A cultural project to encourage singing in the run-up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games is being expanded to cover the UK.
The Big Big Sing, part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme, aims to inspire thousands of people across the country to take up singing in the lead-up to and during games time.
Now it has been awarded more than £485,000 from the Big Lottery Fund and the Spirit of 2012 Trust to bring the “celebration of singing from Scotland to communities across the UK”.
Big Big Sing is one of six UK projects to share more than £5 million from the Keeping the Spirit of 2012 Alive campaign. In total, Big Big Sing will receive £487,855.
Peter Ainsworth, chairman of the Big Lottery Fund, said: “Like the 2012 London Games, the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games are set to inspire people and communities across the UK.
“The Spirit of 2012 Trust will be supporting brilliant projects in the run-up to next summer and into the future.
“We hope to create a positive, lasting legacy through projects like the Big Big Sing.”
