The LNF was a scheme funded through the Department for Education and Skills. Grants of up to £7,000 were awared to voluntary and community groups working with children and young people in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton.
From April 2006 to March 2007 LNF awarded grants to 169 different groups, with a total of just over £880,000 being distributed. During the period, awards were made to dance groups, advocacy projects for young people with disabilities, parents and toddler groups, sports clubs and many more.
CASE STUDY: Beat the Drum
Beat the Drum, a new community group based in East Hampshire, was awarded a LNF grant of £6,934 in November 2006 to buy drums and percussion instruments and to run a session of drumming each week for a the year. The idea of the sessions was to build the children’s confidence and creativity through drumming and making their own percussive instruments.
The group became well established, running drumming sessions which booked up well in advance. They were also able to do additional workshops on a paid-for-basis, bringing additional income to the group.
