The club has 60 adult members and 16 junior members. Each year, it competes in 6 to 10 regattas across the Northwest. In addition to competitive rowing, the club welcomes recreational rowers and social members. Rowing instruction is offered to individuals of all ages, from 18 to 75, through Learn to Row programs, which also include sessions for asylum seekers. The club provides rowing experiences for various groups, such as the Women's Institute (WI), and hosts the University of the Third Age (U3A) rowing program. The club uses rowing machines (ergs) to teach the rowing stroke to beginners and to support training for all rowers. These machines are equipped with screens that display stroke rate, time per distance, and other metrics. They approached us as three of the machines required new LCD screens, as they were broken and unusable. They also needed some more lifejackets for new members to use. We were happy to help!
They aim for the team to grow in size and hope to inspire other schools and students in the area to join them in future. As a newly formed organisation they approached us at the 3R Foundation as they were looking for support as dance competitions require entry fees, transportation and accommodation just to attend, and there is also then the cost of costumes, equipment and supplies to be considered. They are very aware that any sport can be costly, so they aim to provide as much help as possible for their students, especially as a large number come from low income households, and they don’t wish to exclude any students based on their abilities or financial circumstances. The girls are doing a lot of fundraising but the grant has enabled them to purhase a large selection of dance costumes in lots of styles and sizes which will hopefully kickstart the team in their endeavours.
Started in 2021, the Veterans Project has become an integral part of their offering as an organisation. The award-winning project aims to create a social space for Armed Forces veterans. The Veteran Digital Champion Programme aims to address digital exclusion by utilizing a trained Digital Champion (Veteran Officer) to support local veterans in improving their digital skills. Digital training sessions suitable for beginners as well as veterans with basic digital skills who wish to enhance their abilities are provided to help them build confidence in using digital technology safely and effectively, both at home and in the workplace. Weekly, one to one, hour long, sessions are tailored to the specific digital skills each veteran is most interested in developing and provided for a three-month period. A grant has provided two tablets that can be loaned free of charge to veterans so they can make the most of the internet, learn new skills, and build confidence. Loaning tablets helps prevent digital exclusion, particularly for veterans without access to such devices. While not all veterans will require a loaned tablet, those without access will benefit greatly, encouraging broader participation.
As many of the women they support are on low wages (or benefits), they aim to provide their courses free of charge (or as cheaply as possible) so that no woman is excluded. They work towards UN SDG 8.3 supporting job creation and growing enterprises towards achieving decent work for all. They needed two folding meeting tables for their new, larger premises at White Cross, where they have now doubled their training space to two training rooms which can be opened out into a single, larger space. They had some tables but they were too heavy and bulky to move safely, limiting their capacity to be flexible with the use of the space. The new tables can be moved around easily and safely and they can now utilise the space to its full potential. This is a direct benefit for the women they support as it means they can accommodate more of them in their sessions and provide other opportunities such as networking and events to showcase their products/services.
The charity provides free counselling and therapies, including massage, hypnotherapy, and group support, to help manage the physical and emotional impacts of cancer and medical treatment. CancerCare also supports carers, families, and those with life-shortening illnesses, offering specialist bereavement services for people of all ages, including young people aged 3 to 18. It is the only service of its kind in the area. Each month, over 400 people visit CancerCare's Slynedales centre to access one-on-one therapies, group support, the Hug in a Mug peer support café, or to accompany family members receiving support. Visitors are welcomed with a hot drink, often prepared by one of the volunteer receptionists, in a relaxed and safe environment where they can feel comfortable and at ease. So the centre’s dishwasher was in constant use up until it failed and needed replacing.
Their focus is on providing equitable opportunities, meaningful encouragement, and high-quality activities to help young people build resilience, independence, and achieve personal success. They offer over 300+ free sessions each year, including workshops and events in the evenings, weekends, and school holidays such as: Restore: Helping young people build resilience and self-awareness. Time to Breathe: Offering time in nature for reflection, healing, and personal growth. Rise to the Challenge: Providing transformative outdoor expeditions to foster change and personal development. Young people are referred to the services by local organizations, including CAMHS, Lancashire Constabulary, ADHD Support services and Schools. Many of the young people they support come from the most deprived areas and are facing significant barriers in their lives. The Operations Manager and Project Coordinator lead projects that enable young people to share their experiences and create artwork, boosting confidence, self-efficacy, and new skills. They lacked suitable equipment for film and music video production so the new MacBook now allows them to edit and produce their own work providing life-enhancing experiences for local young people.
They urgently needed some plastic boxes to store their various sorts of water glasses, wine glasses and champagne glasses in. These are offered to anyone booking the hall for events, and they told us that as the cardboard boxes that the glasses were originally purchased in were getting beyond repair, the risk of damage to the glasses was increasing all the time. The grant was used to purchase 15x plastic stackable boxes, with correctly sized dividers which should help protect and extend the lifetime of their glasses.
They do this through providing a number of services including afterschool clubs, holiday clubs, weekend clubs, daytime support for young adults, stay and play sessions for under 5's, a siblings group and a toy library. They were founded in 2009 by two mums of disabled children who were unable to find suitable childcare for their own disabled children. The 3R Foundation grant was used to purchase a Possum Play Couch plus accessories including additional pieces, sets and waterproof covers. This is now being used in the Kidz Club for children aged 5-19 to support the children with both their play and social needs. The couch is able to be a traditional sofa for relaxing and socialising whilst also converting into a number of different play shapes to suit a child's imagination. With the waterproof covers and additional shapes they will be able to support those with mobility issues to access the couch and fully enjoy it, including hoisting those who require it onto the couch.
One of their series is called Transition Games. These are powerful tools for changing hearts and minds toward environmental sustainability, because players are active in a group as they talk to each other and interact with the game environment. They told us that it can be difficult for people to understand sustainability initiatives and feel they can make a difference; as often a leaflet or lecture is not enough. The Transition Games can equip people with an understanding that enables them to engage meaningfully in regenerative and sustainable activities. They approached us for a grant to produce 12 copies of their locally based Transition Game on pollinators. In May 2024 they held a game-design session at RSPB Leighton Moss to draft the Pollinator Game, which then went through several further iterations and testing, ending up as a version of the game that they wanted to produce for Bolton-le-Sands school and library, Lune Valley Beekeepers, Lancaster Beekeepers, and other branches of the Lancashire and North West Beekeepers’ Association. The grant covered the costs for the physical materials and production of the game, including the card and colour printing for the game board and scenario cards, wood cutting for the game tokens, and printing and logo design for the game box, assembly and promotion through hosting game sessions.
They work within the Morecambe Bay NHS Trust area, which covers South Cumbria and North Lancashire. Their aims are to preserve and protect the emotional and psychological health of parents who have suffered the loss of their baby/child through miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, or death during infancy or childhood and to advance education of the emotional and psychological effects of such a bereavement to professionals and the public through the provision of information. They do this through the provision of Remembrance Boxes and Miscarriage Care Boxes for bereaved parent, providing bereavement support through support groups, one to one support, online support forums and Creative Grief Workshops. The Remembrance Boxes contain items to encourage and support bereaved parents in making and recording as many memories as possible whilst they are in hospital, and Items to use at home to promote and encourage a healthy grieving process. Their whole purpose is to support grieving parents in feeling less isolated and alone, have connection with other bereaved parents who have walked this devastating path before them, and have access to tools to help them navigate their loss both immediate and ongoing for as long as they need.
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