People's Millions winners 2006
The winners of the People's Millions awards across the UK, cast by public votes on 13, 14, 15 and 16 November 2006, are listed below.
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People's Millions ITV Anglia East Winners
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
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| 13-Nov-06 | Browick Road Youth | Wymondham Town Council | Wymondham, near Norwich | The project will provide a concrete skate park and a BMX racetrack for young people. It will be situated in the Town Centre on recreation grounds that already provides a children's playground, tennis court and all-weather multi-sports pitch, a shelter, public toilets and grassed sports pitches. They will provide a series of demonstrations, lessons and competitions to raise awareness of the facilities available and encourage beginners to try them out. |
| 14-Nov-06 | Poplars Community Play Project | Poplars Staff and Friends Association | Lowestoft, Suffolk. | To enhance the grounds of this community school; add a garden providing places for seating, new opportunities to explore wildlife & weather and increased opportunities for imaginative and physical play. The school grounds are shared by out of school care, holiday clubs, Scouts and parent toddler group in addition to the school. The new garden will complement the adventure play equipment already on site. |
| 15-Nov-06 | A 21st Century Victorian Garden | Braintree & Bocking Public Gardens Trust | Braintree, Essex | The project will improve the facilities and access to this Victorian garden used for recreation and outdoor events. |
| 16-Nov-06 | Henry Hallam Therapy Centre | People for Animal Care Trust | Woodrising near Hingham | To renovate a barnyard complex to provide a classroom/quiet room, disabled toilet, kennels, stable and small animal house. Together these facilities will be used as a visitor centre where groups and individuals, having a wide range of special needs, can have opportunities to interact and work with animals. Work placement students will also use the facilities as a classroom. |
People's Millions ITV Anglia East Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-06 | The Angles Return (improved public recreation park) | Parkway Community Association | Haverhill, Suffolk | A project to improve the appearance of and increase the use of an existing recreational park. Two large housing estates and three schools border the park. They will extend an existing pond and improve the facilities for fishing, create a dedicated area for wildlife and an outdoor grassed amphitheatre; all for use by local people and especially the children from three local schools. New trees, shrubs and landscaping will improve the appearance of the area. |
People's Millions ITV Anglia West Winners
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Whittlesey Bowls & Petanque For All | Whittlesey Indoor Bowls & Petanque Complex Ltd | Whittlesey, Peterborough | The project would replace warped bowling rinks and install accessible toilet facilities to improve access to the indoor bowling and petanque facilities for disabled people and the elderly. |
| 14-Nov-06 | Hope Project Community House | The Hope Project | Wellingborough, Northants | The project will purchase an existing building and refurbish it to provide a multi-functional community facility for local residents in Wellingborough, Northants. |
| 15-Nov-06 | Three Holes Playing Field | Three Holes Playing Field | Three Holes, Cambs | This project would develop the Three Holes Playing Field. The existing obsolete and potentially dangerous play equipment would be removed and new innovative play equipment will be installed. The project also aims to engage young people from the village in the construction of a teen shelter. |
People's Millions ITV Anglia West Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | NTGA Ability Zone | Northamptonshire Trampoline Gymnastics Academy | Northampton, Northamptonshire | The project would provide everyone with the opportunity to participate in trampolining gymnastics especially those with learning difficulties. In collaboration with the Federation for Disabled Sport the project would increase participation and widen access. |
People's Millions ITV Border Winners
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Upgrade of Foundation Stage Outdoor Area | St Bega's C of E Primary School | Holmbrook, in Cumbria | This project aims to improve the 'foundation stage' outdoor area of the school. |
| 14-Nov-06 | C.A.T.Z. (Children's Activies Time Zone) | Drummore Primary School PTA | Drummore Village, Stranraer | This project aims to provide play areas for the local primary school and to expand and improve the garden area available to the school. |
| 15-Nov-06 | Brough Playground Project | Brough Community Funds | Village of Brough, Cumbria | The project will establish a children's playground and meeting place for young people and parents in the village of Brough, Cumbria. The project will benefit approximately 200 people overall from the village and surrounding area. |
People's Millions ITV Border Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Playing in a 'Greener' Environment | Kells Primary School | Castle Douglas and surrounding community | This project will make improvements to a school play area and gardens. |
People's Millions ITV Central East Winners
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Derby Arboretum Boulder | Normanton Girls Club | Derby Arboretum, Normanton | The project will pay for the construction and installation of a climbing boulder in Derby Arboretum park. The aim is to provide a climbing facility for the local community, with particular emphasis on providing a sporting facility for women/girls, as well as being used by more specialised climbing groups. |
