Page 60 • The HERALD • 20th February 2025 v THE HERALD - SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES v Sanders Design SERVICES LTD BUILDING PLANS AND DETAILED DRAWING SERVICE Complete professional service for extensions, conversions, new houses and commercial projects • Computer Aided Design Drawings • Free Initial Visit and Quotation 95 Cedar Road, Hythe, Southampton SO45 3PX Tel: 023 8020 7195 Email: info@sandersdesignservices.co.uk Web: www.sandersdesignservices.co.uk ASK A PROFESSIONAL Mayflower is Proud to Announce Transport Bursary in Partnership with Xelabus May ower are excited to announce their new Transport Bursary Scheme in partnership with Xelabus. e new bursary scheme will help ful l the belief that every person has the right to attend the theatre and experience the joy and opportunity this can bring. e bursary will support schools as well as community groups funding their transport to both Mayflower venues. In 2023, UK eatre’s eatre for Every Child campaign was introduced to amplify national voice about the importance of theatre visits for schools and the new bursary scheme is just one way in which Mayflower supports this national campaign. Mayflower recognises that many schools’ nances act as a blocker to children attending live theatre and already have schemes in place to help those most disadvantaged schools including subsidised ticket schemes for schools above the national average Free School Meals percentage, free schools theatre concerts with Welsh National Opera and a partnership with eatre Works o ering free tickets to most disadvantaged schools. Outside of ticketing initiatives, the other major pressure on schools is the cost of transportation to theatre which is a national issue. Whilst schools may be able to a ord the discounted ticket prices, they cannot a ord the transportation costs to get to the venue. Many of the costs of theatre trips are also cascaded through to parents and result in many disadvantaged children not able to partake, which results in schools deciding not to commit. A recent report from the Sutton Trust states that since last year “reports of cuts to trips and outings have more than doubled, now standing at 50%, up from 21% – a proportion that is even higher in schools with the most disadvantaged intakes, at 68%, compared to 44% in the least deprived schools”. e Transport Bursary Scheme has been created to alleviate some of the nancial pressures that schools and community groups face to enable more people to attend theatre and experience live arts. e bursary will be a 100% subsidy of the transport cost. e bursary will be awarded on an application basis to schools that meet the following criteria: • Are a state-funded primary, secondary school, or further education college. • Are above the national average Free School Meal Percentage of a given year or are located in a designated Levelling Up for Culture area. • Demonstrate how the theatre trip will bene t their school. • Are applying for a show that is not already discounted lower than the school rate. • A school can only be funded once per academic year. Continued on page 61
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