CARRY ON PLAYING; pounds 50k lot to grant to help kids get off to a swing.Byline: By JILLY BEATTIE SCHOOLCHILDREN were in party mood last night after they won a pounds 50,000 lottery lottery, scheme for distributing prizes by lot or other method of chance selection to persons who have paid for the opportunity to win. The term is not applicable when lots are drawn without payment by the interested parties to determine some matter, e.g. grant to build a playground. The youngsters from Carryduff, Co Down, had waited excitedly for the news knowing they had tough competition from the people of Carnmoney Hill in North Belfast. But after an other tough battle for votes, the children's dreams of a new playground can now come true. Jimmy Spratt Jimmy Spratt is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland. In 2007, he was elected as a Democratic Unionist Party member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Belfast. , Mayor of Castlereagh Council, which promised to match the grant if they were successful, was delighted. He said: "This is great news for everyone in the area. Being awarded this Big Lottery Fund The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) is a grant-making organisation in the UK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland) created by the Government to administer the funding of good causes following the creation of the National Lottery. grant shows how much work the families and children put into the bid. Their enthusiasm was endless." One of the bid organisers and mum of four Ursula Loughran, 36, from Carryduff, said: "It's a dream come true. We're so delighted we've won. This new play park will make such a difference to the lives of children and the families." of this area. We'll have somewhere safe and suitable for them to play close to where they can be supervised su·per·vise tr.v. su·per·vised, su·per·vis·ing, su·per·vis·es To have the charge and direction of; superintend. [Middle English *supervisen, from Medieval Latin . "So we'd like to thank all those people who voted for us and we just can't wait to get started." The Carmoney Hill project to create a new entrance to a beautiful wood were disappointed not to win. But they could still be in with a chance because the runner-up with the most votes will also be awarded pounds 50,000. The Daily Mirror will announce the winning runner-up tomorrow. j.beattie@mgn.co.uk CAPTION(S): CHEER: Carryduff kids yesterday |
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