Jenny Billings, J.R.Billings@kent.ac.uk
CHSS is undertaking an evaluation of this project over a three year period, using questionnaires and focus groups, looking at accessibility of the scheme and assessing its relevance in breaking down barriers to learning and helpfulness to families.
The village of Aylesham was built in the 1920s for miners who came to work in Kent’s coal mines and it has kept much of its mining culture and traditions. Following the pit closures of the 1980s, a range of initiatives were introduced to provide employment opportunities and leisure facilities for the communities. One such initiative, the Relativity Project, is a five year project funded by the Big Lottery, targeting excluded and vulnerable families in a traditional mining community and is aimed at providing opportunities to broaden family learning skills through creative activities.
Star date: 01/09/2008 End date: 31/08/2011
Funder: Aylesham Neighbourhood project
Funding: £13,000