Deadline: 5pm, 29 January 2010
Well London is a three year programme that works with local people across London to enable them to transform their health. As part of the creative strand of the programme, Arts Council England manages Be Creative Be Well and is currently commissioning in 12 London boroughs.

Be Creative Be Well commissions arts and creative activities to engage communities and individuals in a process of change, to improve health, environments, increase community cohesion through intercultural and intergenerational projects and provide accessible, fun, whole community activities.

Since the start of the programme they have funded a variety of different projects including a Big Chair Dance for older people in Haringey run by Entelechy Arts, commissioned Pins and Winston to refurbish the Handcroft Road Resource Centre in Croydon, supported a family fun day in Star Park (Newham) and Memory Soup in Islington by Clod Ensemble.

They are currently commissioning projects in Barking and Dagenham (total commission fund: £32,000), Brent (£34,000), Camden (£24,000), Ealing (£32,000), Enfield (£38,000), Greenwich (£32,000), Haringey (£37,100), Kensington and Chelsea (£26,500), Lewisham (£22,000), Southwark (£29,000), Waltham Forest (£32,000) and Westminster (£33,000).

Each commission is between the values of £22,000 to £38,000, as listed above. If you are based in or near this area, with a good knowledge of the issues faced by these communities and have a great idea on how creative activities could contribute towards improving health and mental well being, then please consider applying. Applicants based outside these areas are ineligible to apply, as are multiple applications.

For more information including details of how to apply visit www.artscouncil.org.uk/news/be-creative-be-well-funding-opportunity