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ST. BEDE’S CATHOLIC COLLEGE
REJOICES AS FOOTBALL FOUNDATION FUNDING IS CONFIRMED
Pupils at St. Bede’s and footballers in the local community are
celebrating an award of a £758,229 grant by the Football Foundation,
the UK’s largest sports charity. FIFA have also backed this community
project with £55,000 as part of their Inner-city Programme.
T
he cash award completes the
support from local football teams and the Gloucestershire County FA for their hard work
funding required to allow St.
Gloucestershire FA. The Lawrence Weston and dedication in securing this award.
Bede’s Catholic College and Bristol
community will be able to use the new “Sport is playing a central role in helping
City Council to build a state of the art 3G
facilities outside of school time. people to stay fit, strengthen communities and
Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP), changing rooms
St. Bede’s reputation as an ‘outstanding’ promote responsibility amongst young people.
and car parking. The artificial grass pitch is
school as judged by OFSTED with specialisms It is thanks to the funding from our partners
‘third generation’ surface and is the latest
in Science and Sport, is looking to a future the Premier League, The FA and Government
and closest to real grass yet. The investment
where the College will be widely known as a that the Football Foundation exists to support
in the facilities for football at St. Bede’s will
centre of excellence for sport with the facilities this type of excellent project in Bristol.”
cost an estimated £1.6m and is expected to be
to match. Catherine Hughes, Principal at St. Bede’s
fully completed in September 2010. At the
The Football Foundation is dedicated to Catholic College, said: “We have worked hard
consultation meeting held last May there
revitalising the grass roots of the game, to secure this huge investment, and are
was huge support expressed from local
constructing modern football facilities, grateful to the Football Foundation for this
football groups who will be able to use the
developing football as a force for social grant which helps complete funding for the
new facilities outside of school time.
cohesion and as a vehicle for education in scheme. Once completed our pupils and
communities throughout the country. Funded Lawrence Weston and will have excellent
This development jointly funded by the
by the Premier League, The Football sports facilities. Recreational Sport is of such
Football Foundation, FIFA, Bristol City
Association and the Government, the Football importance for all. With these new facilities
Council and the Governors of St. Bede’s will
Foundation is the nation’s largest sports we look towards the future with great
complement the Building School for the
charity with a £40m budget going straight into optimism.” FSA
Future (BSF) project at the College taking
the heart of football.
place across the city. Building work at St.
Paul Thorogood, Chief Executive of the For more information call Rory Carroll on 0845
Bede’s started this week and will result in a
Football Foundation said: “We warmly 345 4555 ext 4280 or visit
new teaching block along side new sports hall,
congratulate St Bede’s College and the www.footballfoundation.org.uk
tennis and netball courts. There has been huge
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