Brightonians win funding for inspiring missions around the globe

By The Newsroom
Published 9th Mar 2018, 14:18 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 06:33 BST
Angela El-Zeind, a performing arts lecturer, won funding to explore comedy improvisation as a means of treating anxiety around the worldAngela El-Zeind, a performing arts lecturer, won funding to explore comedy improvisation as a means of treating anxiety around the world
Angela El-Zeind, a performing arts lecturer, won funding to explore comedy improvisation as a means of treating anxiety around the world
Two Brighton and Hove residents will get the opportunity to travel the world and research solutions to topical issues after being awarded Churchill Fellowships.

Tim Holtam, founder and director of Brighton Table Tennis Club, will travel to Greece, Italy and Jordan to explore the integration of refugees through sport. Tim’s Fellowship is supported by the Linbury Trust.

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Angela El-Zeind, a performing arts lecturer, will travel to Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA to explore comedy improvisation as a means of treating anxiety. Angela’s Fellowship is supported by the Mental Health Foundation.

Together they will receive grants totalling over £12,000. They are among 150 people from all regions of the UK who were selected this year from over 1,000 applicants to win a Churchill Fellowship. The average length of a Fellowship is six weeks.

Tim Holtam, founder and director of Brighton Table Tennis Club, will explore the integration of refugees through sportTim Holtam, founder and director of Brighton Table Tennis Club, will explore the integration of refugees through sport
Tim Holtam, founder and director of Brighton Table Tennis Club, will explore the integration of refugees through sport

Julia Weston, chief executive of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT), said: “Churchill Fellows search the world for ways to improve their communities and professions.

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“This life-changing opportunity is open to everyone, with our next round of grants opening on April 27.”

The next chance to apply for a Churchill Fellowship opens on April 27 2018 and includes new categories on ‘Rural living: strengthening countryside communities’, ‘Suicide: prevention, intervention and postvention’ and ‘Emergency services: crisis prevention, response and recovery’.

The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT) is a UK charity set up in 1965 on the death of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.

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The aim is to explore ‘global best practice’ in the issues facing Britain, and bring back global insights to improve communities and professions across the UK.

More than 5,500 Fellowships have been awarded since the charity’s inception.

To find out more, visit:wcmt.org.uk

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