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BIG
LOTTERY FUND
Communities
Sport Programme
Northern
Ireland’s most disadvantaged communities are set to get more active thanks to
an innovative Community Sport Programme from the Sport Council for Northern
Ireland, supported by the Big Lottery Fund.
The
Sports Council for Northern Ireland programme has been extended thanks to a cash
injection of £2.4 million from the Big Lottery Fund. The funding will be used
to appoint Community Sport Development Officers and Community Co-ordinators
across Northern Ireland.
The
Programme
aims to kick-start initiatives promoting sport and physical activity in Northern
Ireland’s most disadvantaged and marginalised communities.
Local communities
are now able to apply for funding from the Sports Council to appoint Community
Sports Development Officers and Community Co-ordinators that will work with
local people in a bid to:
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increase
and sustain participation;
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promote
healthier lifestyles;
-
build
personal capacity of individuals; and
-
improve
social cohesion.
In
particular, the Officers will be tasked with finding new ways of attracting
women, older people, people with disabilities and ethnic minority groups into
sport and physical activity.
Communities
that would like to apply for funding should contact Paul Donnelly at the Sports
Council for Northern Ireland on 90383870 or by email [email protected]
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