Better with a Book (360G-QuartetCF-A435991)
Funding Organization
£400
Recipient Organization
Contribution towards running costs of the group.
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Grant Details
Amount Applied For | 2400 |
Amount Awarded | 400 |
Award Date | 2017-03-21T00:00:00+00:00 |
Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code | E01014371 |
Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type | LSOA |
Beneficiary Location: Name | Bath and North East Somerset 007B |
Grant Programme: Code | SWC 2017(1) |
Grant Programme: Title | B&NES Supporting Communities and Wellbeing Fund |
Impact Category | Advance people's physical and mental health, wellbeing and safety |
Last Modified | 2017-06-23T00:00:00+00:00 |
Planned Dates: Duration (months) | 12 |
Planned Dates: End Date | 2018-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
Planned Dates: Start Date | 2017-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
Primary age group | Adults (26 “ 65) |
Primary beneficiary | People with mental health issues |
Primary ethnicity | White British |
Primary issue | Mental health |
Recipient Org: Charity Number | 1145699.0 |
Recipient Org: Description | Our charity Read Around Bath has as its aim to bring socially disadvantaged people together through reading whether they are disadvantaged through low mental health, old age, physical difficulties or homelessness or a combination of any of these. Reading Agency research shows 'books change lives' and we aim to build a sense of community and reduce social isolation and loneliness. We also aim to enhance well being and increase confidence, articulacy and motivation. The Liverpool organisation Get into Reading which is a city-wide initiative has inspired us and they have given advice, run workshops for us. Their reseach also bears out the finding that reading and listening to reading with the opportunity to discuss the material provides community focus, well being, confidence and reduces social isolation. Volunteers, often with a background in teaching, select reading material appropriate to each group, mostly led by the group and individual tastes and wishes. The session has a variety of reading aloud periods with equal space to discuss what the group like/dislike/anything nostalgic that occurs to them to share with others. Poetry and prose is shared, often members supply their own material from the library. The session ends with a cheerful poem. |
Recipient Org: Web Address | http://www.readaroundbath.org.uk |