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Welcome to the Christmas Edition of Disabilit-e News.
Well the snow has come and as many people stayed wrapped up and warm in their own homes there are still a variety of events and activities that are taking place over this festive period. Most noticably the G8way team's Christmas events and Staffordshire FA & Staffordshire Cricket Event at the Britannia Stadium.
So enjoy this edition and as you prepare for presents, christmas dinner and cheesy Christmas movies remember that I will hopefully by up to my elbows in dirty nappies and a screaming newborn. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and I look forward to seeing you all in the New Year. A year in which we may see huge changes in the way in which things are funded, run and organised. But whatever happens sport will always be my favourite way to show that disability doesn't need to stop you from achieving your goals. |
Aiming High News
Sport Across Staffordshire & Stoke -on-Trent Run 2nd 'Reach For It' Family Fun Day Sport Across Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent are pleased to announce the 2nd 'Reach For It' Family Fun Day. This day will be taking place in Stafordshire Moorlands and will focus on catering for severe impairments. The Sports and activities that are beingn run are perfect for powerchair users or those that need 1 to 1 support.
Sport Across Staffordshire & Stoke -on-Trent Run 3rd 'Reach For It' Family Fun Day Sport Across Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent are pleased to announce the 3rd 'Reach For It' Family Fun Day. This day will be taking place in Burntwood and will focus on genreal sports. The day is open to any disabled child and their family from Staffordshire.
Cllick here to download poster Welcome from Aiming High – Participation Worker – Amy Duddy
I have recently moved from The Children with Disabilities Team in Surrey and joined Staffordshire County Council’s Children’s Voice Project based in Stafford but covers the whole county. My role is to ensure children are able to voice their feelings, comments and views on the services they receive and access through Aiming High funding. I am looking forward to visiting the activities and meeting the children and young people who take part in them.
If you wish to contact me please feel free to call the Children’s Voice Project on 01785 253878 or e-mail cvp@staffordshire.gov.uk .
Staffordshire FA and Staffordshire Cricket Event at Stoke City Football Club, Britannia Stadium Wednesday 22nd December.
The event which is FREE and includes a tour of the stadium as well as football and cricket activities is open to disabled children and young people aged 5 – 16 years old.
The event will run from 10.15am to 2.30pm. Parents and carers are asked to provide their child with warm clothing, a packed lunch and drinks for the day.
Further information and an application form are attached If you need a hard copy of the form or further information please contact Jamie Leaning from Staffs FA on 01785 256994 / 07816 536446 or email jamie.leaning@staffordshirefa.com
Click here for application form and information
The G8way Team are holding a Christmas Fun Day on Monday 20th December 12-3pm at Cannock Children’s Centre.
The event is FREE and is open to disabled children aged 0 – 8 years old and their families.
Activities include disco and party games, balloon modelling, magic show and making felt Christmas creatures.
For more information about the event please contact Kirsty or Alec on 07772 067506 or 0772 067406. You can also email them at g8way-cann.lich@staffordshire.gov.uk
Fun on the Farm Disabled children, young people and their families are invited to a FREE fun day out at Beaudesert Park Farm. Activities include meeting the animals, learning about the farm and much more. The attached Aiming High flyer has more details about the days out which start in October half term.
For more information or to book a place please call Mary on 01543 425210 or 07984 716494.
Multi Sensory Room at the Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford Since November 2006, the Multi Sensory Room at the Shire Hall Gallery in the centre of Stafford has been open to the public free of charge. The space is equipped with an interactive bubble tube and music wall, a fibre optic seat and a set of sensory drawers labelled ‘see’, ‘hear’, ‘feel’ and ‘do’ which are packed with toys and tactile objects, along with aroma boxes filled with real herbs and spices. The room also has a small selection of books to read and CDs to play – although visitors are welcome to bring their own if they prefer!
Although the room can be used on a drop-in basis for sessions of either 30 minutes or one hour during the Gallery’s normal opening hours - that’s 9.30am – 5.00pm every day except Tuesday (from 10.00am) and Sunday (1.00pm to 4.00pm), it is always better to book in advance as it is a well-used resource and particularly busy during weekends and holidays. The Gallery is a Freedom to Feed venue and also has a disabled toilet and baby changing facilities.
