§ Linda PerhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what initiatives her Department(a) has implemented and (b) plans to implement that encourage youth participation in sports and cultural activities in the Ilford, North constituency. [22292]
§ Mr. CabornThe Government are committed to the development of sport and increasing opportunities for participation throughout the country, particularly among young people. The strategy for sport—A Sporting Future
Recipient/project name Award amount (£) Award date Local authority Distributing body Avigdor Primary School Parents' Association Avigdor Cultural Club 4,700 6 November 1997 Redbridge Arts Council of England The New Redbridge Wind Orchestra Music in the community—The New Redbridge Wind Orchestra 3,750 6 November 1997 Redbridge Arts Council of England Take Away Productions Ltd. The Take Away Project 5,000 19 March 1997 Redbridge Arts Council of England Triple's Show Gang This group produce an annual amateur drama production. The award will pay for their first production which will raise funds for Haven House hospice 2,859 25 July 2001 Redbridge Arts Council of England Wanstead and Woodford Cine and Video Club Video equipment, portable screen and sound equipment 5,000 13 May 1997 Redbridge Arts Council of England Quadraphonic Quadraphonic' CD 5,000 19 March 1997 Redbridge Arts Council of England Note:
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RALP awards benefiting Redbridge Organisation Postcode Awarded (£) Artform Borough(s) of Arts Initiative Ltd.1 E1 6LS 30,000 Combined Arts Hackney, Redbridge, Waltham Forest para active theatre2 IG3 9SX 12,102 Drama/Theatre/Combined Arts/Dance Barking and Dagenham, Newham, Redbridge (went on to tour other boroughs) Pascal Theatre Company3 WC1H 9AR 25,000 Drama/Theatre Barnet, Camden, Harrow, Redbridge Shruthi Laya Shangam4 SE26 4ES 17,330 Music/Dance Lambeth, Lewisham, Redbridge The Lions Part5 E11 4HB 15,920 Drama/Theatre Camden, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Redbridge, Southwark 1 Linked: a two mile long multi-media, sound and music site-specific art installation by Graeme Miller w/support from Museum of London, about the history of the M11 Link Road and residents of the 400 houses which once stood there. 2 A1-Daakan: towards the costs of a devised performance piece which will tour London venues, integrating Indian classical dance, Filmi dance, physical theatre, mask and puppetry and supported by a series of related educational workshops. 3 London-Continental: The development and production of a new play which will be based on interviews with over 60s who lived in the East End as young people, and their grandchildren. 4 Unique music and dance fusion: a series of performances of new work by Prasanna Ramaswamy by Western and Indian artists at Royal Festival Hall, developing a fusion of Western and Indian Classical music and dance, and including involvement of London-based students. 5 Land Girls/A Sleep of Prisoners Double Bill: a theatre double bill commemorating World War 2 (a play from 1951 and a new devised work) to be performed in London churches including outreach and workshop programmes for older people as part of the research process. for All—and the Government's Plan for Sport set out an action plan on how we intend to achieve those objectives. Responsibility for developing sport for young people at the local level rests with a number of organisations including Sport England, local authorities, local education authorities, schools, sports governing bodies, sports clubs and volunteers.
A number of national programmes which will provide better sports facilities and improve sports provision are being implemented in the London borough of Redbridge including lottery funding where around £4.5 million has been committed to community sports facilities in the borough, the School Sport Co-ordinators programme where a bid is currently being worked up by the local authority and NOF Round three under which £2.1 million has been allocated to the borough. A secondary school in the borough is also showing interest in designation as a specialist sports college.
The Arts Council has made six lottery awards in Ilford, North totalling £26,309 (details as follows). London Arts Board has made five awards benefiting Ilford, North, totalling £100,352 (details as follows), through the Regional Arts Lottery Programme.