Project Name: Tai Chi and tea for everybody @ Craigentinny Garden

Amount applied for: £500

Previous recipient of funds?: YES

Description We would like to run an 8 week Tai Chi class at Craigentinny Community Garden. Tai Chi can provide social, physical and mental health benefits and we believe the garden can offer more than just a place to grow plants. The class will run one evening a week for 8 weeks this summer.

Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/groups/288640935067591

Project Name: Just Dance @ Disneyland

Amount applied for: £2000

Previous recipient of funds?: NO

Description: We hope to take 20 children from Just Dance College to Disneyland Paris so they can take part in the performing arts programme in February 2025. This trip offers a once in a lifetime opportunity for the dancers. Parents will fundraise for the rest of the required funding.

Project Name: Investing in Youth Drama

Amount applied for: £1000

Previous recipient of funds?: NO

Description: Our proposal is that the Leith Academy Parent Council provide funds to purchase five wireless head microphones to support drama and school performances. The grant for these microphones would allow for more young people to be confident they are involved in more "professional" drama productions.

Project Name: Lochend Boxing Club - Youth Boxing

Amount applied for: £2000

Previous recipient of funds?: NO

Description: We would like to apply for funding to upgrade some equipment at the Lochend Boxing club and get the opportunity to send some of our young boxers to competitions and training camps throughout the UK. We pride on giving opportunities to all ages to improve on confidence and their fitness. The funding will stretch for longer than just a 12 month period.

Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100041048240502

Project Name: Botanical Mural

Amount applied for: £2000

Previous recipient of funds?: NO

Description: A partnership between The Ripple Project, Craigentinny Primary School, and Olivia Nash – we aim to transform a gated area of Craigentinny Primary’s playground through working with the children to pull together their botanical ideas and spray paint a botanical mural onto the walls which will create calm and relaxing atmosphere.

Project Name: Mindfulness for Wellbeing

Amount applied for: £1737

Previous recipient of funds?: NO

Description: Mindfulness is a practice that encourages us to pay kind and non-judgemental attention to what is present here and now. This 8-weeks course offers a great opportunity to explore practically how mindfulness can be used in daily life to improve overall wellbeing, reduce stress and to build personal resilience. No previous experience in mindfulness is needed.

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