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Foundation projects
Here are some of the great projects recently funded by the ASDA Foundation.
All of the projects we support are local to our stores and depots and make a real long term sustainable difference to the local communities they serve. All of these fantastic projects are nominated by our ASDA colleagues.
Arnold
Southglade Park Community Allotment
The ASDA Foundation continues to fund the Southglade Park community allotment. This is a non profitable initiative where the produce grown is used to educate young children and adults on the Government’s guidelines for healthy eating.
The project is working in connection with local primary and senior schools, lone parents and people with disabilities. Sure Start is also aiming to involve local youth offending teams. In the long term the project leaders want to be able to provide part–time employment for people in the local community
Creating education and connections in the local community.
Brynmawr
BRfm
BRfm is a community radio station and an essential part of community life in Blaenau.
The ASDA Foundation funded the necessary transmission equipment to enable them to broadcast live throughout Blaenua Gwent.
Best radio for miles!
Haslingden
Haslingden Primary School
Haslingden Primary School is one of the largest in the country with more than 450 pupils. Most primary schools only have one intake per year but Haslingden has three.
The playground at the school is extremely large and until recently every inch was covered in tarmac. The ASDA Foundation funded part of the school’s project to transform this area into a place where children can play, learn, enjoy, plant and grow, and most of all have fun.
Kirkcaldy
Scout Group - 58th Fife - Scout Hall
The Scout Hall is an old stone farm barn which the Scouting Association bought from the Glenrothes District Council. The hall would have to close if the funding to repair the roof and heating system could not be raised. This would mean the 100 children that use the group would have nowhere to go.
Ongoing funding from the ASDA Foundation ensures this hall is kept open for the local community.
Motherwell
Bothwell Park Special Needs School — Mini Bus
Bothwell Park is a Special Needs School. Some of the children are severely disabled and rely on wheelchairs to get about.
The ASDA Foundation has funded the shortfall to purchase a mini bus, which now enables the 32 children to get out into the local community.
Parkhead Forge
Urban Fox Programme
Young people in Parkhead are deeply affected by issues like drugs, alcohol, unemployment and gang conflict. The Urban Fox programme provides these young people with opportunities to engage in sporting and leisure activities in an informal setting and to provide education and advice on a range of topical issues, diverting young people away from crime and anti–social behaviour.
The ASDA Foundation has funded the purchase of equipment to help expand the ICT Cyber Fox programmes in four centres in Glasgow. These centres make a real difference to young people in the area; they decrease violence and vandalism, promote co–operation, reduce isolation, and increase participation in health and sporting activities.
Keeping kids away from crime and anti-social behaviour.
Rawtenstall
Clock Tower
The Clock Tower is a historical focal point in the town centre of Rawtenstall which has not worked for decades. The ASDA Foundation worked very closely with Civic Pride to preserve the history of the Rossendale community by funding this restoration.
The tower is all that remains of Holly Mount School, a grand Victorian building built in 1839 to educate the children of factory workers.
The restoration was completed in July 2007 with the official opening on the 14th August 2007 by the Major of Rawtenstall. The project has made a real difference to the Rossendale Community, both young and old.
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