They have seen an increasing need for children to have support in regulating their emotions, and although this was something they have always prioritised, it has become a larger focus since Covid. The school has adapted to this with a change in their behaviour policy to focus more on relationships and regulation and have converted a number of spaces in school into 'regulation spaces'. These are areas where the children can spend time either on their own or with an adult, safely regulating their emotions ready to return to learning. The five spaces they converted were previously storage rooms so the grant was used to purchase beanbags, other furnishings and decorating materials to convert them into something that was much more useful for them.

Specialist Search Dogs work with emergency services, first responder organisations and a number of partner search teams and provide specially trained land and water cadaver search dogs as well as air scent and tracking and trailing trained dogs.
The grant was used to provide waterproof jackets to their search dog handlers and search technicians for protection during wet weather searches. They had recently self funded fleece jackets but were in need of a badged outer waterproof layers for team members.

Many factors such as grief, disability, mental ill-health or financial worries can lead to men becoming isolated or feeling distanced from their fellow human beings. Women are often able to voice and share their worries, whereas men sometimes find it difficult to reach out or articulate their own feelings. Men tend to take a more sideways approach to talking, sharing and breaking out of loneliness.

The purpose of Lancaster Men’s Hub, or LMH, is to help by providing activities which open up exactly that sideways approach. By taking part in any kind of shared activity you automatically meet with others. Small exchanges about what you are doing gradually grow into relaxed conversations. Friendships can form and people can get to know each other. Research shows that improvements in wellbeing usually follow.
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They provide a growing range of activities to interest as wide a range of men as possible. This includes regular "Elevenses" every Friday, a regular games evening, walking football, an allotment, walks and recently they opened a workshop. Many hand tools, power tools and even some machine tools have been donated, but they have to provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as facemasks, ear defenders and safety glasses to members so we were happy to help!

Their main aims are;
Raising aspirations and supporting personal development
Inclusive practice
Improving wellbeing and mental health
Building confidence and learning life skills
Offering opportunities and new experiences for all ages and all abilities
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This is what they said: "A huge mahoosive thankyou to the amazing team at the 3R foundation / 3R Charity who raise funds to help organisations like ourselves, you truly are special humans. The fund they awarded us has covered costs for new T shirts for our youth Theatre Group productions, we meet every Tuesday at The Platform - Morecambe 6-8pm, we are delighted, THANKYOU from everyone.
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the opportunity for members to play in local and county league matches, and an extensive programme of professional coaching for children and adults, including older people, their facilities are available to visitors and they are developing more contacts with local schools. The club is run entirely by volunteers and members range in age from 4 years old to 83 years old.
They have also recently introduced Pickleball which is particularly beneficial in keeping older people active, and has proved popular among current members as well as attracting new members to the club.

They currently have one team, but they are looking to expand in the future to include more adult and junior teams. They approached the 3R Foundation as they needed 60+ metres of green windbreak netting to secure the outfield fencing, hedges and surrounding community buildings. From a safety point of view this is needed to help prevent damage to people, property and buildings and prevent the loss of very important club property i.e cricket balls!

They play in the SportsReach netball league but didn't have any team branded kit, so the team just wore dresses from other teams, or t-shirts and leggings. As most of the teams they play against in the league have their own branded dresses, they contacted us to see if we could help them. The Beacons now have their own branded kit.

They provide a safe, supportive, working environment for their volunteer participants to nurture long term mental health recovery, through meaningful physical activity and personal development opportunities. The people they work with are from all backgrounds across South Lakeland and North Lancashire, including Carnforth, Lancaster and Morecambe who attend weekly to be supported in their recovery from mental ill health.

All the fruits and vegetables grown on the farm are distributed via an organic veg box scheme, or grown to order for a number of local retailers which helps support the charity.