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living activities, as well as book exchange, chess and breakfast clubs. Staff and young people using the Roundhouse have commented that it is ‘fantastic’ to have such a modern, light and spacious building to work and play in. This is borne out by the fact that, in May 2010, the building won a prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects award. Young people on outward bound course
Llanelli Women’s Aid Improvements to premises for a charity supporting victims of domestic abuse in Wales £25,000 Freedom Social Projects Building works and equipment for a charity providing support services to deprived communities in North Devon £25,000 TaxAid UK Improvements to website for a charity providing tax advice to people on low incomes across the UK £20,000 Sheldon Road Methodist Church New community hall in an area of Wiltshire with no other community facilities £20,000 Occold Recreational and Amenities Council Completion of internal works to a village hall providing community activities in Suffolk £20,000 Leeway Women’s Aid Security equipment at a women’s refuge in Norwich £20,000 Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust Refurbishment of a sports hall for a charity providing a range of services and activities for disadvantaged young people in Islington £20,000 Fylde Coast Women’s Aid Equipment, furniture and other associated capital costs at a refuge for women and children in Blackpool £20,000
Betel of Britain Construction of storage building to allow more homeless and substance-dependent people to benefit from a workshop training facility in Birmingham £20,000 Aspire Foundation Vehicle and window-cleaning equipment for social enterprise venture providing employment opportunities for homeless people in Blackpool £18,000 St Michael’s Myland Parochial Church Council Renovation of, and improvements to, a community hall in Colchester, Essex £15,000 SOFA Project Van to distribute recycled furniture to disadvantaged people in Weston-super-Mare £15,000 Parochial Church Council for the Parish of Flamborough Repairs, upgrade and improvements to church building to be used as a community facility in Yorkshire £15,000 Keighley Furniture Project New windows at the premises of a charity providing recycled furniture to disadvantaged people in Lancashire £15,000 Action for Prisoners’ Families Post-production costs of a DVD of a play about women prisoners, and a resource pack to be used for professional training £12,000 41 other grants of £10,000 or less
Canolfan Cymdeithasol Ardal Nefyn New community centre in a rural part of Gwynedd, Wales £20,000
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Total £1,017,400