I've just found out that the Lottery has announced today that it will be putting £800,000 aside to support those suffering from an eating disorder in Wales. The BBC reports that this will be administered by the Eating Disorders Association, which may be a hard task as it no longer exists. It is now called b-eat...
Nevertheless I have been told by reliable sources that the Steering Group for the Big Lottery project will be the AWEDSIG ( All Wales Eating Disorder Special Interest Group) management group that Joy Jones chairs- a group that is a member of the Cross party group on Eating Disorders here at the National Assembly.
This is great news for those of us who are campaigning for increased provision and support for those with an eating disorder in Wales, and I look forward to learning about the new projects that will follow in line with this investment. B-eat has support groups in Wales, but it does not, for financial reasons, have a broad presence in Wales. I'm excited by the possibilities for action in light of the Lottery's funding announcement today.
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