Support "The Hut" in The People's Millions on Tuesday 23rd November 2010

UPDATE: The Voting Number to ring from 9am - Midnight on the day is 0871 62 68 141


“THE HUT” ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND in Withernsea is through to the final television round of ITV Yorkshire’s 'The People’s Millions’ and needs your votes on Tuesday, 23 November.

The project is the only entry from the East Riding and will be up against others from around Yorkshire. First prize is £50,000 which, if the project wins, will be spent on opening up the playground for more hours and putting on a wide range of activities to make it a really special place for everyone in the community.

The Hut will be featured on the ITV Yorkshire regional evening news on the Tuesday and people will be able to phone in and vote from 9:00am in the morning until midnight.

Fiona Thompson, Pathfinder manager for East Riding Council’s sport and play development service, said: "We would encourage everybody to watch our entry on Calendar and vote for us. If we win this exciting competition it will mean that the adventure playground can open more hours and put on free activities, like building climbing frames, towers and dens, a community garden and cooking sessions, 'grans and granddads club', teen sessions such as music, dance and films, and sensory play for disabled children."

Fiona added: "We want everyone in Withernsea to get the best out of their adventure playground. We hope that this project will help young people stay out of trouble with the police and get their lives back on track. Activities like gardening, camp fire cooking and 'self-build' (woodwork on a grand scale) can help bring the generations together in a fun and friendly place."

Graham Stuart MP is also encouraging people to vote in what he calls the "X-Factor" for Community Groups: "This will be a chance for the Hut project to become a reality and I would like to see as many people vote for it as possible."

Watch the programme on Calendar, ITV1 on Tuesday 23rd November 2010 at 6pm. You can also help 'spread the word' on Facebook and Twitter and get other information about The Hut project, and how you can vote for and support it, at The People's Millions : The Hut.