Our Sam - The Middleton Man. The Radical Returns

Our Sam - The Middleton Man: The Radical Returns

The group will train young people in asset based community development techniques, to equip them with the skills to develop their own community projects and deliver a series of arts and craft based creative workshops for older people. This will strengthen the community by increasing tolerance and understanding across the generations.

The school will install an outdoor performance and creative area within the grounds. This will enable the school to set up an extracurricular drama club and run singing, drama and performance activities to help aid the confidence, communication and social skills of pupils, and also to provide facilities for children in the wider community to access and enjoy.

The funding will be used to create a garden for the whole community to enjoy, culminating in a celebration event. The project aims to provide people with the opportunity to enjoy being outdoors and break down social barriers by bringing the community together.

The funding will be used by a school to run a programme of breakfast, lunch and after school clubs, including physical activities to boost attendance. The project aims to provide activities to address issues linked to deprivation including health and childhood obesity, confidence and poor attendance.

Grade 1 listed Middleton Parish Church: conservation, restoration, repairs, improvements for worship, visitors and heritage

The funding will be used by a school to install a gazebo to act as a hub for the local youth club and also for their gardening club. The project aims to provide the community with a safe place to come together to learn new skills and socialise whilst also gaining knowledge on the benefits of a healthy diet through the gardening club.

The funding will be used by a voluntary organisation to purchase furniture and resources to allow them to run social activities for older people living in a sheltered housing scheme. This will provide residents who are socially isolated with access to activities and facilities within their local housing scheme.

The funding will be used by a primary school to install outdoor gym equipment for pupils. The project aims to encourage pupils to become more active; improving fitness and reducing obesity levels.

The funding will be used by a primary school to create a dedicated area for specialist therapies including occupational health and speech and language therapy. This space will also be used when children need to be removed from the main classroom. The project aims to provide an area where essential educational-based therapies can be carried out and disruptive behaviour can be addressed away from other pupils.

Edgar Wood and the Arts & Crafts Movement - a documentary film and screening events

The funding will be used by a primary school to create a nature exploration area within the school grounds that will also be available for community use. The project aims to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families by providing access to a natural environment to help combat stress and anxiety in an area with poor environmental conditions.

The organisation will use the funding to provide practical skills development workshops for adults with drug and alcohol misuse problems and people experiencing social isolation and anxiety. This will improve the health and wellbeing of participants and re-engage them into the community.

The organisation will use the funding to purchase equipment to develop an outdoor play area within the school grounds. This will enable the organisation to set up after school and holiday clubs to encourage their pupils to develop their physical activities to reduce obesity, and learn to care for their outdoor environment with an overall aim to open up the play area to the wider community.

Rochdale: St John the Evangelist, Thornham

Urgent stone repairs to fractured/dangerous window masonry and new wheelchair ramp

A project to provide a multi-purpose drop-in community centre to support disadvantaged people to build skills and become more active within the community. The scheme will include employability and work-skills, internet and computer sessions and other informal and accredited training courses. It will also provide access to food banks, befriending schemes and activities including arts and crafts, playgroups, cooking classes, children?s play-days, and holiday clubs. The project aims to benefit 1,200 people.

The organisation will use the funding to increase the security and safety of the allotment site by installing security fencing and clearing neglected areas that encourage anti-social behaviour. This will increase the amenity value of the site and reduce vandalism and anti-social behaviour.

The organisation will use the funding to provide a reflection area in the grounds of the school. This will provide an outdoor space where pupils can escape and reflect on social issues with the aim of improving their health and wellbeing.

The organisation will use the funding to provide a reflection area in the grounds of the school. This will provide an outdoor space where pupils can escape and reflect on social issues with the aim of improving their health and wellbeing.

The project will support those in hardship with complex needs such as unemployment, debt, mental health issues, learning disabilities, alcohol and drug misuse, homeless and threat of homelessness. It will provide advice and sessions around living skills, confidence building and social inclusion, basic cooking skills, cooking on a budget, and managing money, and provide peer befrienders to act as mentors and advocates. The scheme will also provide support for immediate needs such as food warmth and shelter.

A Cargo of Curiosities

The organisation will use the funding to create an all-weather fitness zone on the school grounds for pupils to access outside of the school day. This will reduce obesity through increased levels of physical activity and improve social skills development through activities.

The organisation will use the funding to provide a drama project aimed to integrate the younger and older generations in the community. This will enable the organisation to address isolation amongst the elderly, provide role models for vulnerable youngsters and encourage physical activities, thereby alleviating concerns regarding obesity and illnesses related to lack of exercise.

The organisation will use the funding to install Roktagon outdoor play equipment and safety matting within school grounds. This will enable the organisation to enhance the outdoor space into a more engaging and stimulating environment which will encourage and support more children to become active and have healthier lifestyles.

The organisation will use funding to deliver a series of reminiscence workshops, culminating in an exhibition of stories and photographs, for older members of the community. This will provide beneficiaries with the opportunity to leave their homes and socialise and talk about their past lives with others, with the aim of reducing isolation.

