OYAP TRUST 

To support Arts and Culture throughout England

LGBTQ+ young people in Bicester will advocate to make everyday town facilities more accessible and inclusive for them as well as other young people who have hidden disabilities

Music Matters Bicester

The grant will pay for a Facilitator and group convenor, who is highly skilled in facilitating intergenerational arts projects, who runs an intergenerational theatre company, has led our recent ....more

The grant will pay for a Facilitator and group convenor, who is highly skilled in facilitating intergenerational arts projects, who runs an intergenerational theatre company, has led our recent Autism Youth Action Team and does regular YAT work. She will undertake outreach work into schools, youth groups and older people’s settings, bringing them together regularly in our town centre venue. The need for this work is already identified through the Oxfordshire Needs Analysis report, but also through the Bicester Healthy New Towns initiative, whom we already partner with, which has ‘reducing social isolation’ as one of its key aims. Cherwell District Council have an intergenerational officer, and are providing match funding and partnership for this bid. Our work with our local schools also shows there is a need for young people to have more meaningful engagement with their communities, especially to address their own mental health needs. The grant will cover visiting practitioners, such as radio producers or graffiti artists, with specialisms to help the group deliver their plans and to increase skills and teamworking. Other costs include events, materials, catering, travel costs and publicity. Modest overheads are included to support OYAP’s coordination of the group.

The project will establish a community social choir in Bicester and form a community access theatre. The project aims to bring people together through singing, reduce isolation and improve a ....more

The project will establish a community social choir in Bicester and form a community access theatre. The project aims to bring people together through singing, reduce isolation and improve a community space.

Youth Action Team of autistic young people will share their experiences and develop their own projects that change the way people think about autism.

Pitt Rivers Global Heritage Youth Action project

The funding will be used to set up a youth action team. The project will work with disengaged young people to help them learn new skills which will lead to accreditations and development of their own ....more

The funding will be used to set up a youth action team. The project will work with disengaged young people to help them learn new skills which will lead to accreditations and development of their own community projects.

This is a project by an incorporated charity in Oxfordshire. The organisation will use the funding to establish youth steering groups and support young people in planning and delivering community ....more

This is a project by an incorporated charity in Oxfordshire. The organisation will use the funding to establish youth steering groups and support young people in planning and delivering community events. This will ensure that young people can become more involved in their local community and instill a sense of belonging and community cohesion.

Towards a music technology initiative working with young people in young offenders institutions and pupil referral units.