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2005 winners
55+ Positive Lifestyle, Devon - to provide IT training and extend online learning opportunities for older residents in the local community
African and Caribbean Voices Association, Stratford, London - to launch a web cam diary to record African and Caribbean senior citizens' experiences of technology
Alzheimer's Society, West Kent - to develop an online forum for Alzheimer's sufferers to share advice and experiences
Artimedia, Huddersfield- to develop a portal for Asian women where they can exchange information on issues of importance to them
Association of Black and Ethnic Minority Business Advisors, North London - to launch an E-wise: Get smart, Get Connected Web site to educate marginalised sections of society on the possibilities of e-business
Bowbridge Primary and Nursery School, Nottinghamshire - to provide wireless Internet access through the school's high-specification server for local families who would otherwise be excluded from the Web
Bright Project, Bristol - to improve the standard of benefits and legal advice given by Black and Minority Ethnic organisations via a free laptop loan scheme
Carers Link, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland - to provide interactive online support and information to carers who are isolated through geography and caring responsibilities
The Coalition Youth and Community Programmes, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne - to develop an online resource for its youth mentoring scheme that will provide remote access to essential support and learning materials
Creative Kids, North London - to develop an Internet donation and exchange service for families in need of clothes, toys and other equipment
Crystal Clear Creators, Loughborough - to develop an interactive forum and online launch pad for new writing talent
Design Options for a Versatile Environment, Portsmouth - to launch a web cam initiative providing live, remote demonstrations of home equipment for people with disabilities
Drake Music Project, Edinburgh - to launch an online workshop where people can experience the project's assistive music technologies that enable people with disabilities to make music
ecodyfi, Powys, Mid Wales - to launch an online organic gardening course enabling the community to grow their own organic fruit and vegetables and support the sustainable regeneration of the Dyfi Valley
Girls Friendly Society England and Wales, East London - to evolve its 'Keep in Touch' campaign developing a mentoring support network for its Web site
Grief Encounter, North London - to develop an online interactive workbook, encouraging and helping children and adults to talk about and deal with bereavement
Heeland Rangers FC, Milton Keynes - to provide online training, from first aid to refereeing, for coaches, players and parents of the UK's fastest growing all female football club
Jigsaw4u, Mitcham - to develop an audio feature on its Web site where children can listen to one another talking about their experiences of bereavement
Kent Farmline, East Malling - to develop microsites that will enable agricultural workers and other members of the rural community to access information on support and advice services from their mobile phones or PDAs
Lesbian and Gay Foundation, Manchester - to evolve its helpline to incorporate e-mail and instant messenger services, allowing people to access counsellors easily and anonymously
Masquerade, Powys, Mid Wales - to develop a radio documentary about the experiences of people with a learning disability
National Association of Gifted Children, Milton Keynes-to develop a themed online discussion board enabling families to discuss their personal experiences and solutions to issues arising from having gifted children, such as bullying
North Wales Bird Trust, Llandudno - to launch a web cam initiative capturing footage of the rare Ashy-faced barn owl and linking children in Wales and the Dominican Republic
Sanibel Counselling Centre, East London - to provide online counselling for people with mental health problems
Savile Town Community Association, West Yorkshire - to launch and online loan scheme of sensory equipment for disabled children
Sign, Buckinghamshire - to launch an interactive Web-based opinion poll and discussion forum for deaf people with mental health issues
Somerset Youth Volunteering Network - to provide online access to its youth-4-youth programme where young mentors support vulnerable peers in taking an active role within the local community
South Central Community Transport, based in Liverpool- to launch a Web site and develop online training opportunities for the local community
Stroud.com, Gloucestershire - to provide free Internet taster courses for disadvantaged local people, helping to get the community online and bridge the digital divide
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2004 winners