| 14-Nov-06 | We Are Here! | 27a Access Artspace Ltd | Leicester City Centre | 27a Access Artspace Ltd deliver quality arts workshops and projects to people with all disabilities. The creative programme includes visual arts and crafts, film and video skills, drama and performance, music, creative writing and exhibition opportunities. The project will renovate the arts group's premises to provide better facilities for their disabled users. It will provide added security, and pay for a member of staff to concentrate on project management and promotion for the group. |
| 15-Nov-06 | JCC Family Learning Centre | John Cleveland College | Hinckley, Leicestershire | The project will develop existing nursery facilities so that the provision can be offered to more families in the local community including the disabled. |
| 16-Nov-06 | The Overton Park Pond Saver, TOPPS | Nottinghamshire County Council | Overton, Derbyshire | This project will landscape and improve a natural pond area in a park which runs residential courses for young people with behavioural difficulties. |
People's Millions ITV Central East Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-06 | Bronte Close Community Green Space Project | Leicester City Council | Braunstone, Leicester | The project will turn an overgrown unmanaged area of land into a toddlers playground and an area for casual ball games. Safety would be improved by the opening up of this area, and the area would be made cleaner by the removal of an area where rubbish accumulates as it is not visible to passers by. |
People's Millions ITV Central South Winner
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Y-Pod Café | Podsmead Neighbourhood Project | Podsmead, Gloucestershire. | The project would transform the former Neighbourhood Project offices into a contemporary cyber-café providing free internet access and serving healthy, affordable food. It would also refurbish the current kitchen area into a wet art room. |
| 14-Nov-06 | Baby Café Bus | The Baby Cafe - Roundabout Centre | City of Oxford | This project will refurbish a bus into a mobile Baby Café. This would be a drop-in facility for mothers and pregnant women wanting to find out more about breast-feeding. The bus will be parked in different locations each week for women to meet other mothers, feed their child and access specialist advice from staff and volunteers trained in peer support. |
| 15-Nov-06 | Taste for Adventure | Taste For Adventure Centre | Credenhill Village, Hereford | Taste for Adventure Centre provides outdoor adventure activities for disabled, young and elderly people at the organisation's centre in Hereford. Their work assists disadvantaged people to develop self-confidence, personal and social skills and a sense of responsibility by participating in outdoor pursuits. This project would improve vehicular access, parking, and wheelchair access at the centre. It would also fund new obstacles for the problem solving/obstacle course. |
People's Millions ITV Central South Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
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| 15-Nov-06 | Ewyas Harold Playground Users' Project | Ewyas Harold Group Parish Council | Recreation ground, Ewyas Harold, near Hereford | The project will upgrade an existing play area by replacing the safety surfacing and providing stimulating play equipment designed by the children. The play area will link to a local archaeological dig taking place in the village to help the young people learn about the local history. |
People's Millions ITV Central West Winners
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
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| 13-Nov-06 | Small Heath Community Cricket Club | Small Heath Community Cricket Club | Small Heath, Birmingham | The project would develop a piece of abandoned land into a cricket ground for the local community. The aim of the project is to reduce the amount of anti-social behaviour in the area and create a safe place for children to play. |
| 14-Nov-06 | Multi Use Games Activity Area | Gnosall Parish Council | Gnosall near Stafford | The project would develop an all weather, multi-sport games area and meeting area for youth to socialise at. The project would also include youth shelters, bike racks, footpaths and car park with disabled access. |
| 15-Nov-06 | Live a Dream Touch The Elements | Lindens Primary School | Streetly, Walsall | The project will turn the existing tarmac playground into a new play area that will be accessible to all. It will include a sensory/music garden, activity area, and a role play area. The school is a resource school for children with disabilities, and this project will allow the school to install play equipment that is tailored to their needs as well as the general school population. |
| 16-Nov-06 | Barlaston Park Play Area | Barlaston Parish Council | Barlaston, Stoke on Trent | The project will replace the existing grass five-a-side football pitch with an enclosed, all-weather surface, plus the addition of seating, youth shelters and skate boarding ramps. |
People's Millions ITV Central West Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
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| 14-Nov-06 | Rising Brook Allotment Rehabilitation | Rising Brook Allotment Association | Rising Brook, Stafford | The project will improve the allotments by adding a new road surface and two new temporary buildings. One of the buildings will replace the current shop and the other will be used as a multi purpose room for meetings and social events and will have disabled toilet facilities. Access for people with disabilities will also be created. The improved facilities will enable extended participation of the allotment within the community. |
People's Millions stv North Winner
NB: The format was different in this region. One project was shown each night of the competition, then on the fourth night, 16 November, viewers voted for their favourite project.
