18 Jul 2012
Sport England announces £19.4m Olympic legacy funding boost
BY Pete Hayman
Image: A range of projects are in line to benefit
Sport England has announced an Olympic legacy funding boost totalling £19.4m, which is to be distributed among 377 community sports projects throughout the country.
The new National Lottery investment is being made available through the Inspired Facilities programme - part of the agency's wider Places People Play legacy vision.
Bradfield Cricket Club near Reading is among the beneficiaries of the funding boost, with a £42,650 grant to be used to replace facilities destroyed by fire last November.
Elsewhere, a derelict Royal British Legion building will become a new boxing club with the help of £50,000 awarded to Redditch Community Amateur Boxing Club in Worcestershire.
The budget for the latest round of Inspired Facilities has been doubled after Sport England secured a £15m increase generated by strong National Lottery ticket sales.
Sport England chief executive Jennie Price said: "The £19m investment we're announcing means people in every part of England will see improved facilities on their own doorsteps."
Hugh Robertson, minister for sport and the Olympics, added: "Places People Play is already having a positive impact on grassroots sport in communities up and down the country and the additional £15m will spread that further."
Click here to read more about the latest round of Inspired Facilities grants, complete with a full list of all funded projects throughout England.
Details: www.sportengland.org
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