MOET awarded grant for a new minibus!

Manchester Outdoor Education Trust (MOET) have been awarded a Better Youth Spaces grant for a Brand New Adventure Minibus to benefit Manchester’s young people!

This is great news for young people. Supported by Manchester Outdoor Education Trust (MOET), the grant will pay for a brand new minibus to benefit young people in Manchester. 

This new minibus will enable Manchester’s Youth & Play providers to better access the great outdoors. It will open the door to fabulous experiences in Outdoor and Adventurous Activity, both within the city and beyond with some of our amazing providers.

Better Youth Spaces is a £30.5m Government grant fund to support youth work in key areas in England.

Welcoming the Better Youth Spaces grant, Jeff Seneviratne, Chair of MOET said: “MOET have worked with partners across the city and beyond to give more children and young people the chance to experience, grow and develop through Outdoor Learning and Adventurous Activity. This funding and new minibus will be a great asset for Manchester”.

Nick Temple, CEO for Social Investment Business, that manages the Better Youth Spaces fund, said: “We are excited to be partnering with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to support youth services in priority areas in England and create ‘better youth spaces’ for young people. Through a combination of funding refurbishment projects and providing new equipment, it will bring opportunities for young people to participate in a whole range of enrichment activities – across sports, music and cultural activities. The fund will also help to expand access, create safer spaces, and make youth services more sustainable. This is a real boost for youth services in some of the communities which need it most, creating lasting impact for young people’s wellbeing.”