New funding opportunities for sports clubs

O2 ‘It’s Your Community’

O2 ‘Its your community’ offer grants of up to £1000 for ANY project that can show it is of benefit to the community!

From a sports club’s point of view this could cover, equipment or coaching costs for a new school-club link initiative, setting up a new age section or even putting a club coach on their next course!

Your project could be successful if it will...

• Bring together and benefit your community 
• Have long lasting effects – that will keep going once the money has been spent 
• Have real, tangible results that you can see 
• Demonstrate fresh, bold thinking, which is innovative enough to inspire others

For more information please visit www.itsyourcommunity.co.uk and download the application pack. Funding is paid out to successful applicants every month so you will find out if your project has been successful in just 28 days - very rare in the funding world!

This funding stream offers a great opportunity for sports clubs to get some help and, as they are very open minded about what they fund, you have a real chance of being successful.

B&Q ‘Better Neighbours’

Hardware and DIY giants B&Q are offering up to £500 worth of in-store products to help renovate your sports club. Any project that involves and benefits the local community will be considered. This could be a great way to help smarten up the outside of your club, redecorate the bar or give the changing rooms a make-over.

The exciting thing about this funding stream is that they DO allow you to spend the money on renovations; something many funding streams do not permit.

To qualify, you must be within 20 miles of the nearest store and you should write to the local store manager, address details can be found at www.diy.com

For more information contact:

Chris Turner
Club & PESSYP Development Officer
T: 01785 619681
E: cturner@staffordbc.gov.uk