playful pounds have been awarded to projects across England, announced today. The Playful Ideas programme, launched in March 2006, aims to fund innovative projects with a creative and novel approach to play. The scheme is part of the Big Lottery Fund’s £155 million commitment to support children’s play. Catching the buzz, kids across the South East will soon be enjoying a Honeypot magical experience right on their own doorstep. An award of £178,804 will fund the Honeypot charity’s fun packed touring double decker play centre to make stops in more South East neighbourhoods than ever before. The project is aimed at severely disadvantaged children, aged between 5 and 12, who often have no access to mainstream play services. The project offers educational and fun activities from Karaoke and computer games to library and homework sessions, all supervised under the watchful eyes of the Honeypot Play Team. David Howarth, Chief Executive, said: “Through the support of the Big Lottery Fund, Honeypot will be able to expand its Playbus scheme to London and the South East of England, ensuring that more of our young carers and those at risk can benefit from regular neighbourhood visits. The Honeypot Playbus will also target children who have not yet had the chance to visit the Honeypot House, but who have been referred to the organisation and are in need of play opportunities.” An innovative project in East Kent will today receive £87,068 to help create an enchanting play haven for children with severe needs. The Dartford & Gravesham Consortium Ltd will design and build a timber cabin complete with disabled facilities, featuring a sensory and soft playroom, an interactive themed fibre optic wall, and a range of interactive technology to bring it all to life. Set in a themed garden with artificial grass and a wet pore play area, the cabin will provide stimulating fun activities for children with differing degrees of challenging behaviour, and physical and sensory impairment. Alan Milner, Service Director of Parents Consortium, said: “Everyone at the Parents Consortium is delighted by the news that the Big Lottery Fund has awarded us a grant towards our interactive sensory play garden. The garden will provide an incredibly vibrant and fun play experience at our Resource Centre for disabled children living in North West Kent. “It is also undeniably a very significant and a glowing testament to the role parents of disabled children can play in developing and running services in partnership with others. The designs for our sensory and play garden have captivated many people, and the fact that we can now make this a reality will without doubt be one of the most profound successes the organisation could ever hope to achieve. “ Alison Rowe, Big Lottery Fund Head of South East region, said: “These innovative projects are a fantastic investment for disadvantaged children across the South East, their families and their communities. This round of funding includes exciting projects that challenge, stimulate and increase the wellbeing of children through play and positively contribute to their physical, emotional and social development. Children from all walks of life will benefit from the money including young carers, children at risk, early years and those living in isolated areas.” For a full list of the 32 awards from the Children's Play programme, please click hereFor a full list of the 9 awards from the Playful Ideas programme, please click here Further information Big Lottery Fund Press Office: 020 7211 1888Out of hours contact: 078 6750 0572Public Enquiries Line: 08454 102030Textphone: 0845 6021 659Full details of the Big Lottery Fund programmes and grant awards are available on: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk Notes to Editors The Big Lottery Fund will support children’s play with £155 million through: the £124 million Children’s Play programme, with funds available to every local authority area in England; a separate £16 million Playful Ideas programme focussing on innovation; and a £15 million grant to the Children’s Play Council, part of the National Children’s Bureau, to fund England-wide development and support. Under the Children’s Play programme, in deciding how best to allocate the available funds to each authority the Big Lottery Fund have allocated: 50 per cent of the funding on the basis of child population, and 50 per cent of the regional population living in the most deprived 20% of Super Output Areas included in the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004. The minimum amount allocated to any local authority is £200,000. Under Playful Ideas registered charities; voluntary or community groups; charitable or not-for-profit companies; social enterprises; and town and parish councils can apply. However, other organisations, such as schools, can work in partnership on Playful Ideas projects. The Big Lottery Fund awarded a grant to the Children’s Play Council a strategic alliance of organisations working to promote the importance of play and to stimulate better play opportunities. Play England - a project of the Children’s Play Council - lead on this work by helping agencies to develop play strategies and apply for Children's Play funding. For further information please visit www.ncb.org.uk The Big Lottery Fund rolls out close to £2 million in lottery good cause money every 24 hours, which together with other Lottery distributors means that across the UK most people are within a few miles of a Lottery-funded project. TagsOrganisation TypesVoluntary or community organisation BeneficiariesChildren Voluntary and community sector organisations Young people ThemesEducation, learning and skills Health and well-being Young People