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27 September 2005, Walthamstow: Melissa
Miller, Manager the Limes Community and Children's
Centre bravely took part in a sponsored sky dive
to raise an impressive £1,050 for the Limes
- the only inclusive facility in Walthamstow to
cater for disabled and non disabled children and
their families.
The Limes was made possible with £353,000
of capital funding from New Opportunities for
Walthamstow (NOW) which renovated William Morris
Hall where the centre is based. But, the Limes
needs to raise £130,000 every year to run
the facility which caters for 1200 disabled and
non disabled children and their families from
across the area.
The jump took place at the North London Parachute
Centre where, after 30 minutes of training, Melissa
leapt from a height of 12,000ft with her colleagues
Helen Decruz David and Adam Fielden.
Describing the experience Melissa Miller said:
"I was the last one to jump and the fear
had really built up especially when I heard the
scream's of those who went before me. But once
you are out of the plane and you look down to
see the world below, the sensation is truly amazing.
"The jump is just one of the ways we are
raising money this year. The Limes provides such
an amazing resource, but as a charity we have
to fundraise to meet our running costs, which
means we are looking for new and interesting ways
to raise money. We especially welcome donations
from local people or local businesses and if anyone
wants to raise money for us we would be very pleased!"
The Limes hosts around 200 children a week during
the school holidays, 300 family group members
on Sundays and parent and toddler groups for up
to 50 families. It costs only £5 for a family
of any size to join and provides a safe and secure
environment where disabled and non disabled children
and their families can learn and play together.
How you can help.
If you, your family, or your business would like
to help raise money for the Limes, or make a donation,
please contact Melissa Miller 020 8509 8985.
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Further Information
Rachel Johnson, NOW Press Officer, now@kallaway.co.uk,
020 7221 7883
Mandy Shiel, NOW Programme Manager, Tribal SDP,
020 8519 7790
Melissa Miller, Centre Manager, The Limes, 020 8509
8985
About NOW
New Opportunities Walthamstow (NOW) is a seven year
£56m regeneration programme to make Walthamstow
a better place to live, work and visit. NOW started
in 1999 with Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) funding
from the Government Office for London. The SRB is
administered by the London Development Agency (LDA)
and the NOW programme has received match funding
from many sources including the London Borough of
Waltham Forest, Waltham Forest voluntary sector
groups, London Buses, the European Union and private
companies.
The Limes website:
http://www.walthamstownow.co.uk/project_limes_community_centre.htm
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