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BBC News
13-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Cornwall charity Active8 wins grant from national funding award
A charity has been awarded funding from an impactful award from Global's Make Some Noise. Active8 supports young people aged 14 to 30 living with disabilities in Cornwall and Devon. The charity said its work with young people helped them to develop skills, hobbies and a sense of community. The £54,000 funding from the award would help fund the next two years of the charity's Acceler8 work for 14 to18-year-olds, which it said was nothing short of a lifeline for teenagers living with a disability in south-west England. 'Hope, inclusion and ambition' Active8 was one of 46 UK charities which received a share of over £2.9m from Global's Make Some charity said its programmes open up opportunities for independent living, travel, volunteering, and Stanley, Active8's fundraising coordinator, said: "This grant will not only fund our transformative initiatives, but it will also fuel hope, inclusion and ambition - sending a powerful message to our most vulnerable young people: 'You are seen. You are valued. You are capable of extraordinary things.'"Suzanne Ryder-Richardson, director of Global Goodness at Global, said: "We are incredibly grateful that, thanks to public donations and the generous support of our partners, we can provide this funding to the small, local charities delivering these vital services at the heart of communities across the UK."
BBC News
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Penzance exhibition a 'dream come true' for disabled artist
An artist with cerebral palsy is holding his first exhibition, aiming to shine a light on issues around disability and inclusion. Michael Mules, 27, from Penzance said it was "a dream come true" to be running the exhibition at the Penwith Framing Gallery from 5 to 17 condition affects his right arm and both legs, and he is also partially blind and said his art enables him to "feel free".The work represents freedom and movement "something that I struggle with because of my disability", he explained. Mr Mules started lino printing when he was at college but is currently doing more pen and ink exhibition will include a range of his work mostly in black and white. Mr Mules was bullied during his time at secondary school and recalls being told he would not achieve anything because of his called the art exhibition a "real breakthrough" and said "I've been able to achieve something that I've always wanted to achieve". He hopes his art exhibition will show other disabled people "they can achieve whatever they want."He said the message he wants to give them is: "You have the right to exist and the right to thrive within your existence."The exhibition will help raise money for Cornish disability youth charity, Active8. As well as being an artist, Mr Mules is a mentor for other young people with disabilities, training to be a counsellor and is also a stand up comedian.
