Monday 26 November 2007

The People's Millions

This week From Monday 26 November until Thursday 29 November, you can have a say on how lottery money is awarded to local communities in Oxfordshire by voting in the People’s Millions competition.

A number of local organisations are in the running to win a grant of up to £80,000. The grants will fund projects that aim to improve the quality of life of local communities through transforming the local environment.

There are six projects from across the region that are in the running. You can support the following Oxfordshire projects by voting on the relevant days:

Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground - screened on Tuesday 27 November on the ITV Thames Valley programme
Carterton Town Square Regeneration - screened on Tuesday 27 November on ITV Thames Valley
Farmoor Pontoon for Disabled Sailors - screened on Wednesday 28 November on ITV Thames Valley
Oxford Sea Cadets HQ Refurbishment - screened on Wednesday 28 November on ITV Thames Valley
Fernham conversion of parish church into community hall - screened on Wednesday 28 November on ITV Central East
Bicester Athletics Club improvement of facilities - screened on Thursday 29 November on ITV Thames Valley.

As you will see from the above, there are two Vale projects listed who would benefit from your vote, so do give them some thought when making your decision. The Vale projects are:
Fernham's community hall initiative, Project Inspire (to make their vision of a community hall for Fernham and surrounding villages a reality). Fernham will be competing with a charity in Stamford, Lincs which has a population of 18,000; with a population of 200 Fernham is definitely the underdog!
AND
The Farmoor Reservoir Pontoon Project (for an electric lift so that disabled sailors can get down to their boats safely)

So, here's how to vote:
The numbers for voting will be announced in the regional media on the day of voting and will also appear on The Big Lottery's website.

For full details of the projects visit:

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