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Refurbishment of Gateside Memorial Hall | Gateside Community Association | Gateside, Fife | The project aims to renovate and improve access to a local village hall situated in Gateside, Fife. |
People's Millions stv North Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
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| 15-Nov-06 | Sandwick Community Play Area | Newton and Sandwick Community Partnership | Newton & Sandwick, near Stornowa | The project aims to make improvements to an area of land associated with a local school, nursery and community hall by establishing disabled parking spaces, pathways and a small, modern playpark and garden area |
People's Millions ITV Granada Winners
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Pictor School Grounds Development | Pictor School | Timperley, Trafford | The project will improve outdoor provision for children with special needs. The school will improve the outdoor field area, install wheelchair accessible pathways, play facilities and develop a woodland and wildflower area. There will also be seating and an athletic facility. The people who will benefit are pupils of the school who have special needs including physical and medical conditions. Children throughout the Trafford area with additional needs will have access to the facilities. |
| 14-Nov-06 | Kingsley Road Community Garden | Beech Farm Residents Association | Beech Farm Estate, Swinton | The project will convert an area of derelict land into a community garden. The group intend to involve neighbours and local agencies in the design and implementation through workshops, planting days and social events in the garden. |
| 15-Nov-06 | The Bronte Welcome Project | Bronte Youth And Community Centre | St Andrews, Liverpool | The project will upgrade an existing youth and community building which is in a bad state of repair. The current building is 33 years old. The repairs are required to the flat roof; flooring, toilets, and upgrading of the entrance area. The centre offers activities such as dance, pottery, football, mother and toddler group and bingo. |
| 16-Nov-06 | Battery Woodland | Community Forests North West Limited | Davyhulme/ Urmston, Trafford | The project will transform a former landfill site which housed both a prisoner of war camp and an anti-aircraft gun battery that protected the Lancaster Bomber aviation works in nearby Trafford Park, into a series of small woodlands and meadows. The area would maintain the historical importance of the prisoner of war camp and battery, by including a memorial sculpture and a poppy field as a sign of peace and remembrance. The plans for the project have been put forward by the local community, who will also help to carry out the work. |
People's Millions ITV Granada Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Interactive Multisensory Room Refurbishment | East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust | Barrowford, Nelson, Lancashire | The project will fund the refurbishment of an existing nursery soft play area into an interactive multi-sensory room. |
People's Millions ITV London Winners
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Tomorrow's Garden | Davidson Primary School | Croydon, Surrey. | The project will create an accessible environmentally friendly garden by transforming wasteland to construct a solar dome for the purpose of in house gardening. The area will also provide shelter from weather elements and opportunities for outdoor learning and seating. |
| 14-Nov-06 | Building a bigger nest for our ducklings | Hunsdon Ducklings Pre - School | Hunsdon in Ware | The project will replace the pre-school's existing facilities through the purchase of a second-hand de-mountable building. The group will also create an enclosed and safe garden play area for the children. The improvements will allow the group to extend the number of places available and the opening hours. In addition, the facilities will be available for use by the wider community and will provide disabled access. |
| 15-Nov-06 | Adventure Playground for Special Needs Students | Parkwood Hall School | Swanley, Kent | The project will create a specific adventure playground for children with special needs to help them concentrate and focus on learning activities. |
| 16-Nov-06 | Restoration of the Ilford PDSA Animal Cemetery | Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals | Redbridge, nr Ilford, Essex | The cemetery is a site of national and local interest which has fallen into disrepair. The project aims to construct wheelchair access, create a garden of remembrance, repair existing headstones and create a visitors information centre. |
People's Millions ITV London Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-06 | Hackney City Farm's Back to Earth Project | Hackney City Farm Limited | Haggerston Park, London and the surrounding area of Hackney and Tower Hamlets | The project will use 60 volunteers and trainees to reclaim and clean up unused wasteland in and around Haggerston Park and local estates for public and community use such as community gardens or play areas. |