Access Space, Sheffield - to run Web design and digital photography workshops for young people in the city
ASPIRE (the Association for Spinal Injury Research, Rehabilitation and Reintegration), Stanmore, Middlesex - to fund a trainer who will run IT adaptive assessments of people with spinal cord injuries so that they can use the Internet despite limited mobility and hand movement
Bamboo Academy, Nottingham - to expand its Chinese Arts Web site and offer online learning to make the arts more accessible
Birmingham Repertory Theatre - to create a special area on its Web site for a new writing and drama project aimed at inner city youngsters in Birmingham and Chicago
Bolton Lads and Girls Club - to provide an Internet and Relationships Co-Ordinator for young people and their families in Bolton
Bridge Mentoring Plus Scheme, Bridgend - to set up an online mentoring scheme for disadvantaged young people in the area, focusing on developing safe Internet skills
Brunswick Square Central Lawn Association, Gloucester - to set up a "Neighbourhood Watch" bulletin board on its Web site and develop an online newsletter as part of an ongoing initiative to reduce crime in the area
International charity the Catholic Institute for International Relations - to create individually branded Web sites for its overseas development partners in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East
Cirencester Opportunity Group, Gloucestershire - to install a webcam in a bird nesting box, so that pre-school children and other members of the local community can engage with local wildlife
Cobhair Bharraigh on the Isle of Barra, Scotland - to help people in its care communicate with family and friends, many of whom live some distance away
The Disabled Parents Network, North London - to improve its Web site and strengthen its support for disabled parents by running online discussion forums
Emergency Medical Care, Fauldhouse, West Lothian - to make the most of Fauldhouse being broadband-enabled by expanding the first aid advice and courses it offers via its Web site
Erskine Hospital, Bishopton, Renfrewshire - in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings, to record the memories of World War II veterans in the hospital's care for inclusion in an audio section on its Web site
Fahamu, Oxford - to deliver key news digests about social justice issues in Africa via SMS text technology
Fairbridge, Glasgow - to support a mobile learning project for disadvantaged young people in the city of Glasgow
Fair Shares, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire -to set up the first Internet café in the town and offer Internet access in exchange for "time" as well as money, as part of its "time bank" volunteering initiative
Family Matters, Gravesend, Kent - to offer a confidential email counselling service for victims of childhood sexual abuse in London and Kent, which will run alongside its telephone helpline
Living Streets, South London - to create a "virtual street" on the Living Streets Web site, as part of its ongoing campaign for streets that are safe, clean and fit for pedestrians
The London Irish Women's Centre, Stoke Newington - to fund IT equipment so that an outreach worker can have access to online advice and information whilst working on site in Holloway Prison for women
The Notting Hill Housing Trust, West London - to create a 24 hour community youth radio station, which will initially be broadcast online and will enable the young people involved to develop their Web skills
Oasis North London - to purchase IT equipment and software for the group's homework club for children affected by HIV
National charity OCD-UK - to run online therapy sessions on its new Web site for sufferers of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
The Reading Single Homeless Project - to contribute towards providing a greater sense of security and community at a number of its sites across the town
St John's Pre-School, Toxteth, Liverpool - to take children on a "magic carpet" ride around the world and back in time using a large rug, a new computer, a broadband Internet connection, and a large screen
Saint Catherine's Hospice, Scarborough - to set up a mobile Internet unit to enable in-patients and day hospice patients to stay in touch with friends and family via email and webcams
Sign (the National Society for Mental Health and Deafness), Beaconsfield - to provide communication skills training to approximately six members of its day centre for deaf people in need of emotional support in South West London
Solid Rock Café, Camelford, Cornwall - to set up a broadband Internet suite for local teenagers and encourage online communication with similar youth groups overseas
National charity Stonewall - to set up an Internet-related project
Woldgate Travellers Association, Bridlington - to set up an Internet café for the traveller community in the area.
