A SCHEME in East Cornwall which is tackling problems of anti-social behaviour by getting people involved in their community has been awarded £40,000 from the Lottery after a public vote. Community Action Through Sport (CATS) was the highest runner up after eight projects in the region were featured on Westcountry Television recently. People were asked to vote on which projects they felt were most worthy of a cash grant up to £80,000. CATS, which has been pioneered by the police and local community colleges, was started in Bude and has expanded to Callington and Saltash. More than 60 young people from the two East Cornwall towns were rewarded for their involvement in sports activities and community projects at a presentation at St Mellion Golf and Country Club recently. The scheme encourages young people to take part in activities that help and support the community. It rewards them for their positive action with vouchers for activities such as swimming, windsurfing and mountain biking. Money from the Lottery will pay for a CATS co-ordinator to develop the scheme further and many ideas are in the pipeline for Callington, including a regular sports-based youth club at the community college on Friday nights. In Callington a group of six students were among the award recipients for their contribution to the ?Groovy Graffiti? project, which involved spray painting the front entrance to Callington Youth Centre. Assistant director of sport at Callington Community College, Michelle Roberts, said a six week programme of £1 football sessions developed in conjunction with Plymouth Argyle had been a great success. She said:?We have had over 40 children, between the ages of 12 and 17, every Friday night which is very positive. ?It gives them a chance to access the facilities here at the college and meet the Plymouth Argyle coaches.? In recent weeks there has been an improvement in anti-social behaviour in the town and Michelle said she believed CATS could be one of the reasons for that. ?Friday night is a problem night in Callington because there is nothing on in the town ? the youth club is closed that evening. ?CATS is about recognising young people for the good work that they do, but it is also about targeting those children who are getting into things that they perhaps should not be doing and getting them to do positive things.? The sports vouchers recently awarded were for activities at the Plymouth dry ski centre, outdoor adventure centres and Siblyback Lake. The scheme has been assisted by HALP (Healthy Living Lifestyles Project) and local sponsorship.