Turning youngsters’ dreams of success into reality
If you are aged between 13 and 30, living in Northamptonshire, Rutland or Leicestershire and need funding to help improve your skills in sports, the creative and performing arts, The Travers Foundation wants to hear from you.
Athletes supported by the charity had a fantastic year in 2015, with a dozen top awards being achieved:
• Hurdler Lucy Hatton, 20, started the medal haul in February with a Silver in the British Indoor Championships, swiftly followed in March with another Silver at the European Indoor Championships in Prague;
• Hot on Lucy’s heels came basketball player Chris Southwell, 22 from Oakham, who achieved Gold with Team GB at the Special Olympics in LA;
• Joe Watkins, 17 from Northampton, is a champion kickboxer who won a Silver medal at the European Championships in Spain, and also had wins in the Junior Euro Cup in Birmingham;
• His cousin Tom Symons, 13, a kickboxer and also from Northampton, won a Gold and two Silvers at the Junior Euro Cup in Birmingham;
• Tennis player Joe Tyler, aged 16 from Corby, won doubles tournaments in Finland, Croatia and Macedonia. Joe also reached the semifinal in the Singles Nike Junior International Tournament in Edinburgh.
Could you be somebody winning gold in 2016? Or could you provide help and financial support for aspiring athletes, ambitious actors or budding performers?
To get involved and for further information on the work of the Travers Foundation please visit www.travers-foundation.org.uk
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