Christina McKelvie MSP has congratulated St Joseph’s Primary School in Blantyre which has been awarded a grant from the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All scheme.

Awards for All gives grants of between £500 and £10,000 for people to take part in art, sport and community activities, and projects that promote education, the environment and health in the local community.

St Joseph’s Primary School received £5,953. The school have developed a 3 part project to ease and record the transition process to their newly built campus. The grant will fund 6 digital cameras, a DVD camcorder, 6 mini DVD palm camcorders, 4 white boards, 3 LCD monitors, materials/fees for a ceramic artist, 90 pedometers and sectional costs to run an 8 week block of gym session.

SNP MSP Christina said:

“I am delighted to see that St Joseph’s have been successful in the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All scheme. This truly is a great achievement and the funding secured is a testament to the hard work and dedication of all those involved, as well as the imagination they have put into their proposal.

“This exciting project will bring real benefits to pupils and their families and I wish it every success.

“I would like to take this opportunity to encourage everyone in South Lanarkshire who are involved with charities, voluntary organisations or school groups to consider applying for the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All scheme. I am sure that ambitions will continue to grow and South Lanarkshire can continue to benefit from this excellent scheme.”

Awards for All can be contacted by calling 0870 240 2391 or email them at Scotland@awardsforall.org.uk.