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| A community group taking over the running of one of the North's last remaining Edwardian bathhouses has benefited from a £75,000 cash boost. The Friends of Bramley Baths are preparing to take over management of Leeds's only remaining historic swimming pool with support from the new Yorkshire Venture Philanthropy programme. The group has received £75,000 - £25K of which is a grant - support from the Leeds Community Foundation and the Key Fund. Bramley Baths is the first not-for-profit, community-led social enterprise in the area to provide affordable fitness, health and fun to the West Leeds community and to provide employment for a professional team including swimming teachers, lifeguards and fitness instructors. The project opens to the public from 1 January 2013. | A community group taking over the running of one of the North's last remaining Edwardian bathhouses has benefited from a £75,000 cash boost. The Friends of Bramley Baths are preparing to take over management of Leeds's only remaining historic swimming pool with support from the new Yorkshire Venture Philanthropy programme. The group has received £75,000 - £25K of which is a grant - support from the Leeds Community Foundation and the Key Fund. Bramley Baths is the first not-for-profit, community-led social enterprise in the area to provide affordable fitness, health and fun to the West Leeds community and to provide employment for a professional team including swimming teachers, lifeguards and fitness instructors. The project opens to the public from 1 January 2013. |
| The resurgent Bramley Baths will open in the 109-year-old building for 49 hours per week, providing regular access to swimming, gym facilities, fitness classes and social activities. Alongside the public programme and swimming lessons for children from 14 local schools, the Friends will establish opportunities for professional development and volunteering, including an innovative lifeguard training programme for young people in the local area. John Battle, former Labour minister and ex-MP for Leeds West, who is chair of Friends of Bramley Baths says: | The resurgent Bramley Baths will open in the 109-year-old building for 49 hours per week, providing regular access to swimming, gym facilities, fitness classes and social activities. Alongside the public programme and swimming lessons for children from 14 local schools, the Friends will establish opportunities for professional development and volunteering, including an innovative lifeguard training programme for young people in the local area. John Battle, former Labour minister and ex-MP for Leeds West, who is chair of Friends of Bramley Baths says: |
| With the backing of Yorkshire Venture Philanthropy programme, we can take another step forward to realise the next stage of this exciting community-led project, that will provide a much-needed resource to people of all ages, offer affordable activities that help people become healthier and happier, and develop training opportunities and work experience to directly benefit local residents. | With the backing of Yorkshire Venture Philanthropy programme, we can take another step forward to realise the next stage of this exciting community-led project, that will provide a much-needed resource to people of all ages, offer affordable activities that help people become healthier and happier, and develop training opportunities and work experience to directly benefit local residents. |
The £1.4m Yorkshire Venture Philanthropy programme has been established by Community Foundations in Leeds, Calderdale and South Yorkshire and in partnership with Key Fund and the ERDF to support socially enterprising projects in the region that benefit the communities around them by providing new opportunities and innovative services. The first regional fund of its kind, the programme combines philanthropy with business objectives to support both start-up and established social enterprises in the region. | The £1.4m Yorkshire Venture Philanthropy programme has been established by Community Foundations in Leeds, Calderdale and South Yorkshire and in partnership with Key Fund and the ERDF to support socially enterprising projects in the region that benefit the communities around them by providing new opportunities and innovative services. The first regional fund of its kind, the programme combines philanthropy with business objectives to support both start-up and established social enterprises in the region. |
| Check out John Baron's long-standing coverage of the Bramley Baths story here. | Check out John Baron's long-standing coverage of the Bramley Baths story here. |
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