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UEFA Launch Call for Projects to Support Vulnerable Children
The UEFA Foundation for Children has launched its annual call to find and fund organisations which use sport to help vulnerable young people. The invite is open to any organisation that proposes practical measures to help children, in particular in the areas of access...
Aviva Community Fund to Reopen this September
The Aviva Community Fund The Aviva Community Fund offers you the chance to get funding for causes important to your community. It’s open to everyone, whether you have a connection with Aviva or not. We want you to enter a project for your community and tell us what a...
Projects Needed for VIY Sports Club Pilot
VIY combines volunteering and DIY by challenging young people aged 14-24 to learn trade and building skills, on the job, by helping to renovate and repair youth centres and other community buildings. Participants are mentored by professional tradespeople, who also...
‘Sugar Tax’ comes into force – will it benefit sports at schools?
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy has come into effect today (6 April), in a move which the government says will “benefit millions of children across the UK”. Dubbed the ‘sugar tax’, the levy is a key part of the government’s childhood obesity strategy and was first...
BBC Children in Need Small Grants Programme Welcomes UK Applications
Charities and not-for-profit organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people in the UK who are 18 years old and younger can apply now for a small grant. The BBC Children in Need Small Grants programme will consider applications requesting grants of...
Government’s £50m Integrated Communities Strategy fund an ‘opportunity’ for sport
The government’s new Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper could present a funding opportunity for the UK’s sports clubs. Published by the secretary of state for communities Sajid Javid earlier this month, the green paper sets out the government’s proposals to...
Golf is good for you – and could save millions
Golf is good for your health and happiness – and could save millions of pounds for local authorities, according to new research. The findings are the result of an investigation by ukactive, England Golf and Mytime Active into the impact of playing golf on health and...
New research shows UK parks and green spaces generate over £34 billion of health and wellbeing benefits
New research from Fields in Trust demonstrate that parks and green spaces across the United Kingdom provide people with over £34 billion of health and wellbeing benefits. The report comes as the Fields in Trust launches a new five-year strategy Green Spaces for Good -...
£7 million Government funding for cycle safety
Cyclists in a number of cities will benefit from a £7 million government investment in projects to improve road safety, helping create more bike-friendly areas. The funding has been announced as part of the Department for Transport’s cycle safety review, which aims to...
Do’s and Dont’s when writing a funding application
London Sport has produced some excellent resources to support individuals and clubs to help gain funding. Their ‘Do’s and Don’ts when writing a funding application’ guide provides a set of do’s and don’ts when completing the final stage in the grant fundraising...
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