Local volunteer-run charity The Travers Foundation has vowed to carry on supporting the young people currently being funded by it.
The Travers Foundation helps young people aged between 13 and 30 living in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Rutland with funding to realise their dreams in sport, music and arts.
However, in light of the current circumstances regarding the coronavirus and its impact on sporting events worldwide and the temporary closures of arts venues, their support packages may be revised.
Sadly, the funding team will not be able to consider any new applications until at least June 2020, and then that will be for future funding only as they are unable to look at retrospective funding applications. Therefore for anyone new applying for support, it has to be for activities from July 2020 onwards.
Terry Forsey, chairman of The Travers Foundation, said:
"We work with young people all the time at The Travers Foundation and appreciate that this is an extremely worrying time for them, with exams cancelled, schools shut and so much uncertainty in their lives.
"That's why we wanted to reassure the young people we currently support that we will continue supporting them.
"We didn't want to put looking at new funding applications on hold, but with so many events worldwide being postponed, restrictions on coaching and training in place, and arts venues cancelling programmes, we had to take a pragmatic approach."
The Travers Foundation showcase, 'Living Your Dream', featuring many of the talented young sports people and artists supported by the charity, has been postponed from its original date of 1st May and will be rescheduled for Wednesday 7th October 2020 at The Core at Corby Cube.
This event is being created in conjunction with the team at The Core at Corby Cube, and members of the Core Theatre's Youth Advisory Panel will be responsible for planning and producing the whole showcase. 'Living Your Dream' is being kindly sponsored by M R Industrial Services Ltd of Corby. More details will follow soon.
For further information on the work of the Travers Foundation please visit www.travers-foundation.org.uk
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The Travers Foundation helps young people aged between 13 and 30 living in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Rutland with funding to realise their dreams in sport, music and arts.
However, in light of the current circumstances regarding the coronavirus and its impact on sporting events worldwide and the temporary closures of arts venues, their support packages may be revised.
Sadly, the funding team will not be able to consider any new applications until at least June 2020, and then that will be for future funding only as they are unable to look at retrospective funding applications. Therefore for anyone new applying for support, it has to be for activities from July 2020 onwards.
Terry Forsey, chairman of The Travers Foundation, said:
"We work with young people all the time at The Travers Foundation and appreciate that this is an extremely worrying time for them, with exams cancelled, schools shut and so much uncertainty in their lives.
"That's why we wanted to reassure the young people we currently support that we will continue supporting them.
"We didn't want to put looking at new funding applications on hold, but with so many events worldwide being postponed, restrictions on coaching and training in place, and arts venues cancelling programmes, we had to take a pragmatic approach."
The Travers Foundation showcase, 'Living Your Dream', featuring many of the talented young sports people and artists supported by the charity, has been postponed from its original date of 1st May and will be rescheduled for Wednesday 7th October 2020 at The Core at Corby Cube.
This event is being created in conjunction with the team at The Core at Corby Cube, and members of the Core Theatre's Youth Advisory Panel will be responsible for planning and producing the whole showcase. 'Living Your Dream' is being kindly sponsored by M R Industrial Services Ltd of Corby. More details will follow soon.
For further information on the work of the Travers Foundation please visit www.travers-foundation.org.uk
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