We are delighted to announce that we have secured funding to deliver three new projects at Dorothy Parkes Centre over the next twelve months.

 

£10,000 from Sport England’s This Girl Can Fund will enable us to deliver FREE ‘Women’s Only Fitness Classes’ twice a week for a year, starting on Tuesday 7^th September. 

 

£5,000 from an SCVO Vision 2030 Community Mental Health Grant will enable us to deliver ten, eight-week-long support programmes for people affected by Loss, Grief and Bereavement. The first course will start on Wednesday 22^nd September and we have space for 6 - 8 people. This project will be run in partnership with Smethwick Old Church. Keep checking our website for more information.

 

£20,000 from Millennium Point Trust will enable us to deliver eight Science Workshops over the course of the school holidays throughout the next academic year. Sessions will be themed and will be available for primary school-aged children and their parents with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths. This project will be run in partnership with Femtinos. Keep checking our website for more information.

 

We would like to thank the funders for supporting these exciting new projects and our Centre. We would also like to thank everybody involved in supporting our applications; including volunteers, staff, and those who took part in any pilot projects and helped with consultations.