A selection of projects we fund - Page 16
Projects
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Friends of Hartwood Paupers Cemetery
A local community group who has given dignity back to 1255 once forgotten pauper patients and staff from Hartwood Asylum buried between 1895 and 1952.
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Scottish Sports Futures
An inspiring organisation that helps exceptional young people experiencing challenges reach their full potential through the power of sport.
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University of Atypical
A disabled-led arts charity empowering D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse people’s involvement in the arts sector in Northern Ireland.
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TAMHI - Change Makers
Promotes mental health awareness for young people through sport and play, working with around 100 clubs and 4,000 people.
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Katie Mahon
Setting out with a mission to increase access to opportunity to the arts among working class communities, Katie Mahon founded Bradford-based Bloomin’ Buds Theatre Company in 2014.
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Esther Fox
Esther Fox leads Curating for Change, creating ground-breaking opportunities for D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people to participate and lead in the cultural sector
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Tim Holtam
Tim Holtam set up Brighton Table Tennis Club, which is transforming lives as a sanctuary for young refugees, former prisoners, pensioners, schoolchildren and people with learning difficulties.
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Danny Renton
Danny Renton is the CEO and Founder of Seawilding, the UK’s first community-led native oyster and seagrass restoration project.
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Julia McKeever
Julia McKeever set up The Autism Hive, a charity that provides suicide prevention services for the autistic community, following a tragedy in her own life.
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Osmond Gordon-Vernon
Osmond Gordon-Vernon developed a board game called Life Is What U Make It, based on his own experiences and to help other young people understand the consequences of making certain decisions.
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Dave Bolton
Dave Bolton survived the world’s deadliest brain cancer and founded a pioneering charity to give all cancer patients access to physical, mental and financial rehabilitation.
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Ed Parker
Ed Parker founded veteran charity Walking with the Wounded in 2010 after his nephew lost both of his legs in Afghanistan.