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£102m for grassroots football
Grassroots football facilities in England are set to benefit from £102m of investment over the next three years. Te Premier League & Te FA Facilities Fund will provide financial aid to hundreds of grassroots facility projects across the country, aimed at improving the experience of playing the national game at the lowest levels and help to increase participation in football. The funding will be provided jointly by
Sport England, the FA and the Premier League and delivered by the Football Foundation. Many of the facilities created by the fund
will be designed to strengthen the connec- tion between professional football clubs and their local communities, particularly in the most deprived areas of the country, through the professional clubs’ community trusts’ out- reach work. Launching the new fund at a school in
central London, the newly-appointed min- ister for sport and equalities, Helen Grant, said: “Tis partnership between the Premier League, the FA, Sport England and govern- ment shows what can be achieved when the
Te funding will aim to improve football facilities
public and private sectors work together to help strengthen our national game at the grass- roots. Te investment of £102m into facilities, delivered by the Football Foundation, will encourage many people to get into sport in some of the most deprived areas of the coun- try.” Details:
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First compact athletics facility launched
Te world’s first ever Compact Athletics Facility (CAF), designed to allow track and field facilities to be built in places where there is limited space, has opened in Hackney, north east London. A joint init iat ive by
England Athletics and Sport England, the £370,000 facil- ity at Stoke Newington School includes a sprint straight, a long jump straight and pit, a high jump area, a throws area and a running trail around the school. Funded by Sport England, England Athletics and the London Marathon Trust, the venue has been designed to give both school children and the local community more opportunities to take part in athletics. The CAFs form a key part of England
Athletics’ aim to get more people into the sport over the next four years across the country. Te concept has been designed with com-
munity engagement in mind and is part of their successful Run! Project, which has been linked to significant number of people tak- ing part in the capital prior to and since the 2012 London Games. Tere are plans to set up further CAFs to help increase access to athletics in cities and
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Olympic medallist Christine Ohuruogu opened the facility in Newham
rural areas up and down the country. Sport England strategic lead, Hannah
Bladen, said: “We are looking forward to working with England Athletics and UKA to develop more CAFs across the country. “Tey provide an excellent place for young
people and adults to get into the sport of ath- letics, enabling them to develop their skills and interest either for fun or for competition. It is great to see this pilot project come to frui- tion and I look forward to seeing many more.” The facility was opened by 400m world
champion and double Olympic medallist Christine Ohuruogu, who grew up in the area. Details:
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