The 20 teams looking for YOUR support

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Thursday, February 09, 2012
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Bath Boxing Club is based at St Martin's Garden Primary School.

It was formed in 2008, and has 70 members, aged six and upwards.

The club wants to buy more gloves and helmets, and would help members who cannot afford to buy their own equipment.

Bath branch of the Women's Royal Army Corps Association gives women who have served in the Army the chance to meet up and share experiences.

The Bath branch is made up of members ranging in age from 80 to 91, who have all served their country in the Second World War.

It wants to help members with mobility problems, and let them meet on a regular basis.

Bath Cats and Dogs Home, based at Claverton Down, is one of the largest rehoming centres in the UK.

Each year the shelter looks after more than 2,500 cats, dogs and small animals, and aims to find every one a new, loving home no matter how long it may take.

The home wants to provide emergency veterinary care to injured and unwanted animals.

Bath City Farm is a community farm at Whiteway. Its mission is to build a caring, healthy community, and help people to learn about sustainable farming and food growing.

Money would pay to keep the children's Saturday morning club going.

Bath Institute of Medical Engineering is a charity based at the Royal United Hospital that works to make life easier for disabled people.

It employs engineers, designers, technicians and occupational therapists, and has been designing equipment to help the disabled for more than 40 years.

The charity wants to make more Wizzybugs, which are powered wheelchairs for disabled children.

Bath Mind works towards providing a better life for people diagnosed as mentally ill. The charity runs several services in the B&NES area for people experiencing mental health problems and their carers.

Money would support the costs of service users making a video promoting positive mental health.

Bath Sands (Stillbirth And Neonatal Death) supports parents when a baby dies during pregnancy or after birth.

The charity aims to support families, improve the quality of care offered to bereaved parents, and promote research that could help to reduce the loss of babies' lives.

Money will help to provide more support and meetings for parents who have lost a baby.

Batheaston Primary School teaches children from the ages of four to 11.

A new project to help them learn about nature and the environment was launched in October 2010.

The project is now almost complete, and the school wants to use its share of the money to finish turfing the tail of a 50-metre long newt sculpture.

Community Arts Therapy is a small charity established in 2006 that aims to improve the everyday lives of those affected by mental health issues through the use of arts therapies.

Using art, drama, dance movement and music therapies, the charity works with adults and young people with mental health problems to promote social inclusion.

The charity wants to use its share of the money to extend its work, and provide more therapy workshops across the Bath area.

City of Bath Lions Club raises money to support charities and groups both in the city and worldwide.

Through a variety of fundraisers and events, the club has supported many Bath charities.

The Lions want to buy and distribute message in a bottle – a plastic tub giving emergency information about medication and allergies.

The City of Bath Sea Cadet unit is one of the oldest in the country.

Cadets learn skills useful to a career in the Navy, as well as having the chance to make new friends.

Money would help to improve the building and hold more courses for young people.

Combe Down Holiday Trust aims to assist people with disabilities and their families or carers to take holidays.

The charity works to provide funds to pay towards these short breaks, which are often the only holiday a family gets.

Money would help the charity to provide more holidays and reach more people.

Combe Down Rugby Club (Mini and Junior section) has more than 150 members.

The teams train every week, and have sections for players aged from seven to 16.

The club would use its share of the money to pay to improve the pitches, and in particular would like to buy new posts and mobile floodlights.

The Golden-Oldies charity organises singing sessions for groups of older people across the region to combat loneliness and isolation.

Led by conductor Grenville Jones, the charity helps pensioners to get out of the house and meet other people.

The charity wants to offer more weekly sing-a-long sessions to elderly people in the area.

Mentoring Plus provides support, advice and friendship for vulnerable young people in the Bath and north east Somerset area.

These youngsters often come from families facing difficulties such as unemployment, substance misuse, disability or domestic abuse.

The charity wants to provide a support service in schools giving young people a confidential space to talk about their worries.

Rush Hill United Reformed Church is home to a variety of community groups as well as a place of worship. The church rooms serve the whole of the community and provide a place for people to meet.

The church wants to use its share of the money to repair the roof after the lead was stolen.

Supporting Disabled in Need provides finance for holidays for disabled children or adults with their carers.

It provides guidance on holidays and also arranges transport for disabled people to and from different events and activities in and around the area.

Money would pay for more disabled and terminally ill people to have a break with their family.

The Community Bus is a double-decker mobile community centre which travels to rural villages.

It provides play sessions for children aged five to 13 in the villages who would otherwise have nothing to do.

The money will help pay for more sessions in villages across Bath.

Three Ways School provides education for children aged three to 19 with a range of special educational needs.

The school specialises in sensory and creativity, and all pupils are encouraged and supported to achieve the highest possible standards.

Money would go towards buying a specially adapted minibus to take pupils to a variety of locations, including swimming and life skills visits.

Widcombe Junior School is at Pulteney Road, and would like to create a sensory garden. The school's eco team, made up of pupils, has been working on the landscape to create a garden for pupils to enjoy.

The school would use its share of the money to improve the borders, which are undeveloped, and plant edible and aromatic herbs to develop pupils' interest in nature.

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