2003 winners
Age Concern Leominster & District (North Herefordshire) - to set up online "Reminiscence Sessions" for older people in the region
Age Concern Stafford & District - to purchase laptop computers
Artlink ExChange, an arts charity based in Hull - to update its Web site in its 21st anniversary year, involving the local community in the creation of the Web site
The Berkshire County Blind Society, based in Reading - to set up an Internet café for blind and visually impaired people across the region
BeyondAbuse.org, based in Glasgow - to facilitate a Web site for survivors of rape and sexual abuse in Scotland
The British Institute for Brain Injured Children (BIBIC), based in Bridgwater, Somerset - to set up an innovative project linking families and therapists online
The Bladder Pain Syndrome Association, based in Belvedere, Kent - to update the chat room facility on its Web site and host regular live chats with medical professionals for bladder pain sufferers
Bowbridge Primary & Nursery School, based in Newark, Nottinghamshire - to help local families get online
The Discus Duke of Edinburgh's Award Project, based in Beswick, east Manchester - to develop a Web site about the issues behind discrimination against young people and an online support system for other vulnerable young people in Manchester
The Gloucestershire Young Carers Project, based in Gloucester - to purchase IT equipment and software to further develop its Web site, providing news, information and support for young carers in Gloucestershire
The Guy Fox History Project, a heritage education organisation in Southwark, London - to fund a Web site production training course for one member of staff and develop a London history Web site with and for children in south London
Headon-cum-Upton Village Hall in Retford, Nottinghamshire - to create a local intranet that will be used to share information, give access to training materials, and generally help residents to communicate with one another
Lineham Farm Children's Centre in Eccup, north Leeds, which provides free holidays to disadvantaged and disabled children - to fund equipment and resources to develop the charity's IT capabilities, including the centre's popular new Web site
Manchester Family Service Unit in Miles Platting, Manchester - to provide a worker to consult and work alongside local children to develop and maintain their own Web site, linked to the organisation's national Web site
Medical Engineering Resource Unit (MERU), based in Carshalton, Surrey, which uses engineering skills to assist and enhance the lives of disabled children - to set up an online forum for MERU's Disabled Young People's Consultation Group, enabling the young people to exchange ideas and open up a nationwide discussion
Mothers of Sexually Abused Children (MOSAC), based in Greenwich - to fund its day-to-day work and set up an email support service for mothers
Muslim Youth Helpline, based in Wembley, Middlesex - to set up an online forum providing support and encouragement for young Muslims
Norfolk Young People's Development Group, based in Norwich - to set up a Web-based gateway for young disabled people to communicate and socialise
North Tyneside Disability Forum, based in North Shields - to develop a Web version of its successful Bellow magazine for disabled 16- to 25-year-olds in the region
Oily Cart, an arts organisation in Wandsworth, London - to develop an interactive and accessible Web site that builds on the live art experience and enables children to anticipate the group's visits to nurseries, schools and theatres
Platform One, a not-for-profit community arts group in Newport, Isle of Wight - to help the Island Women's Refuge set up a Web site for victims of domestic violence on the Isle of Wight
Project Ability, an arts organisation in Glasgow - to create a Web site where young homeless people can exhibit their work and give the public an insight into the many complex issues behind homelessness
Rame Conservation Trust in South East Cornwall - to enable a group of local young people to furnish a building, buy IT equipment to run Web-based projects, and print a leaflet about what they do
Refugees First in Plymouth - to fund a live community arts event and multimedia online project
Roe Valley Women's Network in Northern Ireland, which is part funded by the EU through the building sustainable prosperity programme and Department of Social Development measure - to set up a Web site and email service.
Sahara Asian Project, based in Greenwich, south east London - to develop an interactive Web site where Asian carers in the borough of Greenwich can access up-to-date information and share their experiences with others
The South West Area Project, a youth organisation in south west Cwmbran - to establish an interactive Web radio station for young people at its summer playscheme
Waterloo Residents Association in the Midlands - to purchase specialist IT equipment for members of its Disability Forum and other residents forums
Women's Health, a national women's charity based in Shoreditch, east London - to develop health information booklets that can be accessed online
Working With Words, a charity in Woolwich, east London - to purchase specialist IT equipment for people with learning disabilities