As applications for 2012/2013 Small
Grants and Sportsmatch funding opens, previous recipient Longridge
celebrated their award with the launch of their new dragon boat,
the ‘Elizabeth Howe’.
The Buckinghamshire-based activity centre,
which provides a range of water sports and land-based activities
for young people of all abilities, received £9,346 of Small Grants
funding for the new dragon boat – which has been named after the
Countess Howe of Amersham, a tireless support of the centre.
“Dragon boating is incredibly popular with the
adults and children that come to Longridge as it embodies fun and
team spirit,” said Amanda Foister, Longridge Director.
“Longridge now has a fleet of four dragon boats and the capacity
for up to 80 people to take part in the sport at any one time.”
“This investment is going to make a big
difference Longridge and ensure many more people have the chance to
take part in dragon boat racing”, said Hannah Bladen, Sport
England’s Strategic Lead Local Relationships (South). “Through our
funding, we are focussed on helping people and communities build a
sporting habit for life.”
The 2012/2013 Small Grants and Sportsmatch
programmes are the first funding streams to make awards with the
new 14 – 25 focus, reflecting our new Youth and Community
strategy.
From April 1, all applications submitted will
have to show how they meet our strategic outcomes of:
- An increase in the proportion of 14-25’s playing sport once a
week
- A growth in regular (once a week) participation for all those
aged 14+
- A reduction in drop off at key ages
- Growth in participation by people with a disability
Through Sportsmatch, clubs can apply for
grants of between £1,000 and £100,000 with a total of £3 million
available annually. Small Grants offers awards of between £300 and
£10,000 with an annual total of £7 million available.
Over the last year across both programmes,
Sport England has received 2045 applications and made 1122 awards
with a total investment of £8.9m.
Further information on all of our funding
streams can be found on our Funding
pages.