People's Millions ITV Meridian South East Winners
| ITV Brodadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | S.H.R.E.C. School Hall Refurbishment Committee | Bidborough CE Primary School | Bidborough, near Tunbridge Wells, Kent | The project will refurbish the school hall to include servery overhaul and refit as a working kitchen. In addition they plan to install a disabled toilet and kitchen garden. The community and school population will both benefit as the facilities will be open to local organisations outside school hours. |
| 14-Nov-06 | Goodbye Red Gra, Hello Tarmac! | Eastbourne Borough Council | The Archery area of Eastbourne, East Sussex | The project will re-surface the current recreation ground to make the area safer for use in sports and other activities. It will also replace the existing boundary fencing making the area safer and more secure. The ground is owned by the local authority and no special permissions are required. The aim is to provide a facility that is safe for the whole community to use |
People's Millions ITV Meridian South East Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
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| 14-Nov-06 | Pelham Community Play Project | Laughton School Association | The Laughton area of Lewes, East Sussex | The project will create a three-zoned play area for three different age ranges of children. Each designed to have something of interest for the particular age range to provide a comprehensive play facility for the community and surrounding areas where none currently exists. |
People's Millions ITV Meridian South Winners
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Fernhurst Community Lodge | Fernhurst Junior School | Southsea, Portsmouth | The project would re-fit an existing disused building within the school grounds to use for childcare for residents of the local area. In addition, they aim to provide out of school childcare clubs, and ultimately an opportunity for various health and social care services to use the premises. This would benefit parents and families by providing a safe, local environment rather than them travelling out of the area for these services. |
| 14-Nov-06 | The Rainbow Centre Play Away Community Project | The Rainbow Centre for Conductive Education Limited | Fareham, Hampshire | This project aims to plan and build a sensory garden and a specialist play area for the Rainbow Centre children and the wider community. This stimulating facility would be fully accessible enabling children with disabilities to utilise the facilities. There is no such environment available in the area, and the play area would be accessible to three local specialist schools as well as the wider community. The project would take place in Fareham. |
| 15-Nov-06 | Nature's Playground | West Wight Nursery | Totland, Isle of White | The project will turn a disused field into an area for people of the local community to enjoy the proposed recreation equipment. The project aims to promote an awareness of the environment and respect for nature to all members of the community. |
| 15-Nov-06 | Wheels Along The Stour | Bournemouth Borough Council | Muscliffe area of River Stour (Bournemouth) | The project will create a pathway along a stretch of the River Stour with the addition of a fishing platform. The aim is to make the area accessible to everyone and in particular wheelchair users as there is currently limited outdoor provision of this type in the borough. |
| 16-Nov-06 | Bembridge Steyne Park Regeneration | Bembridge Steyne Park Regeneration Group | Steyne Park, Bembridge, Isle of Wight | The project will create a modern, challenging play area within a local park by installing new play equipment to replace the outdated apparatus currently in place. The aim is to increase use of the area and provide improved play facilities in an area where there is no other play provision available. |
People's Millions ITV Meridian South Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
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| 13-Nov-06 | The Turlin Moor Big Adventure | Turlin Moor Community First School | Turlin Moor area of Poole, Dorset | The project will create a wildlife and nature trail for the benefit of the whole community, which will include a designated picnic area, bird hide and youth shelter. The aim is to encourage local people to assist in the development of this area, and then benefit from its use. This project will take place in Poole, Dorset. |
People's Millions ITV Meridian West Winners
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Frimley Green Goes Greener! | Frimley C of E Junior School | The Frimley Green area of Camberley, Surrey | The project will create outside eating areas and provide outdoor sources of fresh water to encourage healthy living. It will improve the play area and further develop the school swimming pool to further encourage community use. It will also introduce a recycling and composting initiative to reduce waste. |
