Anglia Projects

ITV Anglia transmits to Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire.

Over the past five years of the People’s Millions competition we have seen some great projects in the region. Previous winners include community gardens, a bandstand, a big green tractor, a mobile sensory playroom and many more!

Waterbeach Waterbabes

The project is to refurbish the learner swimming pool to enable the school to continue offering lessons to children aged four to eleven. The project will benefit children from five villages, estimated at 560 beneficiaries.

Phyzzikids

The project is to create a portable sensory room, which can be moved between a minimum of three community spaces to provide disadvantaged and disabled children under five a play facility. The project is expected to benefit an estimated 1,000 children and

Operation Children's Club

The project involves the renovation of a disused and run-down bungalow in the school grounds in order to provide a new facility for the use of the school and the wider community.The building will then be used for a school breakfast club and homework club. During school hours the building will be for the use of the children for creative acitivies such as art, dance and drama. Outside of the extended school hours the building will be for the use of the local community. There will be approximately 800 beneficiaries.

Family Carers Community Cafe

The project will create a cafe that will provide a community resource where family carers can drop in to gain information, and support services. It will also provide a space to socialise and share experiences with other family carers. The project has an additional objective of providing family carers with employment and volunteer opportunities. There will be 2,650 beneficiaries.

Blackmore Youth Centre Project

The project will convert one of two existing squash courts into a two storey youth centre, with disabled facilities, including toilets, small kitchen and storage space and two recreation areas. There will be 300 beneficiaries.

Swimming for our future!

The project is to refurbish and enclose the existing pool area so that it can be used all year round by the whole community. It is expected that 1,500 people will benefit from the project.

The Green Bike Project

The project aims to make use of unwanted bicycles by restoring old cycles for use by people in need. The project will involve restoration by Mencap members who need work-based experience and then the bicycles will be provided to members of the public for recreational and health purposes. The project will directly benefit 10 people and indirectly benefit the wider community.

Horning Junior Sailing Club

The project entails the purchase of a boat that will enable the group to teach sailing to young people on a 'floating classroom'. The boat will also act as a secondary clubhouse. There will be approximately 400 beneficiaries.

Big Green Tractor Dream

The project is to purchase a 'green tractor', a low emissions tractor vehicle with controls specifically designed for use by people with disabilities and a second seat to allow tuition to take place. The project will benefit 75 people.

Black Notley Community Pool Project

The project is to refurbish the local pool and changing rooms to provide a valuable recreational resource for the whole community. The project will benefit 1,000 people.