- Area:
- Scotland
- Programme:
- 2014 Communities
- Release date:
- 27 9 2012
A fantastic few months of sporting achievement can now continue well into the autumn, thanks to the Big Lottery Fund’s Commonwealth Games legacy programme, 2014 Communities. Scots across the country have more chances to get involved in grassroots sport and become more active as 56 grants totalling £93,529 are announced today.
Created to support sporting activity in the run up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth games, 2014 Communities is funding projects which introduce Scots of all ages to a wide range of activities and healthier lifestyles. Big Lottery Fund Scotland Committee Chair, Maureen McGinn, said:“Since its launch almost four years ago, our 2014 Communities programme has helped thousands of people, irrespective of age, become more active and connected. Earlier this month we announced that we are adding an extra £500k into this year’s budget, so there’s never been a better time for groups and community teams to apply to us to introduceeven more people to sportand positive physical activity.”
Scotland’s next cycling superstar like Sir Chris Hoy or Neil Fachie could come from the Central Region thanks to a grant of £1,100 to Stirling Bike Club. The group will organise a community cycling event to introduce people of all ages and abilities to the sport. The Open Hill Climb Time Trial will involve professional athletes, club members and local people and the event will be run by club members and volunteer helpers.
Scots Laura Bartlett and Emily Maguire were part of the women’s hockey team which won bronze in London 2012. Now young people in Dunfermline will get the chance to pick up their balls and sticks and take to the field thanks to £1,900 awarded to Dunfermline Carnegie Hockey Club. The club will expand its youth coaching programme and will visit local schools and after school clubs to deliver free coaching sessions. They will also be able to buy much needed equipment and train senior high school pupils as volunteer coaches to help run the programme.
In the Highlands, Tongue and Farr Sports Association will use their award of £1,330 to bring a wide range of sports and physical activity to people of all ages after consulting with the local community. Based on feedback they developed a fitness programme for young and older people, including Zumbatonic, youth boxing and walking groups. Based in a small leisure centre the group will now be able to buy the equipment they need to run the sessions and will have the resources to transport it to village halls and community centres across the island.
Thanks to an award of £2,000, Dumbarton Riverside Football Club will be able to put together a football team for people with disabilities. The new team will begin training on a weekly basis and eventually play against other teams throughout Scotland. The club will also be able to kit them out in new training strips and recruit volunteers to help run the training sessions.
The circus is coming to the town of Shotts after an award of £1,974 to Getting Better Together. The group will run a circus skills activity programme to encourage local youngsters to take part in a new and exciting form of physical activity. Activities from juggling, unicycling and stilt walking will be delivered free of charge after school and at weekends and school holidays.
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 £5.8m million will be invested over the lifetime of the fund, which is recognised as part of the Scottish Government’s Games Legacy plan.
A full list of grants in your area
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Further Information
For more press or media information contact
Frances Chisholm BIG Scotland Press Office 0141 242 1458 -
frances.chisholm@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 40% 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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