| 14-Nov-06 | Bishopswood Outdoor Activity Space and Garden | Bishopswood School | Reades Lane, Sonning Common, South Oxfordshire | The project will create an activity/sensory garden within the school grounds on an area of land that is currently unused. This will provide a valuable resource, particularly for pupils with special educational needs. |
People's Millions ITV Meridian West Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
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| 14-Nov-06 | Disabled Toilet & Facilities | Frimley and Camberley Cadet Corps | Surrey Heath, Camberley | The project will provide an accessible ramp and toilet for people with disabilities to comply with Disability Discrimination Act legislation. |
People's Millions stv Central Winners
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
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| 13-Nov-06 | Multi Sports Facility | Kersland School PTA | Paisley and surrounding area | The Kersland School project will give young people with severe learning difficulties the opportunity to participate in a range of physical activities and develop their sporting abilities by installing a Multi Use Games Area in the school grounds and upgrading of the existing adventure playground. The project will primarily benefit the 70 pupils attending the school in Paisley, but the staff also hope to link with other special schools in the area to arrange social sports events in order to broaden the young people's social opportunities. |
| 14-Nov-06 | Milton Get Up and Go | Milton Primary School Board | Milton Primary School, Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire | This project has two aims: to provide a fenced in multi-use games area and a play area within the school grounds. The facility will also be available to other groups outside school hours as the community has no such area or equipment at present. The aim is to provide improved play and sporting opportunities, and through this to improve children’s health and fitness. |
| 15-Nov-06 | Community Playpark | Kilmodan Acre Trust (Playpark Committee) | Glendaruel | The project aims to create a fully accessible community playpark and picnic site in a rurally isolated area to encourage all ages in the community to socialise and interact. |
| 16-Nov-06 | Gartconner and St Agathas Active Schools Partnership - 'Pitching In' | Gartconner Primary School | Kirkintilloch | The project will convert an existing ash football pitch into a multi purpose games surface. This will enable more frequent pupil participation in a wider variety of sports and activities. Shared classes between the neighbouring denominational and non denominational schools will also help to further promote integration within the surrounding community. |
People's Millions stv Central Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
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| 15-Nov-06 | All weather sports pitch and pre 5 timber trail project | Brilliant Beginnings | Port Ellen Primary School, Isle of Islay | This project will create an area suitable for ball games in all types of weather and an active play area for under fives. This will be the first all weather game facility on Islay. |
People's Millions ITV Tyne Tees Winner
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Newbrough and Fourstones Community Play Area | Newbrough C Of E First School | Newbrough and Fourstones, near Hexham | The project would provide a foundation stage play area and multi-use games area on the site of Newbrough C of E First School for the local community. It would be accessible to all ages and abilities and will provide multiple sporting opportunities for people in the community whilst also providing increased recreation/leisure time. |
| 14-Nov-06 | West Hall Bunkhouse | South Tyneside District Scouts | South Tyneside | The project will extend and refurbish the existing dormitory accommodation at West Hall campsite in South Tyneside. The aim of the project is to upgrade the facility making it suitable for use by mixed groups and accessible to disabled people. |
| 15-Nov-06 | Our Healthy Outdoor Learning Space | Grangetown Primary School | Grangetown in Middlesbrough | This playground improvement project is to transform a seventy-year-old barren playground into a stimulating and inspirational learning environment that support the work of the school, and meet the needs of out-of-school hours clubs and local groups. The new facilities would include a basketball court, tennis supports for nets, shelters, secure fencing as well as interactive displays to encourage good behaviour and healthy lifestyle. |
| 16-Nov-06 | LIFFT - Learning, Including, Families & Friends Together | Glebe School | Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear | The project will transform an area of playground at Glebe School in Whitley Bay, into a multi activity play area that will develop social skills, physical development and language and communication skills through a variety of physical, sensory and teaching spaces. |
