FUNDING POSSIBILITIES
We have had an amazing variety of funding possibilities used to complete wall projects. The most popular sources include being PTA Direct Funded / School Funds, ‘Awards for All’ Applications and ‘Grounds for Learning’. Other ingenious ploys include climbing the height of Everest in a Day as a ‘fit for life’ sponsored day where each child climbed to the top of the school stairs until the magic height was reached – impressive. Some schools have also received outside sponsorship or contributions.
Another avenue is the RBS Supergrounds scheme – an iniative backed jointly by Grounds for Learning and The Royal Bank – to improve Primary School play areas. Why not build a wall as part of a project of overall improvement to the schools’ outside spaces ? See our Links page for the website address.
A great fund-raising method to involve the kids, get them active and teach them about our countries highest mountains is the ‘Three Peaks Challenge’ - already a successfully used method of raising funds. Put simply, a School’s pupils climb the height of the three highest mountains in the UK in a day. Ben Nevis 1344m, Scafell 978m and Snowdon 1085m. That’s a combined height of 3407m. So, as the wall is 6m high each pupil in a 203 role school would need to complete 3 difficult climbs each to complete the challenge. If each pupil raised £20 in doing so that would be £4060.00 raised !! 
For this purpose only we hire out our mobile wall at a cost of £200 + VAT + Travel. This is £650 OFF Normal Rates for day hire ! Obviously we can only offer this exceptional rate if you are committed to building a wall for your pupils and it can easily be paid from the money raised.
It’s a win, win solution as your pupils get a great active day on a brilliant facility at the school – good publicity - and you raise funds for your new playground Traverse Wall.
Whichever source is best these walls when compared to other playground additions are superb value for money.
Related Links
Awards For All Funding
Grounds for Learning
Sport Scotland
Climbing Wall Directory
Climbing in Scotland
RBS Supergrounds–playground improvement schemes
Playground Partnership-playground improvement funding
Community funding from the National Lottery
Government site with further grant search facility