Get Active
Grants of up to £300 are available to South Bedfordshire’s Community Groups and Talented Individuals involved in leisure development projects and activities.
This May grants were awarded to:
· St Katherine's Senior Citizens Group in Dunstable, who were awarded money for a television/video set with the purpose of using video exercise tapes to keep them more active
· MELA Luncheon Club, Houghton Regis to purchase fitness equipment.
· New Woodfield Green Residents Association, Dunstable to go towards the cost of a community cohesion event.
· Harry Norton, a young golfer from Linslade to go towards his travel expenses and new equipment.
· Johnathan Goodman an archer from Dunstable received money for arrows and Release Aid plus travel and training expenses.
· Amy Harris from Dunstable to attend a swimming training camp in Italy.
· Canoeists
· Robert Creamer from Leighton Buzzard to go towards the purchase of a new boat;
· Charlotte Ellis from Eaton Bray to go towards the purchase of a second hand marathon and sprint boat;
· And Laura Hussy from Leighton Buzzard for Kayaking equipment.
· Ten Pin bowlers Samuel True and Lewis Richardson both from Houghton Regis to go towards expenses.
· Cristian De Sa a talented Violinist from Heath and Reach to go towards transport expenses and a new bow.
· Charlotte Cook an Ice Skater from Eaton Bray to go towards the cost of skates and blades.
· Jack Gambrill an athlete from Leighton Buzzard to go towards travel and accommodation expenses and running kit.
The More Active Grant Scheme supports the council’s ambition of a ‘more active district’ by encouraging leisure development projects and activities within the arts, sport, play, open spaces and countryside recreation and community development.
The next deadline for the ‘More Active’ grant applications is September 30 2008. If you would like more information, please contact: Joan Allen, Administration Officer, Cultural Services via telephone: 08458496323 or email:joan.allen@southbeds.gov.uk.