To arrange a visit, call 01785 278345 or make a face to face booking at the Gallery’s front desk at Market Square, Stafford, ST16 2LD. Further information about the Gallery is available at www.staffordshire.gov.uk/shirehallgallery
For more information please contact Laura Hilton on the details below.
Laura Hilton Audience Development Officer Staffordshire Arts and Museums Service 3rd Floor, Tipping Street, Stafford, ST16 2DH
Government announces £800 million funding for short breaks
Council for Disabled Children (CDC) welcomes highest ever investment in short breaks for families with disabled children
Sarah Teather MP, Children’s Minister announced today (11 December 2010) that the Government will be providing local authorities with £800 million over the next four years to fund short breaks for families with disabled children over the next four years. This represents approx £200 million per year, a £22 million year on year increase on 2010 funding, and sends a clear message to local authorities that services for disabled children should be a high priority.
In addition, to help improve the way short breaks are provided, the Government is also announcing £40million of capital investment in 2011-12 which will help to support innovative local services like the Hull bicycle project - which provides adapted bicycles so that disabled children can have fun cycling in the park with their friends.
Short breaks allow parents of disabled children to carry out day to day tasks that other parents take for granted. Crucially, they also give disabled children and young people opportunities to access positive activities independently of their families. Throughout November, supporters of the Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM) campaign have worked with their MPs to call upon the Government to provide a clear message on funding for short breaks, and other services for disabled children.
This announcement comes ahead of Parliamentary debates about regulations under the local authority duty to provide short breaks. These regulations state that by 1st October 2011 local authorities must publish a statement for carers in their area setting out:
Finally, Sarah Teather MP announced £27 million next year for the Family Fund. The Family Fund give grants for things that make life easier for families with disabled children such as washing machines, driving lessons and computers.
Christine Lenehan, Director, Council for Disabled Children and EDCM Board member said:
We are absolutely delighted that the Government has increased funding for short breaks. Parents of disabled children have told us that ‘the lack of short breaks is the biggest single cause of unhappiness with service provision’. This is the most significant level of funding for short breaks we have ever seen. As it coincides with the statutory duty on local authorities to provide breaks, which comes into force in April, families with disabled children should now confidently expect that they will receive the support that they need to lead ordinary lives.
Laura Courtney, EDCM Campaign Manager said:
Today the Coalition Government has delivered on its pledge that disabled children are at the heart of what they are trying to achieve. This is a testament to the dedicated campaigning of supporters of the Every Disabled Child Matters campaign, and the diligent work of their constituency MPs. We warmly welcome this investment and will work with supporters to ensure that it translate to excellent local delivery.
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County News
NEW!!! Disability Sport Forums are being set up all over the County. Over this past year we have increased from 2 established Disabiltiy Sport Forum Groups to 6 with several more planned.
These groups are fantastic as they are made up of local people with an interest in Disability Sport and it's development within the area. In order to show the good work that these groups do SASSOT has created a section with in the Disability Sport area dedicated to these development groups. You will be able to see information about each group, past agendas and minutes and also future meeting dates.
To find out more about the Disability Sport Forums click here.
Volunteer of the Year Stoke on Trent woman Jackie Jackson’s efforts for Autistic children have been recognised by Wyre Council. For nearly three years Jackie has been driving to Blackpool every Sunday to act as a volunteer at Blackpool Tiggers, a charity that provides Trampolining for children and the families of children on the Autistic spectrum. Tiggers put Jackie forward as The Volunteer of the Year in recognition to her spending so much time and effort. Unless she is on holiday she spends every Sunday in Blackpool at Tiggers. From over 40 nominees Jackie was shortlisted to the final five.
“I was at a loose end on a Sunday and I was chatting to a friend who lives in Blackpool. He said ‘why not come and see what I do on a Sunday?’ so I did and I loved it!” I started as a safety spotter but I knew I wanted to get more involved and become a qualified coach. The trouble was that it would cost about a thousand pounds for training and exams. I work in an Opticians practice in Hartshill and my boss suggested we asked the patients to help. Their response was fantastic! In four months I had my thousand pounds. I couldn’t believe how generous people were, although I had to promise that I wouldn’t give up my job and become a full time coach!” In 2009 Jackie went on a level one British Gymnastics course in trampolining and passed her exam in June 2009. She studied further and was helped by a trampolining club in Trentham.