People's Millions ITV Tyne Tees Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-06 | Wildlife Education Centre (Animal Rescue & Sancturary) | Ark on the Edge | Woodland, Co. Durham | The organisation is an animal rescue and sanctuary in the village of Woodland, County Durham. The project would expand and enhance existing provision by creating an interactive wildlife educational facility. This would be achieved by creating a nature trail, pathways, stopping stations and making safe areas around ponds for all users including wheelchair access. It would also convert an existing byre for use as an information centre for visiting groups. |
People's Millions UTV Winners
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Greening the Glen Road | BTCV | Belfast | The project will work with the local community in making environmental and landscape improvements to a 1.5 mile stretch of the Glen Road (from Kennedy Way to near Suffolk Road) in Belfast. The aim is to involve the community, especially young people, in making the Glen Road more attractive, bringing local people together as well as reducing the level of vandalism in the area. |
| 14-Nov-06 | Skipperstone Glen | Whitehill Community Association | Skipperstone Glen, Whitehill, Bangor | The project will improve an area of river at Skipperstone Glen, Whitehill in Bangor by cleaning and replacing natural vegetation, removing illegal dumping and providing a trim trail. The project aims to provide a safer, cleaner environment for the residents making local amenities more accessible, encouraging exercise and improving relationships within families and the community through providing a local community facility. |
| 15-Nov-06 | Carryduff Community Playground | Castlereagh Borough Council | Lough Moss Centre, Carryduff | The project will transform an unused piece of land in Carryduff into an accessible cross community playground, promoting participation in physical activity and community life. The aim is to build community spirit and encourage community involvement and ownership. |
People's Millions UTV Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
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| 15-Nov-06 | Carnmoney Hill Community Green Spaces | The Woodland Trust | Carnmoney Hill, Newtownabbey | The project will regenerate an isolated car park in Carnmoney Hill, an area used for bonfires and as a dumping ground. The site is at the entrance of Rathfern Wood and once finished will provide a wildlife haven and community amenity. The aim of the project is to provide local access to a green space wihin this densely populated urban area. |
People's Millions ITV Wales
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Quay Wheels | Deeside Community Action Team | Connah's Quay | A project to provide an all wheeled play area for the benefit of the community of Connah's Quay. |
| 14-Nov-06 | Sensory room | Townhill Community Primary School | City and County of Swansea | A project to provide a sensory room in Townhill, Swansea for young people with special educational needs in the City and Council. |
| 15-Nov-06 | Our Backyard is Our Community | Flintshire Neighbourhood Watch Association | Buckley, Flintshire | The project will rejuvenate a piece of natural waste land in Buckley to provide a family and wildlife area. |
| 16-Nov-06 | Restart Riverside Warehouse | Safer Cardiff Ltd | Riverside, Cardiff | The project will refurbish a disused building in Riverside, Cardiff to provide a youth centre for the benefit of young people in the area. |
People's Millions ITV Wales Runners Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-06 | Heolddu Cluster Outdoor Activity Area | Park Primary School | Bargoed, County of Caerphilly | The project will provide safe playing fields and an outdoor sports area for young people in the county of Caerphilly. |
People's Millions ITV West Country
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
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| 13-Nov-06 | P.L.A.Y. Crantock | The Crantock Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity | Crantock, Newquay, Cornwall | The project will create three play areas targeted at specific age groups adjacent to the village playing field in order to provide local children with play facilities. |
| 14-Nov-06 | Combe Martin Seaside Enhancement Project | Combe Martin Parish Council | Combe Martin, North Devon | The project will rejuvenate the heart of the village of Combe Martin by making the environment more attractive, reduce vandalism and increase the safety of car park users and walkers. It will encourage green tourism, help to sustain the village economy, encourage healthy leisure activities and an appreciation of the beach and its beautiful surroundings. |
| 15-Nov-06 | Multi-Sensory Music Facility | Plymouth Music Zone LTD | Devonport, Plymouth | The project will create a multi-sensory room for sensory and motor challenged young people. It will complement the existing therapies offered by this organisation through music workshops. |
