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Over the past five years of the People’s Millions competition we have seen some great projects in the region. Previous winners include a specialised playground, a sailing project, creation of new children’s play areas and many more.

The Juniper Crescent Play Project

This is a project to convert a rundown play area and communal garden in Juniper Crescent, a housing estate in a deprived area of Camden. The redevelopment will provide a brand new multi-purpose, modern play and recreational space. Different areas within the play area will cater for the needs of toddlers, children, young people, parents and elderly residents living on the Juniper Crescent estate with a variety of activity areas to stimulate the mind, encourage healthy active play, as well as to have fun in an enjoyable and safe environment. Volunteers will maintain the gardens and provide organised play activities. The group estimate that 440 people will benefit from the project.

Meanwhile Garden's Biodiversity Project

The project will create two educational areas in a community garden. It will develop an educational pond garden where the community can learn about improving biodiversity, conservation, sustainability, recycling and composting. The project will also develop an education food growing facility where the community can learn about the importance of growing your own food and how easy this process is. The project will benefit 8,000 people.

Treehouse Landscape for Learning

The project will transform the land around the National Centre for Autism Education into a wildlife area providing a habitat for birds, insects and wildlife. The group will plant trees and shrubs which, when matured, will provide a woodland walk to the boundaries of the site. The project will provide a safe, creative, sensory environment for the children at Treehouse. The group will work with local schools, other autism providers and community groups to extend opportunities and access to the facility. The 1700 beneficiaries, mainly those with autism, will benefit from a range of new learning opportunities both practical and creative, whilst contributing to the sustainment of the eco-system.

e-Wise

The project to be delivered by Centrepoint will involve the installation of an innovative computer system, e-Wise at Bruce House, which is a base for homeless people. The system will be installed in each of the forty nine rooms and enable the residents to have access to the internet, complete their studies, interact with friends and search and apply for jobs. The project will provide a disadvantaged group of people with the same opportunities as their peers. The project will also create a communal area where training sessions and social activities can take place. The total number of people to benefit from this project will be 49.

Sensory Garden Annexe Project

On a windy day in March 2009, over 50 local people gathered at Woodlawns Community Centre in Streatham to celebrate the official opening of the new garden room, funded by BIG through the People’s Millions programme. The Streatham Darby and Joan Club had previously received an Awards for All grant, and in early 2007 they decided to put in an application for People’s Millions – the funding programme that is decided by ITV London viewers. After winning the public vote in November of that year, work got under way in early 2008 on the new garden room and accessible walkway. The project will enable an ethnically diverse group of elderly people to enjoy their urban green space, improving access to an area that was previously out of bounds for many. h3. The local vote Just over one year on from the People's Millions public vote and the garden room was launched in March 2009. Darby and Joan members were joined by local primary schools and representatives from BIG, and even ITV returned to record the opening and feature the project on London Tonight. The garden room, with views across the pretty sensory garden, has given a new lease of life to the centre and the community itself. Darby and Joan members now enjoy cups of tea, card games and sing-alongs in the new annexe, overlooking and enjoying the centre’s garden.