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Club members try out the wii
Youngsters in Coundon Grange are having more fun at their after
school club thanks to a donation from the Better Homes, Better
Lives fund.
The club was started in September by Dene Valley Community
Partnership and cares for 16 children at Prince Bishops Community
Primary School each evening.
The children enjoy craft activities, film nights and computers but
asked organisers if they could have a wii games console and two
Nintendo DSi consoles.
The scheme applied to the Better Homes, Better Lives fund, which is
managed by Dale & Valley Homes, which donated £480 to pay
for the consoles and a selection of games.
Clare Cummings, after school club manager, said: “The
children really enjoy playing on them. We have a different activity
every night but sometimes we get the wii out on extra nights
because they like it so much.”
Dave Sanders, director of resources and Dale & Valley Homes,
added: “We know lots of parents have to work and quality
after school care is very important. It sounds as though the
youngsters in Coundon Grange are really enjoying the games consoles
and we are pleased to have been able to help.”
