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Bringing Families Together Through Learning
Published: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:34:07
The Big Lottery Fund has launched a £40 million programme to bring families together through learning. The Family Learning programme will fund practical and enjoyable activities for adults and children to do together.
Groups including charities, community and voluntary bodies and schools can apply for awards of between £10,000 and £500,000 to help families bond whilst building life skills.
The programme aims to fund a variety of projects that benefit families. Projects may include activities like gardening, cooking or building a birdhouse together and others might help with reading or maths, using elements of sports, arts, crafts and drama as a basis for learning.
BIG will look for projects that meet local needs and remove barriers to learning, for example, by providing childcare for families attending sessions as well as reaching out to families who have not learned together before.
Further information is available by following the links below:
Internet links
Contact information
Culture and Tourism Team
Economy, Growth and Regeneration Directorate
Government Office for the South West
2 Rivergate
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EH
tel: 0117 900 3561
fax: 0117 900 1916
email: swculture@gosw.gsi.gov.uk
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