- Area:
- Scotland
- Programme:
- 2014 Communities
- Release date:
- 11 7 2012
It’s a very special sporting season and people across the country now have plenty of opportunities to get more active thanks to the latest grants announced by the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) through 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: “Today we are announcing grants totalling £147,102 to 92 projects across Scotland. The Big Lottery Fund’s2014 Communities programme allows people across the countrytoexplore their potential through a wide range of sports and physical activity. There’s never been a better time to be inspired by all the sporting activity going on and go out and get more active.”
Thanks to an award of £2,000 to The Carron Connect Partnership, children in Falkirk and the surrounding area will have the chance to take part in an interschools sports competition later this year. The youngsters will compete in a wide range of activities including hockey, basketball, football and running. Local volunteers will be brought in to organise and deliver the whole event which will take place on 18 September. The grant will pay for the costs of a trophy, medals, brochures, a marquee, staging, a compere and refreshments.
People of all ages and abilities throughout Dumfries and Galloway will be able to try their hand at the medieval sport of bowls after an award to Beechgrove Bowling Club. The club’s green is in a public park in Moffat and they often get people asking if they can try out the sport but are short of sets of bowls to lend out to let them play. The group will use the grant of £1,480 to buy another 10 sets of practice bowls and bowl carriers. The practice sets of bowls will make it much easier to introduce beginners to the game and the group will also arrange for children from local schools to come in and learn how to play the sport.
Based in Easterhouse in Glasgow, Visual Statement offers a range of dance and theatre activities for young people and adults throughout the city. An award of £800 means they will be able to run a series of tap dancing classes for senior citizens at The Bridge in the East End of Glasgow. The classes will be for beginners and the group hopes that participants will enjoy them so much they will be encouraged to try out other activities like swimming or rambling. The money will fund the costs of a tap dancing tutor.
Young athletes in and around Glasgow will now be able to benefit from more coaching experience as Giffnock North AAC is awarded a grant of £1,960 which will mean they can train 10 new volunteer coaches. The club has over 500 members, from children as young as nine to adults of all ages and they currently run four training sessions at each week at six venues. A new venue is due to open in Eastwood High School and the club has the opportunity to offer athletics training to more people and is aiming to attract at least 40 new members. The money will pay for coaching costs, weightlifting bars and weights.
Options in Life, based in Fife, will run an activities programme for people with disabilities for three months over the course of the summer. A wide range of activities will be available including swimming, rock climbing, abseiling, hill walking and beach volley ball. Up to 20 volunteers will take part in the project ensuring participants get the most out of each of the sessions. The grant for £1,864 will pay for staff costs and activity costs.
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 £6.8 million will be invested over the lifetime of the fund, which is recognised as part of the Scottish Government’s Games Legacy plan.
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Further Information
For more press or media information contact
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 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 its small grants schemes including Awards for All and 2014 Communities
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