Securing funding for The Big Swing
What’s The Big Swing?
Eccleshill Adventure Playground (EAP) – known locally as The Big Swing – is a children’s adventure playground based in Bradford. It is open daily (after school, at weekends and during school holidays) and provides free, open-access play opportunities for children and young people aged 5-16. The large-scale adventure play equipment includes a huge swing, a 40ft zip wire and a wood fort. Children are also encouraged to create and shape the play spaces by constructing dens, tree houses, go-karts and other structures and making campfires in the outdoor kitchen. Children and young people are free to come and go as they please, but qualified and experienced playworkers are on hand to ensure that all children and young people have a positive play experience. The playground has been in operation since 2005 and an established charity since 2008.
ASCEND’s involvement
In 2016, A5cend supported EAP to develop a funding application for a 3-year project aimed at improving and embedding adventurous play opportunities in Bradford’s most deprived communities. EAP lacked the capacity to work on the funding application in-house, but also welcomed A5cend’s knowledge and track record in fundraising.
Services delivered:
Fundraising strategy
Funding bids revenue and core
Fundraising training
Evaluation