Jackie has now qualified as a Level Two Trampoline coach and wants to bring ‘Tiggers’ to Stoke on Trent. “I have the skills and knowledge to start a Stoke Tiggers. When you see the fun that the children have it makes you want our kids to have the same opportunity. It makes them more confident, helps with their coordination and is great exercise .” Jackie is contacting local parents groups and is looking for volunteers and a venue to start a local group.
If you are interested in being involved or can offer a venue you can contact Jackie on 07518722592 or e mail: happy-jackiej@hotmail.com
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Midlands News
National Deaf Youth Tournament 2011
27th March 2011
Powerleague Soccerdome, Pride Park, Derby
The 4th Deaf Friendly FC project’s National Deaf Youth Football Tournament will be taking place in March 2011 at Derby’s Powerleague Soccerdome, Pride Park, Derby.
The Tournament is open to all deaf football teams, all deaf youth groups and any *mixed deaf and hearing teams who want to play! The emphasis is on fun, raising awareness of deaf football and celebrating the Deaf FC project. However the winning teams will be crowned the National Deaf Youth Football Champions and will take the coveted NDYFT Trophy home with them!
The NDCS may be able to assist with transport costs, details available on request.
*Mixed deaf and hearing teams – over half the squad must be deaf players, ie. A squad of 6 must contain a minimum of 4 deaf players, whilst a squad of 7 must contain a minimum of 4 deaf players etc
Timetable:
To enter: Please return the NDYFT Entry Form (available from the link below) All entry forms must be received by February 25th 2011. However, places are limited so please enter asap!
If you would like further information please contact: Thomas Lyons, NDCS Football Development Officer, The National Deaf Children’s Society, 15 Dufferin Street, London, EC1Y 8UR
New relationship for sledge hockey Planet Ice and the British Sledge Hockey Association (BSHA) are delighted to announce a revolutionary project to develop and promote Ice Sledge Hockey throughout the UK.
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National News
EFDS National events calendar 2011:
What to do with half a Million quid? The road to Boot Camp is a perilous path on which fools rush and angels fear to tread. Dreams have been realised and tears have been shed. But enough with the rhyming - let's talk web video content.
Channel 4 were overwhelmed by a deluge of quality Half Million Quid Talent Search applications from wannabe presenters of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The selection process was nothing short of brutal, but having sifted the flotsam from the jetsam, we can now reveal that Alex Brooker, George Crofton, Rachael Latham, Arthur Vaughan Williams, Daraine Mulvihill, Ben McBean, Alaw Fflur, Liam Holt, Tania Nadarajh, Eamonn Prunty, Vicky Malin and Martin Dougan rocked our worlds the most.
Throughout this week and next, you too can follow the Boot Campers' highs and lows exclusively on Channel4.com/Paralympics.
England Athletics Launch Disability Plan England Athletics launched its Disability Action Plan at the National Coaching Conference at Lee Valley Athletics Centre in december 2010. Among those present to support the launch were Paralympic gold medallists Danny Crates and Noel Thatcher
Click here for England Athletics Disability Action Plan
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Paralympic News
Injured soldier faces new Challenge Advances in the treatment of soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan mean they could be the ones leading the UK's challenge for medals at the London Paralympics Games in 2012.
Scientists say developments in prosthetic limbs and rehabilitation have helped develop a group of elite athletes.
Other people who have suffered severe injuries are also likely to benefit from the advances.
Jon-Allan Butterworth, 24, joined the RAF in 2002 as a SAC(T) weapons technician and served in Afghanistan in 2005 and Iraq in 2007.
Jon-Allan lost his left arm in Iraq on 4 August 2007 when he was hit in a rocket attack on Basra air station.
Within three months of his injury, he was already looking at how he could get involved in sport.
He met coaches at a Paralympics talent day in October 2007, which laid the foundation for his move into cycling.
Jon-Allan eventually joined the British Para-Cycling Talent Programme 18 months later.
He was helped by Battle Back, a scheme between Paralympics GB and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) which encourages wounded service personnel to return to an active life through sport.
