HALC Awards

Southgate Squash & Racketball Club grant of £1591.00

Southgate Squash & Racketball Club (SSRC), Walker Cricket Ground, Waterfall Road, Southgate, London N14 7JZ is one of 320 children's and young people's projects across London, currently sharing £613,361 awarded by Capital 95.8's Help a London Child in its first wave of grant allocations for 2007.

Capital's Breakfast Show presenter Johnny Vaughan said "The positive impact HALC has had on the lives of underprivileged children and young people cannot be overestimated. I've had the opportunity to see first hand the great work that Capital's charity does and how vital it is to London's little ones. Being a father myself, I realise how crucial it is for charities to get the funding they depend on."

Over a quarter of the grants awarded are to new applicants. The charity has again worked hard last year to ensure London's voluntary sector is aware of the availability of HALC funding, by attending over 20 Funder Fairs across London.

Throughout April projects across London will be receiving their grants thanks to the efforts of Capital's Help a London Child team and its supporters.

The money will fund a variety of children's and young people's projects including: after school groups; holiday playschemes; specialist equipment or support services for groups working with children or young people who have a disability or special need or life-threatening condition or illness; music, arts, drama, sports & youth groups; supplementary schools and cultural activities for children from London's diverse communities; refuges for families fleeing domestic violence; and homelessness organisations.

Squash / racketball can be played by many children in the community including those with certain levels of disability. They should all be encouraged to participate for health and social reasons. With the aid of the Help from Capital 95.8 – Help A London Child Grant - SSRC are preparing to provide squash / racketball coaching and facilities for deaf / partial hearing children.

England Squash have current players who have proved this can be done – as they are physically capable of the activity.

Our grant is being spent on advertising / making contacts. Introducing / coaching this specialised local group to playing squash and / or racketball, training of qualified coaches and staff in 'Deaf Awareness', court hire PLUS upgrades to Court entrance approach – in accordance with Health & Safety.

Grant monies come from HALC fundraising events which this year included Capital 95.8's on-air appeal, Capital Rocks!, Archant Press Ball, Marriott Hotels' Burns Night and the BUPA Great Capital Run.

Over the past 32 years Help a London Child has raised over £20 million and awarded more than 10,000 grants.