The organisation will use the funding to create an adventure play area on the school grounds for pupils to access before and after school, during lunch times and holidays. This will aim to develop strength, improve fine motor skills and create an area for children to build social skills to bring them up to national levels for development.

The organisation will use the funding to install fitness and play equipment in their school grounds. This will enable the organisation to encourage children to enjoy active play in a safe environment.

Project Summary :This organisation will use funding to deliver a series of workshops, to include joinery, horticulture and crafts, for young people in Middleton. This will provide beneficiaries with positive, structured activities with the aim of reducing anti social behaviour and crime and increasing confidence.

Project Summary: This organisation will use funding to deliver a series of workshops, to include joinery, horticulture and crafts, for young people in Middleton. This will provide beneficiaries with positive, structured activities with the aim of reducing anti social behaviour and crime and increasing confidence.

More than Dance

The organisation will use the funding to create a food growing area and woodland area within the school grounds which are accessible to the wider community. This will improve the language skills of children whose first language is not English, and the integration of their families into the wider community.

The organisation will use the funding towards running costs to deliver their first full year of foodbank services in Middleton, and hire a coordinator to train and retrain volunteers to run a debt advice, budgeting and money management programme. This will enable the group to provide emergency food for people in crisis and poverty, providing them with support services, healthy eating advice and signposting to service providers.

This is the continuation and development of a project which supports people over 50, particularly those on low incomes, those who are isolated and digitally excluded living in Middleton, Heywood and Rochdale to take their first steps in learning and understanding computers and modern technology.

This is a project by a primary school in Rochdale. The organisation will use the funding to provide lunchtime and afterschool activities, including dance, gymnastics, football and rugby, for pupils. This will increase physical activity to improve health and wellbeing.

This is a project by a school in Manchester. The group will use the funding to provide an outdoor forest area for both children and the local community. This will provide a safe and secure outdoor space where children and their families can go to learn about their local environment.

Gemma Climbs Her Mountain

This is a project by a voluntary organisation in Bury. The organisation will use the funding to provide mentoring support services for female ex-offenders living with mental health issues. This will provide help and support for beneficiaries, enabling the

This is a project by a voluntary organisation in Bury. The organisation will use the funding to provide mentoring support services for female ex-offenders living with mental health issues. This will provide help and support for beneficiaries, enabling them to learn self help skills, improve their state of mind and lead better lives.

Primary Spaces

This is a project by a company in Rochdale. The organisation will use funding to provide activities and entertainment for vulnerable older residents of sheltered housing schemes. This will help to reduce their isolation and loneliness, improving their wel

This is a project by a company in Rochdale. The organisation will use funding to provide activities and entertainment for vulnerable older residents of sheltered housing schemes. This will help to reduce their isolation and loneliness, improving their wellbeing.

This is a project by an incorporated charity in Middelton. The organisation will use funding to run an older people's forum to help raise issues, provide advice, befriending services and mentoring support. This will reduce isolation and increase wellbeing

This is a project by an incorporated charity in Middelton. The organisation will use funding to run an older people?s forum to help raise issues, provide advice, befriending services and mentoring support. This will reduce isolation and increase wellbeing for vulnerable older people.

This project in Middleton, Manchester will use the funding to deliver social activities chosen by and run for local older people. Activities are likely to include sewing, crafts, gardening, drama and Tai Chi.

This primary school in Rochdale will use the funding to purchase and install fixed play equipment in the school grounds. This will provide play equipment to increase physical activity among local children.

This primary school in Rochdale will use the funding to install footpaths and seating to create a woodland environment on the school field to be used at break and lunchtimes. This will encourage children and young people to play outdoors and take part in

This primary school in Rochdale will use the funding to install footpaths and seating to create a woodland environment on the school field to be used at break and lunchtimes. This will encourage children and young people to play outdoors and take part in physical play.

This is a project by a company in Middleton, Manchester. The organisation will use funding to run training and placements for local people who are unemployed.This will increase their skills and experience, improving their chances of finding employment.

This is a project by a primary school in Middleton, Manchester. The organisation will use the funding to create a storytelling area. This will enable parents and carers to work with their children at after school clubs to help them develop their communica

This is a project by a primary school in Middleton, Manchester. The organisation will use the funding to create a storytelling area. This will enable parents and carers to work with their children at after school clubs to help them develop their communication skills.

