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Aug 18
At least £1 million of Lottery good cause funding is to flow into St Blazey and Par, as the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) announces the first 50 areas across England to benefit from its Big Local Trust programme.
BIG is investing up to £200 million over the next ten years to help turn up to 150 urban and rural neighbourhoods into better places for everyone to live.
The targeted neighbourhoods have all been selected following extensive analysis and discussion and are all places where people face many social obstacles and have a history of difficulty in obtaining resources, including funding from BIG, to help overcome them.
Mark Cotton, Big Lottery Fund Head of the South West region, said: “The Big Local Trust is a dedicated Lottery funding stream to help people in neighbourhoods such as St Blazey and Par to identify local issues and to develop the skills and confidence necessary to change things for the better.
“We hope that by securing funding for the long-term and by offering a commitment to providing dedicated local support, the Big Local Trust will bring lasting positive changes to St Blazey and Par and its residents.”
An independent charitable trust will be set up to run the programme and today BIG is calling for expressions of interest from organisations who wish to apply to run the Trust. Organisations interested in becoming a Trustee are being asked to contact BIG by Thursday 12 August 2010.
The Cornwall Community Playing Field Association (CCPFA) is holding its AGM on Thursday September 9 at 7pm at the Shire House Suite, Bodmin.
After the meeting, a representative of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents will deliver health and safety training that should be of interest to anyone responsible for a playing field or play area.
