Those involved and the young people from the estate should be
really proud of what they have achieved  |
| Alison
Egarr, The South Wiltshire Community Safety Partnership |
In
such a short time the club, which started with just £200 raised
locally, has seen the membership soar to 100.
Now
the club provide a wide range of activities - from snooker and Scalextric
to Playstations with interactive dance mats!
In
addition they have held discos and talent shows, a trip to a theme
park and decorated a graffiti wall - not to mention the history
of the club being produced in a cross stitch tapestry.
Working
with the local council's housing department, the Community Safety
Partnership has helped to find an extra £2000 to fund some
of the projects. The results were so impressive that this year £4,000
has been obtained from the Home Office Building Safer Communities
Fund.
Some
of the money has been earmarked for another arts project, a regular
newsletter and, if they behave, another trip to a theme park!
|
The youngsters have proved that they respond to the right kind
of incentives and it is our aim to provide these for their sakes
as well as the community as a whole.
|
| Marilyn
Dovey, one of the founders of TGI Friary |
In
addition, the extra funding will allow the club to open on Friday
evenings as well.
However,
what the members are really looking forward to is the purchase of
a Karaoke system and digital camera to record their efforts. After
the immense success of the talent competitions, 'Fame Academy' better
watch out!
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What about dance Louise Barham our coreographer who has worked extreemly hard to win three compitions in first place
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