Kent Campaign for the 2012 Games’ Small Grants Fund - supporting Open Weekend 24-26 July

The Kent Campaign for the 2012 Games’ Small Grants Fund has part funded numerous projects over the last year.

The Small Grants Fund was launched in December 2007, to support cultural, creative and sports providers deliver activities and events that will demonstrate at least one of the Olympic and Paralympic values, and will support the Kent Campaign efforts to promote sporting and cultural activity in the county. Any activity or event being put forward for consideration should involve or include young people, defined as aged under 18, or up to 25 if involved in full time education.

The 2009 Small Grants Fund is now open for applications and those interested should contact thomas.marsh@kent.gov.uk. To download an application form for the Kent 2012 Small Grants programme please follow this link (pdf)

Please note that all 2009 grants will only be made to support events taking part in Open Weekend 24 – 26 July 2009.

In 2008, grants totaling over £9,000 were awarded and two of the most recent projects include:

St Mary’s CE – Table Tennis Club:

Over 100 children at St Mary’s CE primary school in Dover enjoyed the delights of Table Tennis in addition to their normal classes. The Table Tennis equipment that was purchased will last for years to come and allow hundreds of future students to enjoy the sport. 16 children now attend the weekly after-school club sessions and a further 30 during the curriculum time session at St Mary’s and in 2009 sessions will be offered to children from other local schools.

For more information about St Mary’s CE Primary School – Table Tennis Club please follow this link

‘One Vision’, The Musical:

The Skillnet Group, a social enterprise, helped to support people with learning disabilities produce and perform a musical at The Theatre Royal in Margate in November 2009. 'One Vision' the musical takes you on a journey of one man's struggle to live an ordinary life, through a series of sketches, poems and songs from the rock band Queen. Skillnet hope to support people with learning disabilities to take the lead in making changes in society and ensure they have the opportunity to be involved in their local community and not simply included in it.
For more information about ‘One Vision’ please follow this link