- Area:
- Scotland
- Programme:
- 2014 Communities
- Release date:
- 29 8 2012
After a memorable summer of sport, the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) is giving Scots of all ages the chance to get off the couch and get more active as they announce the latest grants made under their 2014 Communities programme.
Created to support sporting activity in the run up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth games, 2014 Communities is funding projects that introduce Scots of all ages to a wide range of activities and healthier lifestyles. Big Lottery Fund Scotland Committee Chair, Maureen McGinn, said: “As the summer draws to a close we can now reflect on a fantastic summer of sporting achievement and draw inspiration from the achievements of Olympic athletes from around the world. This programme gives people across the country of all ages and abilities, the opportunity to explore their potential through a wide range of sports and physical activity.”
Today, BIG is also announcing 45 grants totalling £78,402 to projects across the country from the Isle of Skye to Galloway.
Olympic Gold medallist Andy Murray embarks on another attempt to win his first Grand Slam at the U S Open at Flushing Meadow. Now, a grant of £1,960 to Barrhead Community Tennis Club could help them find a Scottish tennis star of the future. The money will allow the club to offer free tennis sessions to local young people aged between eight and 16 years old and develop and deliver a new coaching programme which will run throughout the year.
Young people with disabilities in Wigtownshire now have the opportunity to lace up their football boots thanks to a grant to Galloway Peer Project Committee. The award of £1,986 means they will be able to run taster sessions and an ongoing training programme which will be delivered by qualified coaches. The money will mean the group can enter a team into local competitions, organised in connection with Scottish Disability Sport, and pay for strips and transport costs.
Based on the Isle of Skye, Duirinish Youth Club will offer young people in and around Dunvegan the opportunity to try out a wide range of sports, free of charge. Thanks to a grant of £519 they can set up a new series of weekly sessions in badminton, table tennis and football. The sessions will be run by volunteer helpers and local sport coaches.
A grant of £1948 to Different Strokes will help them to deliver a health and fitness programme for stroke survivors in and around the Edinburgh area. Over the course of a year, hourly sessions will be delivered by a qualified exercise instructor and will be open to stroke survivors and their carers.
BIG’s 2014 Communities programme aims to build a legacy from the 2014 Commonwealth Games funding projects that encourage people to take part or volunteer in sport or physical activity or use sport as a way to bring together people from different generations. In total £6.8m million will be invested over the lifetime of the fund, which is recognised as part of the Scottish Government’s Games Legacy plan.
Full list of awards announced today
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Further Information
Lorna McNiven BIG Scotland Press Office 0141 242 1451 / lorna.mcniven@biglotteryfund.org.uk
For more information about 2014 Communities or the Big Lottery Fund please go to our website www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/scotland
Call: 0300 123 7110
Email: enquiries.scotland@biglotteryfund.org.uk or go to our website www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Notes to Editors
- 2014 Communities is a micro grants programme, offering local sports clubs, voluntary and community organisations, community councils and schools grants of £300 to £2,000 to support and stimulate grass roots involvement in sport and physical activity. In year two of the programme, Big Lottery Fund has £1 million to award in grants. 2014 Communities will continue to operate up to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014, but what we focus our funding on and how we deliver our funding may change based on learning leading up to 2014.
- 2014 Communities is about building a legacy of well-being before and beyond the Commonwealth Games. The programme aims to encourage more people to take part or volunteer in sport or physical activity as well as encourage greater community cohesion in the run up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
- 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. 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 £28 billion has now been raised and more than 383,000 grants awarded across arts, sport, heritage, charities, health, education and the environment.
- The Scotland Committee, led by Chair, Maureen McGinn, has been making Big Lottery Fund decisions on Scottish projects since March 2007. As well as taking devolved decisions on Lottery spending, the Committee has and will continue to play a strategic role in the future direction of BIG in Scotland.
- The Big Lottery Fund is investing in Scotland’s communities through its Investing in Communities portfolio as well as the small grants schemes Awards for All and 2014 Communities
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