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CASE STUDY: OUTDOOR SHELTER


Victoria Todd, PTA Treasurer, Baldwins Hill Primary School, West Sussex (191 pupils): ‘Our school wanted to enhance the learning of our Early Years class by raising £3,850 for an outdoor shelter. This would extend our learning space beyond the classroom, whatever the weather. We held fundraising events


Funding alert!


Did you know that many UK airports provide funding to schools – for projects with an eco, outdoor or community bias? Many projects have been made possible thanks to these schemes, as these examples show...


Gatwick Airport


Community Trust Amount: Between £1,000 and £5,000 Deadline: Friday 17 March 2017 Areas of interest: Schools can apply as long as the project is extra-curricular. Funding is given to support the arts, sport, environment, and conservation projects. Schools in parts of Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex, and Kent are eligible to apply. Previously-funded project: Dormansland Primary School, Surrey was awarded £1,000 towards an outdoor classroom. gact.org.uk


Heathrow


Community Fund Amount: Up to £2,500 Deadline: Ongoing – allow one month for a decision Areas of interest: The Together Fund supports activities that bring communities together, such as gardening or the arts. Projects must be in Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Richmond, Runnymede, Slough,


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Spelthorne, South Bucks, Windsor, or Maidenhead. Previously-funded project: Belvue School, Northolt was awarded £2,500 to engage students with special educational needs in activities that protect and enhance the environment of Havelock Estate in Ealing. heathrowcommunityfund.com


Manchester Airport


Community Fund Amount: Up to £3,000 Deadline: The first Friday of March, June, September and December – the next deadline is Friday 3 March 2017. Areas of interest: Projects must be within a 10-mile radius of the airport, and should protect, improve and promote better apprecation of nature. Schools can only apply if their project is open to the community and not part of the curriculum. There must be a lasting benefit to all members of the community. Previously-funded project: St Mary’s School in Levenshulme received £1,522 to fund the construction of a log cabin. manchesterairport.co.uk/community


– a sponsored walk, a pamper night, and Christmas and summer fairs – all of which were well supported by parents and friends of the school. We were also fortunate to have support from parents who work within the construction industry, which made a considerable difference to our expected labour costs. A friend, who was formerly


Chair of another local PTA, mentioned they had received funding from the Gatwick Airport Community Trust, so we looked into submitting our own application. It was important to emphasise just how beneficial the grant would be in helping us complete the shelter project, and the positive impact it would have on the school and wider community. The application was extensive and took many hours to complete – we had to outline the fundraising we had achieved to date, the project budget deficit, the likelihood of project completion if funding was not given, who would use the shelter, and how it would help our pupils’ understanding of the environment. In May 2016, we were


delighted to find out we had been successful and received a cheque for £1,000 towards our project! This enabled us to complete the build over the summer in time for the new academic year. At the end of 2016, we had to submit a report to GACT outlining how the money was used and demonstrating that the project had been completed in line with the application proposal.’


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