Primetime - North East

Dougie Vipond presents a competition that has the power to change lives. Scotland's population is aging fast, so BBC Scotland and the BIG Lottery Fund have joined forces to improve life for the over 50s. Across the series up to 3 million pounds of grants will be awarded to six projects, each from a different region of Scotland - but in Primetime, you choose who receives the funding. This week, three projects from the North East are hoping to get public backing to receive up to 500, 000 pounds. Dougie Vipond spends time with them all and finds them fired up with an amazing range of ideas to change the lives of Scotland's over 50s. More information at bbc.co.uk/primetime.