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Groups from across Scotland are to enjoy a range of new Lottery funded sport and physical activities, thanks to the latest grants announced yesterday by the Big Lottery Fund. 

A full list of awards is available here

Building on the momentum of the Commonwealth Games 82 Scottish groups are sharing in £139,109 from the 2014 Communities fund. To date the programme has awarded over £5.8 million and will close to new applications at noon on Friday 29 August.

Announcing the awards Big Lottery Fund Scotland Chair, Maureen McGinn said: “For the last six years 2014 Communities has been allowing people across the country to explore their potential through a wide range of physical activity.  Although the Commonwealth Games are over it’s not too late to be inspired by the fantastic sporting achievements of the last few weeks and use this to try out something different, learn new skills or volunteer at a local project. Each of the groups will help to create a lasting legacy from the Commonwealth Games and I wish them all every success for the future.”

Thanks to an award of £1,946, Clydebank Senior Citizens Golf Club will be able to take their older members to local flat courses so they can complete a full round of golf.  Their own local course is hilly and the group would like all of their members to get the chance to complete 18 holes together. 

Based in Aberdeen, Hip Hop School Scotland will use their award of £2,000 to run hip hop dancing and free running workshops for children and young people across Aberdeenshire. The workshops will culminate in a showcase event in the Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen to bring
everyone together to perform a final show stopping piece for family, friends and the general public.

The Tay Trampoline Club in Fife will run a series of sessions for local children aged between six and 15 with an award of £537.  The sessions will be delivered by qualified coaches along with volunteers from the club.   After completing the programme the children will get the chance to join the club for free for a short period to develop their skills and see if they want to pursue the sport.  Sessions will start next month each Monday after school.

People in Dunfermline will have the chance to join the newly formed Carnegie Steelers American Flag Football Club after an award of £1,000. The club plays a non contact version of American football and is the first of its kind in the area.  They are looking to attract new members and establish both a women and men’s team.
 
Thanks to an award of £1,000, Loanhead Miners Youth FC, from Midlothian, will be able to set up a series of specialised training sessions for young children, aged between three and five and the over 50s.   The money will allow the group to buy a range of training equipment and football kit.

2014 Communities from the Big Lottery Fund is providing National Lottery funding and supporting the legacy of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, by encouraging people to take part or volunteer in sport or physical activity or use sport as a way to bring together people from different generations.  

The Big Lottery Fund has already pledged up to £11 million in National Lottery funds to ensure Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games have a positive and lasting impact across the whole country.

For more press or media information contact
Landa Rolland, Big Lottery Fund Scotland Press Office 0141 242 1458
landa.rolland@biglotteryfund.org.uk

For more information about 2014 Communities or the Big Lottery Fund please 
Go to our website www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/scotland
Call: 0300 123 7110 
email: enquiries.scotland@biglotteryfund.org.uk or go to our websitewww.biglotteryfund.org.uk

Notes to editors

• 2014 Communities is a micro grants programme, offering local sports clubs, voluntary and community organisations, community councils and schools grants of £300 to £2,000 to support and stimulate grass roots involvement in sport and physical activity.  
• 2014 Communities is about building a legacy of well-being before and beyond the Commonwealth Games. The programme aims to encourage more people to take part or volunteer in sport or physical activity as well as encourage greater community cohesion in the run up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
• The Big Lottery Fund is responsible for giving out 40% of the money raised for good causes by the National Lottery.
• The Fund is committed to bringing real improvements to communities and the lives of people most in need and has been rolling out grants to health, education, environment and charitable causes across the UK. Since its inception in 2004 it has awarded close to £6bn.
• In the year ending 31 March 2013, 28% of total National Lottery revenue was returned to the Good Causes. Since the National Lottery began in 1994, £31 billion has been raised and more than 400,000 grants awarded.