| Co-Operative Group - Grant to Polka Theatre |
| £2,707 |
21/10/2023
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You'll be helping to support Polka's Arts Access Programme, which helps us to welcome families with D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse children to enjoy our fun and educational creative workshops.
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| Backstage Trust - Programme Costs grant |
| £5,000 |
01/02/2023
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Contribution to their 'Curtain Up' programme providing free theatre tickets for children
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| Co-Operative Group - Grant to Polka Theatre |
| £1,432 |
22/10/2022
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The Re:Sound Choir is a chance for Merton residents to escape their worries through the power of collective singing. There is growing evidence of wellbeing benefits surrounding group singing.
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| The Childhood Trust - Arts Access For All |
| £7,500 |
12/06/2022
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Every child deserves a creative childhood, but for families low income areas, especially those with disabled children, a visit to the theatre or drama class can seem daunting, even unachievable.
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Every child deserves a creative childhood, but for families low income areas, especially those with disabled children, a visit to the theatre or drama class can seem daunting, even unachievable. Please support us to ensure every child can have just as magical and memorable a theatre experience.
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| Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Polka Theatre |
| £45,000 |
08/06/2022
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Installation of energy efficient radiators in the main house and the purchase of an electric van for the production team and schools touring
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| Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Write Here Write Now literacy project |
| £52,000 |
16/05/2022
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The Polka Children’s Theatre presents visiting shows for 0–12-year-olds alongside creative learning programmes, providing participation opportunities for schools and the community. This grant
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The Polka Children’s Theatre presents visiting shows for 0–12-year-olds alongside creative learning programmes, providing participation opportunities for schools and the community. This grant supports their Write Here Write Now project for Year 3 children in the London Borough of Merton, whose teachers identify that they are not reaching their full potential in literacy and may have low confidence. Drama practitioners from Polka Children's Theatre work alongside teachers to establish the needs of each group, and deliver bespoke programmes using drama and play-based learning to support creative writing and confidence-building.
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| BBC Children in Need - Grant to Polka Theatre |
| £30,500 |
31/01/2022
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This grant will provide a three strand creative learning programme of workshops for disadvantaged young people in Merton and support them to process their emotions through creative expression.
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| Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Polka Theatre |
| £120,000 |
09/12/2020
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WF Covid-19 Support Fund
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| Co-Operative Group - Grant to Polka Theatre |
| £4,212 |
24/10/2020
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We want to combine our four intergenerational choirs with partners from the most deprived areas of Merton into one overall community choir.
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| The Foyle Foundation - Arts |
| £25,000 |
30/09/2020
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as a further capital contribution due to the increased costs of the capital project and disruption to operation caused by the pandemic (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
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| The Childhood Trust - Campaign for Creative Learning (title tbc) |
| £4,000 |
03/07/2020
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Polka Theatre is the UK’s leading theatre for Children age 0-12. It is critical that Polka can continue to meet the needs of vulnerable children during the Covid-19 pandemic by adapting existing
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Polka Theatre is the UK’s leading theatre for Children age 0-12. It is critical that Polka can continue to meet the needs of vulnerable children during the Covid-19 pandemic by adapting existing creative programmes and providing new projects which boost self-esteem, wellbeing and combat loneliness.
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| The Wimbledon Foundation - Equipment, workshops and training for digital delivery |
| £10,000 |
01/07/2020
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Purchasing laptops to enable our staff to continue to deliver services remotely and continue support for vulnerable families. Making changes to services by moving our services online for example
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Purchasing laptops to enable our staff to continue to deliver services remotely and continue support for vulnerable families. Making changes to services by moving our services online for example online forums. New additional workshops tailored for lockdown and the months that follow. These are all new unforeseen costs which are not currently funded or budgeted for.
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| DCMS - Polka Theatre |
| £580,711 |
01/04/2020
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The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given
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The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government and an estimated £860 million from the National Lottery to help deliver this vision.
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| DCMS - Cultural Capital Kickstart Fund |
| £253,246 |
01/04/2020
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To support Arts and Culture throughout England
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| DCMS - CRF Second Round - Polka Theatre |
| £199,743 |
01/04/2020
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To support Arts and Culture throughout England
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| Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award |
| £75,000 |
20/03/2020
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FUTURE POLK capital redevelopment
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| True Colours Trust - Towards access improvements at the redeveloped theatre |
| £40,000 |
16/03/2020
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Towards access improvements at the redeveloped theatre
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| The Childhood Trust - Freefalling and creative learning |
| £5,178 |
10/12/2019
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Freefalling is a tailored drama programme, provided free-of-charge to children aged 9-11 years old at risk of social exclusion or who are experiencing difficulties at home or school. It is a vital
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Freefalling is a tailored drama programme, provided free-of-charge to children aged 9-11 years old at risk of social exclusion or who are experiencing difficulties at home or school. It is a vital part of our wider Creative Learning programme, which typically reaches 18,000 children annually.
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| The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Polka Children's Theatre |
| £20,000 |
22/05/2019
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improvement of theatre accessability for a charity which works with children with disabilities in Wimbledon
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| National Lottery Community Fund - Intergenerational Community Choirs |
| £10,000 |
14/12/2018
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The project will deliver four intergenerational community choirs to local families. The aim is to build lasting relationships through singing.
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| London Marathon Charitable Trust - FUTURE POLKA: the capital redevelopment of Polka's Wimbledon home of 40 years |
| £85,000 |
17/10/2018
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Towards the creation of a new outdoor play area at a children's theatre in Wimbledon, providing opportunities for messy play, outdoor learning and physical activity for children. Indoor facilities at
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Towards the creation of a new outdoor play area at a children's theatre in Wimbledon, providing opportunities for messy play, outdoor learning and physical activity for children. Indoor facilities at the site will also be improved with provision made for indoor play as well as learning and studio space, enhacing opportunities for those visiting the theatre.
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| National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Polka Children's Theatre |
| £61,000 |
02/10/2018
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Polka 40: Sharing the impact and history of children's theatre over four decades
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| City Bridge Trust - Grant to Polka Children's Theatre Limited |
| £100,000 |
02/05/2018
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£100,000 for disabled access works at Polka Children's Theatre.
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| Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Polka Theatre |
| £50,000 |
04/12/2017
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Redevelopment
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| City Bridge Trust - Grant to Polka Children's Theatre Limited |
| £2,940 |
29/01/2015
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£2,940 for the costs of an independent access audit.
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| Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Polka Theatre |
| £20,000 |
30/07/2013
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Towards exploring new ways to involve children in the creative process of theatre-making.
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| Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Polka Theatre |
| £30,000 |
08/11/2011
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Towards production and outreach costs related to a piece of verbatim theatre that gives voice to children's and young people's responses to the riots.
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| Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Polka Theatre |
| £40,000 |
10/09/2008
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Towards Project costs Towards the costs of two theatre/educational collaborations with the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum to test out ways to create the best new theatre for children
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Towards Project costs Towards the costs of two theatre/educational collaborations with the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum to test out ways to create the best new theatre for children with integrated education projects.
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