UK360 Melissa Porter 27/12/11

For more information about the show and how you can get involved: communitychannel.mediatrust.org UK360 is a television magazine show that brings you inspiring local stories about communities that are making a real difference at a grass roots level. This UK360 programme is a National Lottery Awards special, celebrating some of the inspirational finalists at this year’s ceremony. Since 2004, the Big Lottery fund has awarded over 4.4 billion pounds to community groups around the UK. UK360 highlights the difference that this funding can make to the lives of many. To find out more about this year’s awards, visit the following website: www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk Hands That Talk won this year’s award for Best Charity or Voluntary project. We find out how this organisation based in Derry, Northern Ireland, has improved the welfare of the local deaf community. Find out more about Hands That Talk here: www.handsthattalk.co.uk The winner of this year’s Best Environmental Project went to the Green Valley Project in Bryncynon, Wales. We see how lottery funding has aided the creation of a community garden to be used by local citizens. For more information on this great organization, visit their website www.bryncynonstrategy.org.uk One runner-up in this year’s Best Health Project category was Yorkshire-based Altogether Better. Watch the programme to witness the effect that the ‘community health champions’ have had in transforming the lives of local citizens. Visit www …
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