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About the project
This project brings together care homes and Magic Me volunteers offering monthly evening parties in three care homes in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
The Pilton Walking Project, Edinburgh
www.pchp.org.uk/walking.php
Delivery organisation
Pilton Community Health project
Funding
Programme value unknown
Delivery organisation
The Young Foundation in partnership with Harrow Metropolitan Police, Wealdstone Ant-Social Partnership team, Harrow Children's Services, Youth Offending Team, Ignite, and University of East London
Funding
Harrow Metropolitan Police, programme value £50,000
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