Trojans knows what it's doing, and does it well - and it opens the gate to extras we wouldn't otherwise have. The Trojans scheme is straightforward. A school provides rent-free premises and access to some equipment. Trojans, which mostly operates in areas where there is social deprivation, can therefore apply for government funding, from the Children's Fund and the Single Regeneration Budget, in addition to non-governmental trusts and grants. The school, Trojans and the children can then decide how best to spend the money.
More funding means that a playground improvement scheme is about to begin.
Trojans also provides access to volunteers from corporate bodies who are able to help with, for example, playground redesign. Trojans is also attractive because teaching staff do nothing once they have been invited in. We always have sufficient numbers of trained staff and volunteers so that we know who is where - and doing what. Central to the Trojans philosophy is that children's views count. One child called the clubs Kids' Cities.