The 24-year-old recently set a new world record at the 2010 National Track Championships in Manchester and hopes to compete in the 2012 London Paralympic Games.
Sporting heroes help prepare new generation of Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls
Forty-seven Team 2012 athletes, representing each of the Olympic and Paralympic sports and disciplines, gathered last week in London to hear guidance and advice from sporting legends such as Sir Clive Woodward and Baroness Grey-Thompson.
The Athlete Summit event, organised by Team 2012 presented by Visa, provided aspiring young athletes from across the country with vital skills that will assist them on their journey as they prepare to compete in their first Games in less than two years’ time.
Alongside Baroness Grey-Thompson, Sir Clive Woodward (BOA Director of Sport) conducted workshops in which he shared his own perspective on the making of champions, with insights into the preparations which led his England team to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Speaking after the Summit, Sir Clive said: “We expect over 75% of Team GB’s athletes in London 2012 to be first time Olympians, and 100% of British athletes will never before have
competed in a home Olympic Games. With this in mind, the Team 2012 Athlete Summit provides a valuable opportunity for athletes from across the many sports and disciplines to come together and learn from Olympians and Paralympians who have been there, done it and succeeded - and to help prepare themselves for the unique opportunities of competing on home soil in front of thousands of enthusiastic British fans in 2012.”
This event is one of many initiatives being delivered by Team 2012 presented by Visa in order to provide its 1,200 Olympic and Paralympic athletes with the best possible chance of success. Launched in September 2009, it is already over half way towards its fundraising target of £25million with the monies raised being invested back into sport. Distributed primarily by UK Sport’s World Performance Programme, but also to the BOA and BPA to
support their Games time preparations, these vital funds assist talented British sportsmen and women with the specialist support services required to help reach their potential - including access to world class coaches, sport science and medical support.
Reid ends 2010 with Prague title British No 2 wheelchair tennis player Gordon Reid secured his third win of the season against a world top 10 ranked opponent on Sunday to win the men's singles final at the ITF 3 Series Prague Cup Czech Indoor.
Paralympic Sports Await their Fate The International Paralympic Committee will announce on Saturday which sports will be included in the 2016 Rio Paralympics programme.
Badminton, canoeing, golf, powerchair football, taekwondo and triathlon, as well as basketball for athletes with learning disabilities, have applied. Their applications have been evaluated and will be considered alongside the current 20 sports. The decision will be made at the IPC's governing board meeting in China.
The 14 members of the board will discuss the evaluations of both the seven applications and the 20 existing sports, and - with the exception of IPC chief executive Xavier Gonzalez - will vote on which sports should be included for 2016.
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will take place from 7-18 September 2016.
The last sport to be added to the schedule was rowing, which made its debut at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
The British Triathlon Federation and the International Triathlon Union are hopeful that their sport will get the nod and have launched a campaign which has received widespread support.
Britain already has a strong reputation in the sport and won five medals, including four golds, in September's ITU World Championship Grand Final in Budapest.
Jane Egan, Faye McClelland, Charlotte Ellis and Iain Dawson claimed golds in their respective classes with former Paralympic swimmer Clare Cunningham winning silver behind McClelland.
"Triathlon has had its place in the Olympics for some time and it seems right that Paratriathlon should similarly be included in the Paralympics," Egan told the British Triathlon website.
"It is hard to think of another sport that provides such a tough, all-round test of athletic performance and ability.
"The Paralympics represent the ultimate level of sporting achievement. As the current world champion, I cannot think of anything more motivating than having Paratriathlon included in the 2016 Games.
"Knowing that there could be the opportunity to compete at the very highest level possible makes all of the hard work worthwhile. It will also raise the profile of the sport and will undoubtedly increase participation at all levels."
Paralympic Sports in Funding Cuts
Six summer Olympic sports have received a cash boost ahead of London 2012 in funding body UK Sport's annual review. Boxing, canoeing, gymnastics, hockey, rowing and taekwondo have been rewarded for strong performances in 2010, but badminton's funding has been reduced. Winter sport funding up to the Sochi Games in 2014 has risen by £4.8m with skeleton the main beneficiary, but there is no funding at all for skiing. Figure skating and men's bobsleigh have also lost all financial support. The Paralympic sport of goalball has seen its funding cut by £150,000 after a disappointing display at the World Championships while wheelchair curling is cut from £445,000 to £233,800, although Paralympic skiing has seen a £63,000 increase.
