E-Newsletter
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| Darlington
Champions News
June 18th 2007 |
| The Fair Share Trust |
Record breaking year for Darlington
Champions!
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The Fair Share Trust
Community
Foundations across the UK are working with The Fair
Share Trust, a £50 million UK-wide programme
funded by the Big Lottery Fund, aimed at building
social capital, community capacity and improving the
environment in disadvantaged areas that have not received
their fair share of Lottery funding in the past.
(Pictured above:
The Fair Share panel including representatives from
County Durham Foundation, Community Foundation Network,
Northgate Partnership and Central Partnership, meet
with Mark Nicholls, Protector of the Fair Share Trust.)
As well as running the succesful Darlington
Champions programme, County Durham Foundation works with Fair
Share in the Northgate and Central Wards of Darlington,
distributing money to community projects in order to
increase local services and facilities, specifically
for the benefit of health, education and the environment.
We work with Fair Share to
ensure that local people and businesses work together for
the benefit the local community. The major goals
of the programme are to enhance the employment prospects
and skills of local people, promote social inclusion,
and promote the sustainable regeneration of Darlington.
The
scheme has been in operation since 2004 and so far has
made a lasting impact in the two wards it benefits.
An example of a project that is expected to make
a real difference to the lives of people in Darlington
is the grant of £19,500 to fund an extension and
refurbishment of the premises belonging to The Darlington
and District Social Club for the Blind and Visually
Impaired. The group provides a place for blind and visually
impared people to relax and enjoy a positive environment
as well as receiving any support they require. Fair
Share's grant will pave the way for the refurbishment
and purchase of equipment that are vital to the
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Information
° Visit our website http://www.countydurhamfoundation.co.uk
º Send questions and feedback to simon@countydurhamfoundation.co.uk
° The e-mail address you
gave us is simon@countydurhamfoundation.co.uk
º Read about our Darlington Champions scheme
http://www.darlingtonchampions.org.uk
° Donate on-line
http://www.justgiving.com/process/whitelabel/?_WhiteLabelId=289
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