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16th December
of National Lottery funds awarded to local causes
£72,263.20
More than £72,000 of National Lottery funding was awarded to good causes in Torbay at a community event on Friday (30 June). 14 groups from across Torbay pitched their projects at a unique Dragons Den style event, where the audience, of around 40 people from the local community, voted for their favourites to secure vital funding. Nine projects were granted a total of £72,263.20 at the event held in Torquay, which was organised by the Big Lottery Fund and Torbay Community Development Trust.
Pitch Your Project
"The event went extremely well, all the groups can be proud of their pitches on the night, which were very impressive. The public voted for a diverse range of projects of groups including those supporting older people, children and young people, the disabled, homeless and people in recovery, being successful. The event was exciting; though understandably a bit tense at times and the feedback we’ve received has been very positive. Pitch Your Project has been a very good way of getting the public involved in understanding the work of local community groups and how Big Lottery funding can be won to support their various causes." Robin Causley, Community Funding Advisor for Torbay Community Development Trust
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