Ben Clark hopes for Paralympic gold after accident Ben Clark has always dreamt of Olympic gold. A talented swimmer, he has trained with some of the top names in the sport, hoping one day to represent his country.
But in a split-second in July the 20-year-old's life changed forever. Ben, who had just returned from Australia where he was being coached and preparing for Commonwealth trials, was enjoying a day out at Sandbanks Beach, Poole.
Having swum there many times before, he dived into a wave, hit his head on a rock and broke his neck.
As an experienced swimmer and trained lifeguard, Ben instantly knew what to do and told those with him to get him out of the water and to keep him still. 
"I think with all the training that I had it definitely helped me. I could be dead, I could be on a ventilator," he said. Having broken his C5 vertebra and fractured two others, he was taken to hospital before being transferred for emergency surgery in Southampton to rebuild his spine using bone from his hip.
Doctors said he may never regain movement from below his neck, but after intense rehabilitation he is sitting up in a wheelchair and has started to gain strength in his upper body.
Five months on he is back in the water with his eyes set Paralympic glory in 2012. He undergoes specialist physiotherapy at the Duke of Cornwall's Spinal Unit, Salisbury, and receives constant encouragement from his family and friends.
Ben admits that getting back into the pool at first was a daunting experience, but he remains determined about the future.
"I wasn't really sure to begin with whether I was going to like it, but as soon as I got back in I knew this was where I was meant to be, it was my home," he said.
"The only difference to me is that I feel I'm sitting all the time. I don't want this to affect me in the slightest and I don't think it ever will.
"I've always been determined throughout the whole of my life, I have to be with the sport I'm in. "If you're not determined then you are never going to get anywhere."
As a boost during his stay in hospital, the swimmer received a visit from F1 driver Mark Webber, and has received messages of support from a number of swimming stars including Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington, Cassie Patton, Keri-Anne Payne and Paralympian Darren Kenny.
His mother, Pauline, said she was amazed at her son's improvement and determination. "The first day I saw him in the pool it did make me cry," she said.
"It's what he's always done, it's always been his dream since he was five-years-old when he first said to me, 'Mum, I'm going to win an Olympic gold medal'.  Before his accident, Ben had been training in Australia where he was also a lifeguard
"It looked like it had gone forever - but it looks like it's coming back."
Ben hopes he will be discharged from hospital in January, when he plans to move into his own flat and live an independent life.
He also hopes to inspire others in sport with disabilities with his charity, Chairs for Champions.
"I'm just going to train as hard as I can," he said. "I remember racing against Liam Tancock when I was about 14, now he's world champion and I should be there too, there's no reason why I can't.
"2012 is two years away. Some people thing it's short but I'm just going to do the best I can to make sure if I don't get there, then I get to the next one.
"It's been my goal forever, I want to be there and I want to be the best in the world at what I do."
ParalympicsGB welcome two new Paralympic sports for 2016 At a meeting in Guangzhou, China, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board has voted to increase the number of sports at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games to 22 with the addition of para-canoe and para-triathlon to the existing Sports Programme.
Medals for GB skiiers at European Cup Paralympian Talan Skeels-Piggins has taken gold in the Super-G event at the first European Cup of the GB racing season in Pitztal.
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Funding
LOTTERY MILLIONS TO HELP COMMUNITIES BLOOM FOR DIAMOND JUBILEE
The Big Lottery Fund in partnership with ITV, and with the approval of Buckingham Palace, is marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a special roll-out of 60 Lottery grants.
The £60,000 Jubilee People’s Millions awards are being made to go to new projects next year that will inspire or improve local communities.
The Jubilee People’s Millions launches today (Friday 26 Nov). ITV news presenters Mark Austin and Mary Nightingale showed their support at Buckingham Palace with previous People’s Millions winners.
Community groups across the UK are being invited to bid for a share of the £3.6 million from the Big Lottery Fund good cause pot. Finalists will be showcased on ITV regional news when the public will vote and decide which projects receive the Lottery Diamond Jubilee funding.
