South Harrow gym classes gets lottery grant

Children's gym classes and a local charity in South Harrow have scooped more than £12,000 in lottery grants.

Newton Farm First, Middle and Nursery School got £3,500 and Edo State Women's Association £8,594.

Edo States Women's Association was founded in 1991. It works with communities in Nigeria and the UK to help prevent poverty.

It plans to use the sum to support women and young people in need in South Harrow and Hillingdon.

Eki Ogbeide, project director, said: "With trained volunteers on board we can give more
people the skills and knowledge they need to get away from poverty and get started in the right direction."

The association is going to use the funding to train volunteers in running workshops to help people move away from poverty with the skills that they learn in the workshops.

Debbie Pippard, Big Lottery Fund head of London region, said on behalf of Awards for All: "Edo State Women's Association is every bit as dedicated to helping marginalised groups, in their case young people and women who need the chance to learn new, life-improving skills."

Newton Farm School in Ravenswood Crescent, South Harrow, is to use the fundings to teach students gymnastics.

The funding was given through the Awards for All grant scheme.

The scheme gives a sum between £300 and £10,000 to grass-root community groups and voluntary organisations.