Langley World War 1: Poetry film project

This is a project by a voluntary organisation in Manchester. The organisation will use the funding to create a workshop to deliver session on woodworking and horticulture to NEET and disengaged young people. This will provide support and diversionary ac

Operation NCTF

Greater Manchester Youth Group Orienteering Project

This is a project by a voluntary and community organisation in Middleton, Manchester. The organisation will use the funding to deliver a range of learning activities and workshops including IT, English language, computer skills and assistance in gaining e

St John the Evangelist Church

This Rochdale organisation will run a series of after school and holiday activities, including crime awareness, music video production, depicting their lives and an Olympic event, for primary school aged children. This will educate young children of the c

This is a project by a voluntary group in Manchester. The organisation will use the funding to work in partnership with local community groups and conservation volunteers to make improvements to the Alkrington Woods nature reserve, to include a fenced are

College Sport Makers

This is a project by a voluntary organisation in Salford, Greater Manchester. The organisation will use the funding to upgrade its IT equipment and audio-visual presentation equipment. This will enable the organisation to continue to deliver BTEC and Du

This is a project by a voluntary organisation in Bury, Greater Manchester. The organisation will use the funding to equip and furnish the premises as a community hub and activity centre. This will improve the life chances of participants by providing tr

Maintenance Equipment

This Manchester organisation will use the funding to provide 4 x 5 weekly modules of training activities in DJing, digital music production, digital photography, graphic design and movie making for the benefit of young people aged 16-25 in Middleton with

This is a project by a primary school in Manchester. The organisation will use funding to develop a decorative garden at their school entrance designed and planted by pupils and their parents for the benefit of the community. This will create a decorative

Spinning is Winning

This is a project by a voluntary and community organisation in Manchester. The organisation will use the funding to replace equipment and refurbish their community room. This will replace unsafe and unsteady equipment enabling the organisation to continue

Music For Life Commissions

Middleton Trampolining Club

This charity in Rochdale will use funding to provide a programme of activities for disadvantaged community members including people with disabilities, sufferers of abuse and those who are homeless. The project will involve cooking on a budget, meal planni

This community organisation based in Rochdale will use funding to purchase equipment and to provide ICT training for the benefit of BME communities. This will give beneficiaries new skills, improve employment opportunities and enable them to communicate w

This is a problem to train volunteers in Strategic Business Planning. The project aims to enable volunteers to support local community groups to help to write business plans, and will provide volunteers with employment related skills. The award includes f

Opportunity For Excellence

"Maintain ground to High standard at MCC, coach continuation"

This is a project by a charity in Rochdale. The group will use funding to provide ICT drop in sessions for beginners. This will enable adults in the community to learn basic computer skills and receive assistance in completing on line job applications. Th

Bowlee Park Ladies Netball Club

To ensure the growth of cricket in the Middleton Community

This is a project by a voluntary organisation in Langley, Manchester. The group will use the funding to create a forest school on a currently unused piece of land. This will provide an outdoor learning space. The award includes funding for trees, benche

Operation Watergate

This primary school in Middleton will use funding to create a school allotment including poly tunnels, raised beds, fruit trees and a chicken coop which the community can use. This will enable the school to grow a variety of fruit and vegetables and provi

This is a project by a community group in Middleton. The group will use the funding to a run chair exercise activities for its elderly members dealing with heart problems. This will improve energy levels, joint mobility as well as heart and lung functions

This group will use funding to establish their services, providing skills training for substance misusers and long term unemployed people through arts and environmental projects. This will provide a new voluntary service that helps people to gain new tran

This group will use funding to deliver a programme of activities such as dance and photography, for older people in the area. This will help to reduce isolation and promote personal wellbeing within the target group.

Women and Girls Football Development 2010

This residents' association will use funding to provide computer facilities and training within their community base for local residents. They will particularly target adults with little or no experience of computers and provide an after school homework c

A Second World War veteran from Manchester has been awarded a grant towards travel costs for a commemorative visit to Cassino, Italy, in September of this year. Funding has been provided for one Second World War veteran and one carer.

This community group will use funding to teach traditional music to people from African and Caribbean backgrounds. The project will provide activities to enable community cohesion, reduce isolation and promote unity and a stronger community through cultur

Middleton and Edgar Wood Townscape Heritage Initiative

Rooted In Midd

SPOTLAND CRICKET CLUB

A Second World War veteran from Greater Manchester has been awarded a grant towards travel costs for a commemorative visit to France in March 2010. Funding has been provided for one Second World War veteran, one spouse and one carer.

MPA Sensory Gardens Project

This group will use funding to deliver a training project aimed at developing the skills of members of their youth forum, volunteers and staff. The courses will develop leadership skills and develop the role of the youth forum as facilitators, managers an

This community group will use an award to set up regular group activities to help support families from a variety of backgrounds living in the area. They will provide training for management and volunteers and create a group website to strengthen the grou

This group will use an award to support unemployed and low skilled individuals by delivering a multi media learning programme, with an opportunity to gain an accreditation in a range of subjects including basic web design, digital photography and graphic

This project is an expansion of the work the group currently does with five drama groups based around the Greater Manchester area, involving an additional four groups. These four new groups would be specifically targeting different issues that young peopl

A Second World War veteran from Manchester has been awarded a grant towards travel costs for a commemorative visit to Holland in September of this year. Funding has been provided for one Second World War veteran and one spouse.

A Second World War veteran from Lancashire has been awarded a grant towards travel costs for a commemorative visit to France in June of this year. Funding has been provided for one Second World War veteran, one spouse and one carer.

This scout council plan to establish a group of scouts from across Greater Manchester who will represent the county at international scout camps, starting with Windsor International Guide and Scout camp. They will use the award to cover transport costs an