IRIE DANCE THEATRE 

towards new digital equipment and training

The project is using funding to support predominantly BAME communities in the Lewisham area through the expansion of their community/education programmes. The sessions aim to improve physical and ....more

The project is using funding to support predominantly BAME communities in the Lewisham area through the expansion of their community/education programmes. The sessions aim to improve physical and mental wellbeing improve educational opportunities enhance understanding of culturally diverse dance develop opportunities for the community volunteers and Irie! students and graduates.

Pioneers and Places

The funding will be used to provide a series of community activities to bring intergenerational communities together in an area of high deprivation in Lewisham. The project aims to bring people ....more

The funding will be used to provide a series of community activities to bring intergenerational communities together in an area of high deprivation in Lewisham. The project aims to bring people together across communities and strengthen relationships and improve physical and mental well-being to benefit communities worst impacted by Covid.

Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Movement & Dance project, with a focus on ....more

Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Movement & Dance project, with a focus on beneficiaries from a BAME background.

towards the costs of the Community Engagement Coordinator and Service Manager posts plus a range of core costs, as per your revised budget

Grant to C-19 CCLORS - IRIE! dance theatre

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

A grant of £9,950 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

To support Arts and Culture throughout England

Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Moving Together. This project lists its main activity as Movement & Dance

Moving Together will bring people together across age, ethnicity and ability and be targeted at communities that demonstrate low levels of physical activity, who don't often come into contact with ....more

Moving Together will bring people together across age, ethnicity and ability and be targeted at communities that demonstrate low levels of physical activity, who don't often come into contact with one another and those at risk of social isolation The programme will be designed to reference needs identified by: Lewisham Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2015-2018; Lewisham Council Being Active; Lewisham Cultural Development – Sports; Get Active Lewisham and Greenwich NHS. Moving Together will build on the work of our successful programmes of individual classes targeted at community groups, reach new participants, work with new partners and provide new opportunities for our BA and community volunteers. Lewisham is the 31st most deprived of Local Authorities in England.Two out of five people in Lewisham are from a BAME background. The largest groups are Black African and Black Caribbean. BAME people are more likely to live with diabetes, stroke, and high blood pressure affecting day-to-day and family life. Women experience isolation because of poverty; traditional gender roles/responsibilities; social attitudes; healthcare access, with cardiovascular illness a particular issue for Lewisham women. Learning disabled people have life expectancy significantly lower and experience social segregation and stereotyping A greater proportion of 65+ Lewisham residents are from ethnic minorities. It is well-documented that loneliness increases with older age and long-term health conditions and opportunities to meet younger people are limited.. The Moving Together 12 week programme comprises: 12 new women's evening dance classes bringing together women of different communities, including those with learning disabilities and carers, overturning stereotypes between communities. 12 new elders dance and movement-based sessions, reducing isolation of older people, creating opportunities to do activities with elders from other communities, bringing them into contact with young volunteers, overturning age-related stereotypes 12 new gentle dance sessions dovetailing with with ICS Health and Well Being diabetes prevention programme providing opportunities for their clients to take part in activities with others in their communities and reducing isolation by signposting people to further opportunities 12 Tai Chi classes - building on an existing class to engage more people from diverse communities, including people of Chinese and Vietnamese heritage - many of whom experience isolation and lack opportunities to connect with people from different cultural backgrounds 1 x Moving Together Social - Our Moonshot Café provides a place to meet up before and after classes for all our groups and we would host a social event here

The project will deliver intergenerational workshops and activities using African dance as a medium to bring people together and have fun.

Stage 7 is a three-year partnership programme building relationships and developing a stimulating programme of creative and training opportunities with young people who have been involved in criminal ....more

Stage 7 is a three-year partnership programme building relationships and developing a stimulating programme of creative and training opportunities with young people who have been involved in criminal activity, are at risk of exclusion and/or are at risk of involvement in criminal activity. The programme will be developed with and delivered to Key Stage 3/4 students from Abbey Manor College Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) and students from a second PRU.

This project will deliver a series of intergenerational health workshops that will support the needs of people who are experiencing the effects of social isolation. This will improve the wellbeing of ....more

This project will deliver a series of intergenerational health workshops that will support the needs of people who are experiencing the effects of social isolation. This will improve the wellbeing of those taking part.