AN Ardrossan-based charity has been boosted with a £120k grant from BBC Children in Need.

Sense Scotland has been awarded with a three-year grant of £119,774 to deliver the One Giant Leap

project in North Ayrshire for disabled young people with complex health and communication needs.

The new funding award - made possible following BBC Children in Need’s 2019 Appeal in November - will support the delivery of vital services to young people in the area and means that the appeal now has more than £324,000 invested in the region.

The project will deliver support sessions for the young people as they

transition from school to young adult life. Activities will include cooking,

dancing, music, sports, arts and discussion workshops to talk about issues that they may be facing, which will help to improve their skills and abilities, develop their confidence and self-esteem, encourage independence and help them

to make positive relationships.

Margaret Mackenzie, Programmes Manager said: “It’s fantastic news to hear that we have been awarded new funding that will enable us to deliver our project for the next three years to disabled young people across Ayrshire and give them the support needed to transition into adulthood.”

Speaking of the new grants, Florence Burke, National Head of Scotland at BBC Children in Need said: “We’re so pleased to have been able to award Sense Scotland with this funding, which demonstrates how our grants continue to make a positive difference to local children and young people’s lives.”

Across North Ayrshire, BBC Children in Need is currently funding five projects to a value of more than £324,000.