AWARDS FOR ALL
Wednesday 24th April 2013AwardsNumber of grants:69
Total awarded: £604,181
Project
/Location
/Grant Summary
/Amount Awarded
Men's Shed Antrim / Antrim / The group provides support and activities for men in the Antrim area. The grant will be used to purchase equipment. / £8,817Toomebridge Initiative Group / Antrim / The community led action planning group addresses issues of local concern within the local Antrim area. The grant will be used to hold a one day Easter festival and a twenty week Youth Art project. / £9,217
Myasthenia Gravis Association / Antrim / The organisation provides care, research and education for sufferers of the auto immune disease myasthenia gravis. The grant will be used to raise awareness; the project will also set up a local support group in County Antrim. / £9,880
Memory Making Ltd / Armagh / The grant will be used to purchase a van enabling the group to transport equipment hire for community events. / £10,000
Tannagh-Hill Rural Development Association / Armagh / The grant will be used to run classes, trips and activities for those who attend the over-60's club, including an IT skills and digital photography class for youth members aged 19-30. / £7,084
St Joseph's Primary School / Armagh / The school will use the grant to set up an ITC suite; computers will be purchased enabling the school to provide workshops for pupils and parents outside of school hours. / £10,000
Wednesday Together Club / Armagh / The group promotes a joined up approach to community development and promotion of good relations. The club will use the grant to run a range of classes including a study trip for residents in the Tynan, Aghavilly and Middletown areas. Materials and equipment will also be purchased. / £7,961
Moyrourkan Community Group / Armagh / The newly established group aims to bring members of the community together through open evenings and cultural learning. The project will refurbish the community hall. / £9,870
AWARDS FOR ALL
Wednesday 24th April 2013AwardsNumber of grants: 69
Total awarded: £604,181
Project
/Location
/Grant Summary
/Amount Awarded
St. Colmcille's Primary School / Ballymena / The grant will be used to provide a trim trail for pupils in P3-P7. / £10,000Kellswater & Tullynamullan Cultural, Education & Development Society / Ballymena / The group, which provides social, educational and recreational opportunities for residents living in the local community area of Kells. The grant will be used to provide equipment to improve facilities at the group's leased premises at Kellswater Hall. / £7,666
North Antrim Cultural and Musical Society / Ballymoney / Based in Ballymoney, the grant will be used to run a programme of events for the local community. / £9,960
Mosside Educational Rural and Cultural Society / Ballymoney / The grant will be used to upgrade their existing kitchen facilities at community hall. / £9,271
Dunloy Development Association / Ballymoney / The grant will be used to purchase equipment for the group's new premises. / £8,781
St Comgall's Primary School / Bangor / Located on the Brunswick Road in Bangor, the school will use the grant to install an activity trail. / £9,899
Lilac Service (Linked Independent Living and Advice Centre) / Belfast / The project offers support to young disabled people offering support and advice in education, social and leisure activities including providing opportunities of independence and transition into adult working life. The grant will be used to provide training and equipment for young people with physical disabilities in mainstream education. / £9,972
AWARDS FOR ALL
Wednesday 24th April 2013AwardsNumber of grants: 69
Total awarded: £604,181
Project
/Location
/Grant Summary
/Amount Awarded
Headway Belfast / Belfast / The organisation offers information and a range of services to people across Northern Ireland who are living with an acquired brain injury. The grant will be used to furnish the Dine, Social and Learning Space. Equipment for the Music Therapy Room will also be purchased. / £7,696St Oliver Plunkett Preschool Playgroup / Belfast / The grant will be used to create and develop a garden for the playgroup. / £10,000
Edenbrooke Primary School / Belfast / The grant will be used to provide counselling for children and parents including training for teachers. / £10,000
Carrick Hill Residents Association / Belfast / The grant will be used to run a programme of activities for residents within the local community. / £9,970
Ardoyne Shankill Health Partnership / Belfast / The grant will be used to provide health and well-being programmes including personal development, mentoring and healthy eating sessions. / £9,990
Caring Breaks Limited / Belfast / The project provides weekly respite sessions for carers of adults with learning disabilities in South and East Belfast. The grant will be used to purchase a photocopier, laptop and update/print their information brochure. / £9,038
Dundela Football Athletic and Social Club / Belfast / The group provides opportunities for people in East Belfast to engage in positive social and recreational activity. The grant will be used to create a hub from which activities for older people in East Belfast and groups that are under-represented. / £9,050
AWARDS FOR ALL
Wednesday 24th April 2013AwardsNumber of grants: 69
Total awarded: £604,181
Project
/Location
/Grant Summary
/Amount Awarded
