{"id":10023,"date":"2015-09-25T09:12:39","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T08:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=10023"},"modified":"2015-09-25T09:12:39","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T08:12:39","slug":"little-wing-serves-up-local-kid%e2%80%99s-club-bursaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2015\/09\/little-wing-serves-up-local-kid%e2%80%99s-club-bursaries\/","title":{"rendered":"LITTLE WING SERVES UP LOCAL KID\u2019S CLUB BURSARIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Little Wing Pizzeria is encouraging local children\u2019s clubs to grab a slice of the action by applying for the <em>Little Wing\u2019s Little Stars<\/em> bursary scheme, which will see \u00a33,000 up for grabs.<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/press20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-10024\" title=\"press\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/press20-1024x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a>Following on from the success of last year\u2019s scheme, this year the bursaries are returning bigger and better and will be open to all Under-12\u2019s kid\u2019s clubs, from sports to art, music to dance.<br \/>\nTo be eligible, clubs must be located within a 10 mile radius of the Little Wing restaurant to which they apply. Branches are located in Enniskillen, Holywood, Bangor, Ballyhackamore, Ann Street, Belfast and Lisburn Road, Belfast, with each restaurant offering \u00a3500 to the successful local applicant.<br \/>\n<strong>Commenting on the club bursaries, Luke Wolsey, Managing Director of Little Wing Pizzeria said<em>:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cLittle Wing has six highly successful branches in Northern Ireland and we are always looking for opportunities to give back to the community by supporting<\/em><em> local schools, clubs and charities- the Little Wing\u2019s Little Stars bursaries are an extension of this support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout the year we get a lot of requests from children\u2019s clubs to help them with sponsorship so we decided to launch this programme to give all local clubs an equal chance of being granted additional funding. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n\u201cI would encourage all clubs that are interested to apply for a bursary which can be put towards anything the club needs financial assistance with such as new kits, equipment or even to go towards the general costs of running the club.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s winners were Bangor Rugby Club, City of Belfast Swimming Club, Junior Belfast Giants, Holywood Rugby Football Club and Ormeau Table Tennis Club, who all benefitted from a \u00a3500 bursary for their club.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Keith Knox , head coach at Ormeau Table Tennis club said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The Little Wing Little Stars bursary scheme has helped us massively: we purchased sporting equipment for the club, brought in more high quality coaching for the children and also boosted our online presence. As a result of this, we saw our number of players representing us at Ulster level rise from 8 to over 12.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe were very happy with the scheme and would recommend that other children\u2019s clubs apply for it \u2013 the bursary can make all the difference.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To apply for the bursary scheme, children\u2019s clubs simply need to write a 300 word explanation of why they need the bursary and what it will be used for and email it to bursaries@littlewingpizzeria.co.uk stating their closest Little Wing restaurant before the closing date of Monday October 26.<\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Little Wing is part of the Beannchor Group, Ireland\u2019s largest hospitality group, which boasts a portfolio of over 50 pubs, hotels and restaurants across Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>For further information visit littlewingpizzeria.com<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Little Wing Pizzeria is encouraging local children\u2019s clubs to grab a slice of the action by applying for the Little Wing\u2019s Little Stars bursary scheme, which will see \u00a33,000 up for grabs. 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