Pool Piece Project Wins National Award
News from the Pool Piece Project Manager David Darwood As some of you may be aware, Pool Piece was named as the winner of the "Recreation" category in this year's Biffa Awards.
More than 240 completed projects competed to win a prize in one of five categories, including Community Buildings, Recreation, Small Grants, Cultural Facilities and Rebuilding Biodiversity.
As winners, the village received a trophy, certificate and £1500 in prize money to further develop the project.
This year’s Awards were held at the newly renovated Coventry Transport Museum. The theme for the Awards was ‘Building Communities. Transforming Lives.’ and the event sought to celebrate the people behind the projects, and the work they do.
Gillian French, Biffa Award Programme Manager, said: “The Biffa Awards are a unique opportunity to celebrate and reward the dedicated people who are delivering some of the excellent projects we have funded. All of our projects deserve recognition for the work they do, but we are delighted with Wellington Heath's success at this year’s Awards. Pool Piece is a fabulous space, the community should be really proud of all the hard work that went into its creation.”
The working group for the project has already received many ideas on how to spend the money but unfortunately the funds won't allow all of the ideas to be developed. Two of our youngsters, Katherine Allsopp and Rosie Skinner, have undertaken to review the use of Pool Piece with other young people in the village and report back to the working group.
I would like to thank members of the working group, Jenny Jones, Andrew Squires, Stuart Crickett, Kevin Reid, Simon Williamson, Hamish Skinner and Kathy Darwood, for all the time and effort they have put into the project. I would also like to thank all those who have volunteered and helped in developing and maintaining Pool Piece. Volunteers are always welcome. Further information can be obtained from any member of the group or myself (e-mail david.darwood@googlemail.com)
You can read a brief history of the project here:Pool Piece Project.