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Paul Calland ·
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GRANT AWARDED - THE RAINBOW CENTRE
The 3R Foundation recently awarded £500 to The Rainbow Centre Morecambe for a woodworking bench. The Centre was started in 1959 and now provides a range of weekly activities run by both volunteer leaders and professional instructors.
t is a vibrant and welcoming place and new members are warmly welcomed. Their Café is open Monday to Thursday. Current membership is 325 and growing.
Their main aim is to reduce social isolation amongst the older community in the area and the activities provide an engagement tool for this. Following a recent survey they found that they had a very low number of male members and it is well known that this section of the demographic is harder to engage so they focused on increasing the number of activities that might appeal to men. As a result they converted a room into a workshop space to facilitate activities such as small furniture restoration, model making, wood working etc. But one of the key pieces of equipment they required was a sturdy and professional wood working bench.
Their main aim is to reduce social isolation amongst the older community in the area and the activities provide an engagement tool for this. Following a recent survey they found that they had a very low number of male members and it is well known that this section of the demographic is harder to engage so they focused on increasing the number of activities that might appeal to men. As a result they converted a room into a workshop space to facilitate activities such as small furniture restoration, model making, wood working etc. But one of the key pieces of equipment they required was a sturdy and professional wood working bench.
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