Goals: To provide positive activities to hard-to-reach young people as an alternative to crime and antisocial behaviour
Funding: The project received nearly 33,000 from organisations including Community Safety Partnership, Hampshire Children's Fund, Hampshire County Council, Hampshire Drug Action Team, Test Valley Borough Council and Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. It has also received a 60,000 grant from Children in Need
Testway Housing in Hampshire is using fresh air and exercise to divert local young people from antisocial behaviour and keep them occupied during school holidays. Its sports programme Testway 7s was set up in 2001 to provide free coaching in rugby, football and cricket to seven- to 15-year-olds in Test Valley, in conjunction with sports clubs, the police and social services.
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