Lottery funding for eating disorders group secured
6 Mai 2008
Plaid Cymru Assembly Member, Bethan Jenkins, who chairs the Assembly’s Cross Party Group on Eating Disorders, has welcomed news that the Big Lottery Fund is set to provide £800,000 to support sufferers of eating disorders in Wales . The bid was won by the charity b-eat, and it will be monitored and administered by the All Wales Eating Disorder Special Interest group.
It is among 19 projects across Wales to receive funding worth £14m from the lottery’s Mental Health Matters scheme.
Ms Jenkins said:
“I am delighted by the news , and believe the money allocated to supporting sufferers of eating disorders will go a long way in providing the resources needed to deal with such a task.
“The Cross Party Group on Eating Disorders at the National Assembly has focused on the support capacity of groups in Wales, and I’m sure members of the group will be very pleased by this news. It is important that those suffering from eating disorders, and their families, have access to support groups in their own communities, and I am confident that this funding will assist in making this a reality in Wales.”
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The next meeting of the Cross Party group on Eating Disorders will take place on the 1st of July, Conference room 24 at 5.30pm ( National Assembly for Wales.)
For Further information please contact Steffan Lewis on 029 20 898 713
