The latest 191 groups to be given cash from the National Lottery have been revealed
The National Lottery has given out over one million pounds to Scottish community groups today as part of its Awards for All programme.
Across the country, 191 community groups carrying out different activities from the Skylark IX Recovery Trust restoring a historical boat that helped save over 600 men from the beaches of Dunkirk to The Young Karers East Sutherland providing respite for 60 young carers have been awarded a share of £1,232,220.
In Glasgow, 27 community groups have been given awards with Glasgow Piano City awarded £10,000.
It will use the cash to provide 10 to 15 minute taster sessions at meet the teachers events (video below) during summer festivals enabling community members of all ages and abilities to enjoy free informal tuition on pianos decorated by local artists and community groups.
Tom Binns, Glasgow Piano City, project manager said: “This Lottery funding will support a range of activities: from our Pianos in Public Spaces and ongoing Lids Open Day series to our Piano Matchmaking where we find new homes for piano donations to the project.
“We will also have a strong piano presence at a number of events throughout the year including: the West End & Merchant City Festivals, Gartnavel Royal Hospital Carnival week and the BBC's five-day pop-up festival in June, BBC Music at the Quay where we will have a number of pianos on site available for everyone to play freely.”
Awards for All Scotland is a partnership by sportscotland and Big Lottery Fund gives groups a chance to apply for a grant of between £500 and £10,000 for projects that aim to help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need.
The programme re-opened to applications on 4 August with a new and improved simpler application form.
An Awards for All spokesperson, said: “Today we are announcing over £1 million that will benefit a range of community projects across Scotland. Glasgow Piano City is a great example of a project that brings communities together through the universal language of music and art. All of these grants show the variety of community projects that can be funded through Awards For All.”
