A country cure for city children
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Controversy has arisen over the fact that Whirlow Hall Farm near Sheffield, England, run by a charity aiming to introduce disabled and disadvantaged children to country life, has received National Lottery funding for 24 luxury pig pens, while an application for National Lottery funding made by Refuge, a 24-hour helpline for battered women, was turned down. Refuge received a lottery start-up grant in 1996, but may now have to shut down because it cannot meet its operational costs. Its founders feel that the National Lottery Charities Board should bear some responsibility for ensuring that what it starts can continue.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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In Maureen's grotto, the fun is all routine
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The charity Kids supports a number of playschemes in the UK for disabled children. These playschemes introduce children to a wide range of activities and give them the freedom to make their own choices.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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