| 16-Nov-06 | Preston Primary School Pool Project | Friends of Preston Primary School | Preston School, Livermead, Torquay | The project will renovate the existing swimming pool to allow school children, including an autistic unit, the opportunity to swim. It will also be used by a variety of community groups, including lifeguard training, beavers and cubs, parent and toddler groups and church groups. |
People's Millions ITV West Country Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Tomperrow Truro District Scout Camp Site Kitchen and Building Improvements | The Truro District Scout Council | Hugus, Nr Truro, Cornwall | The project will update and improve facilities at the local district campsite, opened in 1993, in order to make it accessible for people with disabilities and to make it more appealing to a wider community including other youth groups. The project will also help make the site more marketable to other organisations who may wish to hire the site and extend its use. The site offers camping, showers, a large meeting hall, and an activity trail in wooded, safe environment. |
People's Millions ITV West Winners
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | Minety Village Hall - Community First | Minety Village Hall | Minety, Wiltshire | The project will regenerate the village hall as this will soon be the only public amenity in the community. The project will also improve access for people with disabilities and encourage increased participation. |
| 14-Nov-06 | White Lion Park | White Lion Recreation Association | Malmesbury, Wiltshire | The project will upgrade a recreation area to provide a range of facilities for people of all ages from the local community. The project would provide new equipment for children to play on, landscaping and tree planting. |
| 15-Nov-06 | Reclaim our river | Kennet Valley Arts Trust (KVAT) | Marlborough, Kennet Valley in Wiltshire | The project will clean up an area of river in Marlborough. The riverbanks will be replanted and rubbish will be taken away so that local people can use the area for recreation. The improvements will also encourage more wildlife to the area and reduce the rat population |
| 16-Nov-06 | Mireystock Heritage Project | Mireystock Heritage Project | Mireystock area between Brierley and Lydbrook in Gloucestershire | The project will re-open a disused historical Victorian tunnel for use as an access for pedestrians and cyclists who currently have to cross a busy road. A structural survey will be undertaken to determine the viability of the project first. |
People's Millions ITV West Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-06 | Albany Green and Play Area Regeneration | Albany Green Residents Group | Montpelier Bristol | The Project will rejuvenate a community green space and children's play area in an urban area of Bristol. The project aims to improve community cohesion through involving local residents in improving the site which is currently subject to vandalism, fly-tipping and graffiti. |
People's Millions ITV Yorkshire Winner
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-06 | All Weather Activity Area (AWAA) | Whirlow Hall Farm Trust Limited | Whirlow, Sheffield | The project will adapt an overgrown area at a children's farm into a wildlife garden, and convert an old paddock into a fenced, accessible all-weather activity/pony riding area. A temporary shelter will also be provided for educational use in wet weather. |
| 14-Nov-06 | Seaside Green | Bridlington Community Partnership Limited | Bridlington, East Yorkshire | An existing, overgrown, garden behind a community resource centre will be cleared of greenery and redundant/dangerous structures. A more pleasant and sustainable garden, with a covered area, will be created, accessible to users of the centre and the wider community. |
| 15-Nov-06 | Milnsbridge Matters | Environmental Alliance Limited | Milnsbridge, nr Huddersfield | The project will improve three neglected pieces of land within Milnsbridge, to create a network of safe and accessible spaces for the community to enjoy. Artists will be commissioned to create and install pieces of public art using design ideas produced during school and community workshops. The project will form part of the River Colne Sculpture Trail, which aims to reflect the valley's industrial heritage and environmental diversity. |
| 16-Nov-06 | Copthorne's Catching Up | Copthorne Association (Caring for all the Community) | Horton Grange, Bradford | The project will transform a derelict playground into a multi-use games area. This would be used by school groups and other members of the local community, who currently have very limited access to sport and recreation facilities. |
People's Millions ITV Yorkshire Runner Up
| ITV Broadcast Date | Project Name | Organisation Name | Project Location | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-06 | Hunshelf Area Parish Playground Initiative (HAPPI) | Hunshelf Parish Council | Village of Green Moor, nr Stocksbridge, S. Yorks | The project will refurbish an existing, run-down, playground, creating a better layout and adding new equipment. The site is currently closed for health and safety reasons. |