Acton Play Projects and Leisure Events Wins Grant Funding
Money from HS2 will support John Perryn Primary Art Club
Art installation "Creation of an Amazon Rain Forest" at the ARTBLOCK
April 18, 2023
Acton Play Projects and Leisure Events (A.P.P.L.E.) is to receive extra funding to support sessions at an after-school Art Club for pupils from John Perryn Primary School.
The East Acton based charity which has served the local community for nearly two decades has received a £10,000 grant from HS2.
A.P.P.L.E. aims to teach young people perseverance, flexible thinking and self-motivation through art by delivering a series of art sessions for young people across the year.
Sessions are free, allowing young people to access high quality activities that encourage creativity and skill development.
The grant will help deliver thirty after-school, term-time sessions for up to 16 Year 5 and 6 pupils from John Perryn Primary School. The charity will also hold four drop-in, open access sessions in June and July at the ARTBLOCK, the charity’s headquarters in Acton Park, East Acton Lane.
Theses sessions are designed to prepare for the Acton Carnival on 15 July and offer creative activities including painting, sculpture, photography, printing, mosaics, environmental installations and any other art form suggested by young people using the service.
Vicki Barker, Co-founder and Project Coordinator at A.P.P.L.E. said, “A.P.P.L.E. are delighted with the grant from HS2. It means that we can continue Art Club at John Perryn Primary School. It is always amazing the imagination and creativity of the children that come to Art Club.”
Art installation "Creation of an Amazon Rain Forest" at the ARTBLOCK
Cathy Elliott, Independent Chair of the HS2 Funds, “A.P.P.L.E. has served the people of Ealing for almost two decades, and it’s right that we recognise this valuable contribution through our Community & Environment Fund.
“Their team has put forward an exciting programme of activities across this year that will have a direct positive impact on the communities where HS2 is building. I would encourage any organisation demonstrably impacted by HS2 construction to check their eligibility for funding.”
Starting in 2017, HS2 created the Community & Environment Fund (CEF) and Business and Local Economy Fund to aid community groups and business partnerships impacted by the construction of Phase One (London to Birmingham) and Phase 2a (Birmingham to Crewe) of the HS2 project. The funds are independently administered by community charity Groundwork.
A.P.P.L.E. are also having a clear out at its ARTBLOCK ahead of a refurbishment of its kitchen in which the cooking area is being expanded by the conversion of a store room.
It needs volunteers to help with emptying the store cupboard, clearing the garden and putting up a new shed on Saturday 29 April. There will also be items for sale and for free as well as lots of food and take home prizes.
For more information contact Vicki - vicki.appleplay@gmail.com.
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