St Ives store in lottery final
Kidz R Us in St Ives, Cornwall, is a finalist in the Best Arts Project category in The National Lottery Awards 2010 and now needs your vote to help it win.
Public voting for the final ends at midday on 13 August. The public can vote for Kidz R Us by calling 0844 686 8074 or going online to www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards
The Awards are the annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects, and Kidz R Us has to beat just two other finalists to win the title of the UK’s Best Arts Project. All the projects in the running have already received Lottery funding and the Awards celebrate how they have put that money to good use.
Kidz R Us, located in an old chapel in the centre of St. Ives, is a theatre and performing arts group for children in and around the local community. The group provides accessible, year-round entertainment in musical theatre and drama for local residents and visitors, encouraging children from all backgrounds to take part. A Lottery grant has allowed the group to develop its theatre facilities and take on a new member of staff.
Vanessa Gibson, General Manager of Kidz R Us, says: “We are absolutely delighted to have made it to the final of The National Lottery Awards and want to thank everyone who has supported us so far. Lottery funding has made a huge difference to our project – it’s allowed us to improve our facilities and also employ a volunteer co-ordinator to support our adult volunteers. Consequently, we are able to engage with lots more children and young people and give them opportunities they might not otherwise have. We really hope that the local community will now vote for us to win so that all the adults and young people involved in the project receive the recognition they deserve.”
This year’s National Lottery Awards are supported by actress Fay Ripley, who attended last year’s Awards ceremony, which was broadcast on BBC One. She says: “Each year The National Lottery Awards recognise the incredible impact that Lottery-funded projects have on people and communities across the UK. Lottery players raise £25 million every week to support projects like Kidz R Us, which has done so well to reach the final of The National Lottery Awards. Please take the time to show your support – every vote really does make a difference!”
The winners of each category will be announced during a star-studded Awards event, broadcast on BBC One in September, and this year held at London’s Roundhouse, which is Lottery-funded.
Text provided by Lottery Good Causes.
