A selection of projects we fund - Page 18
Projects
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Arthur Torrington CBE
Arthur Torrington CBE, a passionate community advocate born in Guyana, has dedicated his life to preserving the legacy of the Windrush Generation.
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Paul Sinton-Hewitt CBE
Paul Sinton-Hewitt founded parkrun, taking running mainstream with a simple blend of community and physical activity.
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Damian Kennedy
Damian Kennedy has been instrumental in transforming boxing in Northern Ireland, with Irish boxing punching well above its weight thanks to his leadership.
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Baroness Sue Campbell
Baroness Sue Campbell transformed women’s football, from the Lionesses winning the EUROs to getting 5 million women and girls playing at a grassroots level.
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Steven Tigg
The swim coach who trained Scotland’s most decorated Olympian, through years of dedication, Steven Tigg has become one of the leading forces in UK swimming.
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Dame Sarah Storey
Dame Sarah Storey is ParalympicsGB's most successful Paralympian of all time. Her love of sport enabled her to pursue not one, but two sports at an elite level.
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Stephen Jones
Stephen is the Head Coach and chairman at North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair Rugby League & Disability Sports Clubs.
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Alice Dearing
Alice Dearing is an Olympic swimmer aiming to ensure that black and ethnic minority communities have equal access to aquatics.
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Gurinder Chadha OBE
Gurinder Chadha OBE is one of the UK’s most proven and respected film directors and producers.
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Nikki Stratton and Marilyn Willrich
Deaf entrepreneurs Marilyn Willrich and Nikki Stratton founded Deaffest in Wolverhampton in 2006, which has grown to become the UK’s leading Deaf-led Film & Arts Festival.
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Berwyn Rowlands
Berwyn is the founder and festival director of the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which takes place in Cardiff and is the world’s largest LGBTQ+ short film prize.
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Adam Joolia
Adam's AudioActive charity has seen a star-studded contingent pass through its door which includes the like of Rizzle Kicks and Rag’n’Bone Man.