Severn Trent pours £10k into LGBTQ+ friendly circus skills project
A CIRCUS group has been awarded £10,000 by a water company to help it train people from the transgender and non-binary communities.
Severn Trent’s Community Fund has awarded Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire based Circus Strong, an LGBTQ+ friendly circus and aerial skills community organisation, with the cash.
The funding will provide support for a circus skills programme specifically designed to support the transgender and non-binary community and train individuals in
Crossfly, a mixture of CrossFit and aerial skills in a safe, judgement free environment.
The funding will also allow Circus Strong to move from online classes and counselling, to face-to-face teaching and expand their offering, by bringing Crossfly to Nottingham to support more of the transgender and non-binary community.
Daisy Powell, Severn Trent Community Fund officer, said: “We’re thrilled to be able to support such an important, and relevant project we know will make an incredible difference to our community.
“Providing safe spaces for individuals to be themselves is really important to us, and as a company we’re working towards making Severn Trent a safe and inclusive place to be, so supporting a fantastic project like this is the perfect fit.
“Projects like these are the essence of what our Community Fund aims to support. Seeing the positive change this project will bring, will be really exciting.”
Holly Hutchinson, Circus Strong ringmaster & director said: “Providing a safe space that allow people to be themselves without fear of judgement is incredibly important to us and we are over the moon to partner with Seven Trent Community Fund in order to help people stay active and learn some unique skills”
Severn Trent’s Community Fund was created for community groups and projects that aim to improve community wellbeing.
To find out more about the fund, and what projects have been awarded, please visit stwater.co.uk/ communityfund