Age Concern East Belfast and Castlereagh (Independent) / Belfast / The grant will be used to organise a break to the National Memorial Arboretum and Cotswolds for local residents aged 60 or over in east Belfast and Castlereagh area. / £4,000Wandsworth Community Association / Belfast / The grant will be use used to purchase equipment enabling the group to increase existing activities for all age groups within the local east Belfast community. / £9,985
Malgrove
(North Belfast) C.I.C. / Belfast / The project promotes sports and other recreational activities within north Belfast. The grant will be used to deliver a business plan for a community facility and training in business management including good relations for their committee. / £10,000
Streetbeat Youth Project / Belfast / The group provides a range of social, educational and recreational activities in north Belfast. The grant will be used to provide a twenty six week counselling programme for young people aged 12 -18. / £10,000
Lough View Integrated Primary and Nursery School / Belfast / The school, based in Castlereagh, will use the grant to develop an area within the school grounds for family allotments. / £10,000
Forum For Action On Substance Abuse / Belfast and North Down / The project provides a range of services to individuals, families and communities affected by substance misuse, suicide and self harm in Belfast and North Down. The grant will be used to purchase equipment for the Men's Shed and Youth Drop In projects. / £9,991
AWARDS FOR ALL
Wednesday 24th April 2013AwardsNumber of grants: 69
Total awarded: £604,181
Project
/Location
/Grant Summary
/Amount Awarded
St Colum's Primary School / Coleraine / Based in Portstewart, the school will use the grant to install new outdoor play equipment within the grounds of the school. / £9,306Little Acorns Playgroup / Cookstown / The playgroup, based in Coagh, will use the grant to purchase play equipment. / £7,000
Ballynabraggett Rural Development Association / Craigavon / The grant will be used to replace existing furniture within the centre. New kitchen appliances will also be purchased. / £9,683
Rath Mor 50+ Club / Derry/L’derry / The group provides a programme of activities for older people living in Derry/L'derry area. The grant will be used to offer a range of activities to support older people. / £10,000
Creggan 60th Feile Committee / Derry /L’derry / The group provides resources for the 'My People My Place' project and will use the grant to provide activities and therapies for older people in the local area. / £8,303
First Housing Aid & Support Services / Derry/L’derry / The group provides homelessness related services in Northern Ireland. The grant will be used to purchase equipment for a resource room enabling the project to deliver programmes for young parents. / £6,435
Creggan Pre-School & Training Trust Ltd / Derry/L’derry / The group offers a range of family support services to local residents in the Creggan area of Derry/L'derry. The project will use the grant to deliver a programme of family activities, workshops and events within the local community. / £8,640
The Social Butterflies / Derry/L’derry / The organisation provides health, well-being, social, educational and recreational activities for women carers living in Derry/Londonderry. The project will provide a programme of activities in conjunction with Riverside Male Carers Group. / £8,000
AWARDS FOR ALL
Wednesday 24th April 2013AwardsNumber of grants: 69
Total awarded: £604,181
Project
/Location
/Grant Summary
/Amount Awarded
St Therese Primary School / Derry/L’derry / The school will use the grant to run a family support group programme. / £9,930Shantallow East Children's Support Group / Derry/L’derry / The group organises activities for children and young people in the Shantallow area of Derry. The project will use the grant to run a range of activities for children and young people most in need within the local area. / £10,000
Benbradagh Community Support / Derry/L’derry / The group, which runs events social, recreational and educational activities within the local community, will use the grant to purchase furniture and equipment for the centre. Day trips will also be organised. / £6,765
Downpatrick Nursery School / Down / The grant will be used to purchase a new canopy to facilitate existing outdoor play area. / £10,000
Cranfield Cultural Society / Down / The society provides a range of activities and services for residents living within the Cranfield community. The grant will be used to run a range of activities, equipment will also be purchased. / £10,000
Ballyhornan Parent And Toddler Group / Down / The project will use the grant to plan a range of outings, provide first aid training, baby/toddler yoga classes, and art classes. Materials and new play equipment will also be purchased. / £6,950
St Colman's High School / Down / Situated in Ballynahinch, the High School will use the grant to provide an after school programme to develop confidence, leadership and self esteem amongst pupils. / £9,940
AWARDS FOR ALL
Wednesday 24th April 2013 AwardsNumber of grants: 69
Total awarded: £604,181
Project
/Location
/Grant Summary
/Amount Awarded
Galbally Youth and Community Association / Dungannon / The grant will be used to refurbish the groups existing kitchen facilities within existing community building. / £7,259Cullenfad LOL 30 / Dungannon / The group based in Dungannon, provides a base for local community activities. The grant will be used to install necessary heating and insulation works. / £9,381
