ASTRA Sponsors

ASTRA SPONSORS

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY :

Click Here For Archive of Grant Awards

ASTRA has successfully gained a number of awards from the various bodies representing the national lottery. For further information on these grants, please see the archive grant section above.

BOOTS PLC :

In January 2004, Paul Clark was happy to announce the donation of £2,500 from Boots PLC. Please click here to view letter

SOCIAL INCLUSION PARTNERSHIP :

In 2004, Current ASTRA president Gregory Beekman landed ASTRA a £5,000 grant from North Lanarkshire Council's Social Inclusion Partnership to buy a new telescope and equipment for field observing. The previously mentioned Boots Grant was added to this to allow the equipment to be upgraded.

Links:

The National LotteryAwards For All
Social Inclusion Partnership
Boots PLC

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AIRDRIE & DISTRICT ROUND TABLE

Working in partnership with Airdrie & District Round Table, The North Lanarkshire Inter School Rocketry Copmpetition was inaugerated in 2007. The members of the Round Table have agreed to co-sponsor the event with ASTRA for 5 years.

Links:

Airdrie & District Round Table
The North Lanarkshire Inter School Rocketry Competition.

BIG LOTTERY FUNDING

During 2006 & 2007, ASTRA's Secretary, Duncan Lunan set up and ran two pilot education projects, aided by the National Lottery Awards For All scheme. Such was the success of the pilot projects, Duncan then applied and was awarded a further Grant of £50,000 which will be used throughout 2007-2008 to visit schools, societies and clubs to advance the education of the public in te world of science and astronomy. For forther information, please follow the link below.

Links:

Big Lottery Fund
Schools Education Pilot Projects.
2007-2008 Big Lottery Funding.

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