Grant to Canal Boat Project (360G-EssexCF-A463213)

£8,726

To employ a Marketing and Communications Assistant to raise the profile of a project enabling disabled people and people with special needs to enjoy river boating

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Grant Details

Amount Applied For 8726
Amount Awarded 8726
Award Date 2017-12-19T00:00:00+00:00
Beneficiary Location: Country Code GB
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code E01023492
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type LSOA
Beneficiary Location: Name East Hertfordshire 009B
Grant Programme: Code 2017/18
Grant Programme: Title Comic Relief Core Strength Local Communities
Impact Category Promote reduction of isolation and disadvantage and access to local services
Last Modified 2021-04-29T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Duration (months) 11
Planned Dates: End Date 2018-12-31T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2018-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Primary age group Seniors (65+)
Primary beneficiary People with physical difficulties
Primary ethnicity White British
Primary issue Disability and Access issues
Recipient Org: Charity Number 1108452
Recipient Org: Company Number 05246504
Recipient Org: Description We provide canal boat holidays and day trips for people with disabilities, their families, friends and other disability charities and community groups.We operate three wide beam canal boats which have all been specially adapted with ramps, wheelchair accessible lifts, hoists, wet rooms and day beds to enable everyone to get involved in the boating experience. Whether relaxing and watching the world go by, getting closer to nature, steering the boat or helping with the locks, our clients can get involved in every stage of the trip. Our focus is on ‘Ability, not Disability‘. We offer day trips where our volunteers take groups of up to 12 people out for adventures on the water. We manage the boat and our clients choose whatever participation they want, under supervision by our volunteers, offering a completely different day out for many. We train families or community groups to take out our accessible boats for extended holiday trips. Holidays on the water can provide them with new experiences and a much needed escape from stresses of everyday life. CanalAbility also provides a great volunteering opportunity for local people to get involved, learn new skills, meet and make friends reducing social isolation, and improve health.
Recipient Org: Web Address http://www.canalability.org.uk