Speaking outside Buckingham Palace, ITV News Presenter, Mary Nightingale said: “This is a great way to help mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and for communities to come together to help benefit local people.”
ITV News Presenter Mark Austin added: “2012 will be a very special year and we hope that The Jubilee People’s Millions will inspire people right across the UK to think about how they could use Lottery funding for the benefit of people in their area.”
Anna Southall, Vice Chair of the Big Lottery Fund, said: “The Jubilee People’s Millions is a fantastic opportunity to call on the strength of British community spirit to create projects that make a real difference.”
“We want to encourage as many people as possible to think about what they could do with £60,000 of Lottery money in their local area with the benefits being reaped during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year.”
Details of how to apply can be found on www.biglotteryfund.org.uk or by phoning 0845 10 20 30. Groups have until 4 February 2011 to get their entries in. The projects that receive the most votes will be awarded the funding next summer (2011), in order to be up and running in time for the Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee year, 2012.
Regional Briefing Sessions for Transition Fund The Cabinet Office has launched a new £100million Transition Fund to help the charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises that are affected by public spending cuts to make necessary adjustments so that they can continue to play an important part in public service reform and the Big Society Agenda.
The Transition Fund will help civil society organisations which deliver high quality public services to be more resilient, agile and able to take opportunities presented by a changing funding environment.
The Office for Civil Society has appointed BIG Fund (non-Lottery funding operation of the Big Lottery Fund) to administer the fund. We are holding briefing events in the West Midlands on December 10 for civil society organisations which meet the criteria below and are interested in applying to the Transition Fund.
Please forward this invitation on to charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises which meet the criteria and may be interested in applying to the fund.
The briefing events are open to charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises which meet the following criteria: 1. Civil society organisations with an income of between £50,000 and £10 million 2. At least 60% of your income is from taxpayer funded sources 3. You must spend at least 50% of your taxpayer funded income on service provision in at least one of the following areas – health and social care; homelessness; education and training; offender rehabilitation; welfare to work/ employment services; children and families; debt counselling and legal advice 4. Your free reserves must not be more than six months 5. You face significant cuts; you will experience cuts of least 30% of your taxpayer funded income in 2011/12, as compared to your most recent set of signed annual accounts 6. The minimum grant size is £12.5k and grants will meet no more than half your taxpayer funded income. This means that you will have lost at least £25k 7. The majority of the grant expenditure will be on change activities 8. You are delivering the majority of your services in England.
Further eligibility information is available from our website www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding-uk?fromsearch=-uk To register for the event, please email transitionwm@bigfund.org.uk by Monday 6th December, 5.pm with your name, phone number, organisation, address and any access requirements. Please also choose which two hour session you are able to attend. We expect demand to be high for these events and there are a limited number of places in each session, so please indicate all of the dates and times you are available.
Due to space constraints, registration is limited to one person per organisation. Spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
If you are unable to attend a briefing session, all of the information you need on eligibility and applying is available on our website here: http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding-uk?fromsearch=-uk
After the regional briefing sessions we will also upload all of the information from the events including the presentation to the website.
Extra Funding for Existing Staffordshire Aiming High Providers Aiming High for Disabled Children is currently funded until 31 March 2011. We would like to offer current Aiming High providers an opportunity to apply for some additional funding to provide short break activities for disabled children. This funding is for activities which take place by 31 March 2011 and all funding must be spent by 31 March 2011.
All activities will be considered however we are aware of some current gaps in provision. We would be particularly keen to receive applications to deliver activities with the following groups:
And/or activities in the following geographical locations:
If you would like to apply for additional funding please complete the attached form with brief details of the proposed activity. Applications should be returned to aiminghigh@staffordshire.gov.uk by 5pm on Tuesday 14 Dec 2010.
Greggs Foundation The Greggs Foundation, has a regional grants programme across England, Scotland and Wales administered by volunteers from its shops, bakeries and offices.
Small grants can be given to local not for profit organisations that help people in need in their local area. In addition, the Foundation prioritises:
Greggs will also provide Greggs (bakery) products for community events and activities.
You can apply be letter, which should be not more than two sides of A4.
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