Saint Patrick's Primary School / Dungannon / Located in Eskra, the school will use the grant to create an outdoor gym. / £9,873
4 UDR Branch The Regimental Association / Fermanagh / The grant will be used to provide a respite trip to Scotland for members of the association, based in Enniskillen. / £7,800
Colebrooke Ladies Group / Fermanagh / The social women's group in the Brookeborough area of Enniskillen will use the grant to make improvements to the group's leased premises. / £9,305
Clabby LOL 2024 / Fermanagh / The grant will be used to make necessary improvements to the floor, stage and walls of Clabby Orange Hall. / £9,900
Inver Area Women's Institute / Larne / Based in Larne, the group will use the grant to host a one day school of craft classes and talks for its members. Activities will include genealogy, fashion and photography. / £915
Pond Park Primary School / Lisburn / The school will use the grant to create an outdoor learning area and sensory garden. / £10,000
Derriaghy Over 50 Group / Lisburn / The group provides a forum and a range of recreational and social activities for people aged 50 years and over living in the Derriaghy area of Lisburn. The grant will be used to provide a range of outings for its members. / £1,531
AWARDS FOR ALL
Wednesday 24th April 2013 AwardsNumber of grants: 69
Total awarded: £604,181
Project
/Location
/Grant Summary
/Amount Awarded
Tamlaght O'Crilly LOL 228 / Maghera / The grant will be used to replace the roof of their community hall. / £9,881Wolfe Tones GAC, Bellaghy / Magherafelt / The grant will be used to install a new kitchen in their pavilion. / £10,000
Milltown Community Group / Magherafelt / The grant will be used to organise a cross community festival weekend. / £10,000
Curran LOL 121 (Hamilton's True Blues) / Magherafelt / The grant will be used to make necessary energy efficiency improvements to the groups building. / £10,000
Headway Newry Limited / Newry and Mourne / The group provides support to people with a brain injury, their carers’ and families within the Southern Area Trust. The grant will be used to develop a men's shed. / £9,600
Altnaveigh House Women’s Group / Newry and Mourne / The grant will be used to run a series of activities for women within the Newry area. / £5,701
Liatroim Fontenoys G.A.A. Club / Newry and Mourne / The club will use the grant to train 24 of its members in child protection, the administration of first aid and the use of a defibrillator which will benefit 300 of the group's beneficiaries. / £3,430
Castlewellan Victoria Development Association / Newry and Mourne / The project provides social, recreational and educational activities to residents within the local community. The grant will be used to carry out further improvements to their community building. / £10,000
AWARDS FOR ALL
Wednesday 24th April 2013 AwardsNumber of grants: 69
Total awarded: £604,181
Project
/Location
/Grant Summary
/Amount Awarded
Happy Go Lucky Club / Newry and Mourne / The organisation provides social interaction and educational opportunities for older people in the Kilkeel area. The project will use the grant to provide a range of classes, including craft classes, beautician/foot massage treatments and a Christmas meal. The Club will also publish a poetry book. / £9,368MAC (NI) / NI Wide / The group is established to act as a resource for disadvantaged people in Northern Ireland, particularly those with autistic spectrum disorders and associated communication and interactive difficulties. The grant will be used to provide a training programme for young people with ASD and a social club for young people with ASD and their parents. / £9,902
Participation & Practice of Rights Project Ltd / NI Wide / The organisation promotes social justice and human rights throughout Northern Ireland. The grant will be used to establish an advanced activist training programme and launch an online resource centre to encourage more local disadvantaged groups to campaign for change. / £9,827
University of Ulster Student's Union / NI Wide / The organisation provides a range of services and activities for 26,000 students across the University of Ulster's four campuses. The grant will be used to provide support, training and advice on suicide awareness. / £5,045
Carleton Over 50's Association / Portadown / The group will use the grant to provide three educational/networking trips and laptops for basic IT classes. / £9,935
Richmount Rural Community Association / Portadown / The group promotes community development in the Richmount area of Craigavon. The grant will be used to purchase tools and materials for a Men's Shed project. / £10,000
AWARDS FOR ALL
Wednesday 24th April 2013 AwardsNumber of grants: 69
Total awarded: £604,181
Project
/Location
/Grant Summary
/Amount Awarded
Playing for the Future C.I.C / Portadown / The grant will be used to run a physical activity programme for young people within the local Portadown area. / £6,536Stramore Community Association / Portadown / The grant will be used to repair and make necessary health and safety improvements to the groups leased premises. / £9,942
Leckpatrick and Dunnalong Luncheon Club / Strabane / The grant will be used to run a range of outings, equipment will also be purchased. / £10,000
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