Grant Funding Application & Guidelines 2004

Age range: 5-15

Location: Whilst targeting area's of recognised deprivation within Wrexham, this does not mean that other application's will be unsuccessful, just that they may be given a lower priority.

Projects must be open access. Open access provision may be outdoors or indoors, supervised or unsupervised. The key characteristic of open access play provision is that children themselves choose whether to come or go, and those responsible for the provision do not have a contract with the parents or carers of the children to provide childcare. Overall the open access play should provide positive experiences for children and young people.

Sustainability: As far as possible applications should be aimed at generating sustainable change and encouraging new ways of working, e.g. training and development of staff. Demonstrate there are links for continued activity in place, raising awareness of opportunities outside your project ensuring they are promoted and actively sought.

Deprivation: Meeting the need for the improvements of open access play provision in the most deprived communities in Wrexham. Supporting evidence will aid your application.

Community Benefits: Partnership and community regeneration should be taken into consideration. Community benefits should be highlighted such as, the reduction of anti-social behaviour by offering diversionary activities.

Monitoring and Evaluation: The evaluation process is vital to determine the success of the programmes. Objectives will be used to verify that the programme goals were achieved.