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£6 million funding boost
for local sport
91 projects across England have
been awarded funding. For an overview of the 6 projects, in the North West
of England, which have benefitted from £470,036 in funding.
A rowing club for 80 year olds, a sailing project based in a canal in
central London and a boxing club that has cut crime are just a few of the 91
local schemes that are looking forward to making the most of a £6,039,499
million National Lottery funding boost.
Projects from every region in the country are eagerly anticipating their
share of the Sport England funding, which will go towards building up and
maintaining sports clubs and groups that are helping people to stay active.
Grassroots sport can be overshadowed by world cups or elite championships,
but local clubs and projects impact thousands of people every day, and are
often the cornerstone of their community.
A new clubhouse or state of the art equipment can make all difference to a
team's survival; and could even be the springboard that attracts the next
Jessica Ennis Hill or David Beckham to sport.
More importantly, local clubs and groups are often the 1st port of call
for people new to sport, as well as those already enjoying grassroots
activities; and are therefore invaluable when it Comes to keeping the
country active.
That's why Sport England has given a cash boost to 91 of the most in-need
clubs across the country as part of its popular Inspired Facilities scheme;
which to date has invested £102million in 1,920 projects.
Around 10% of groups that previously benefitted from grants said without the
money, they would have been forced to close. Half said they would have lost
members without the investment.
While many of the clubs will use the money from this round of funding for
vital repairs, maintenance and upgrading equipment; which they would not
otherwise be able to afford; some of the more eye catching projects include
transforming a disused brickworks in Cambridge into a gymnastics academy and
saving a local swimming pool from closure.
Sport England Property Director Charles Johnston said:- "The Inspired
Facilities fund has had a huge impact on grassroots sport across the
country. Since 2011, we've invested £102 million into more than 1,920
projects to improve and refurbish sports clubs and transform non-sporting
venues into vibrant community sports clubs." |
