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COALFIELDS SPORTS PROJECT NOMINATED FOR AWARD
Sports Legacy has been recognised for the work it does helping disabled young people from Yorkshire’s coalfield communities enjoy a range of sports from cricket to athletics.
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT) has been nominated in the Community Award category of the Disability Sports Awards, organised by the Federation of Disability Sports Organisations and npower. The community award acknowledges the assistance given to disability sport by a company or organisation.
The CRT’s Sports Legacy programme works with regional and national disability organisations and groups to encourage more people to join in community-based sports activities, increase the number of places available and improve the infrastructure to make it more accessible. It also invests in developing volunteers’ skills through coaching courses.
Its Yorkshire-focused programme has proved so successful, the CRT has now developed a new national programme with The English Federation of Disability Sports (EFDS) which will provide grants of up to £1,000 to help local clubs and organisations become more inclusive.
Chair of the CRT Peter McNestry said: “Many disabled youngsters have benefited from our programme to improve sports facilities and activities in coalfield communities. The Sports Legacy team has worked closely with local clubs to support the excellent work they do, and we have seen some great results thanks to their efforts.
“The CRT works hard to support grassroots groups and their projects, and this nomination is due to the hard work and dedication of our team. Congratulations to all of them and to the groups, volunteers and young people who have contributed to the success of our programme in Yorkshire.”
Highlights of the Yorkshire programme include Linford Christie bringing his national Street Athletics event to Featherstone, where young people from local club Able 2 impressed with their performances – the first time wheelchair athletes had ever participated in the event. At the national final in Manchester, three Able 2 athletes won a year’s supply of NIKE kit and are now looking forward to attending an athletics Grand Prix event in July at Crystal Palace.
Last summer, a team from Stone Hill, a special independent school in Doncaster, took part in the national finals day of the CRT’s football programme, GAME ON, and were presented with the award for Fair Play by Doncaster Rovers manager Sean O’Driscoll. The event at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster saw over 300 girls and boys aged 12-16 playing in the day-long tournament.
Other groups to benefit include the Altogether Sports Group, based at the Dearne Valley Leisure Centre, and Featherstone Inclusive Athletics Club, where the CRT has invested in the skills development of volunteers to build capacity. A Sporting Voices programme at Stainborough Cricket Club in Barnsley encouraged pupils with a disability from two schools, both mainstream and SEN, to become actively involved in sport.
Winners of the Disability Sports Awards will be announced at a ceremony on Friday 19 March at the Conference and Exhibition Centre at Leeds United Football Club, Elland Road.
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£5,000 GRANTS AVAILABLE NOW!
If you are a community or voluntary organisation and interested in applying for a grant of up to £5,000, click on the link to download your Bridging the Gap application form and follow the instructions provided
The Trust is committed to supporting grass roots community activity and recognises the important role this work has in regenerating former mining communities and improving the quality of people’s lives.
Our Bridging the Gap programme provides the opportunity for community and voluntary organisations to apply for up to £5,000 of grant support. You can download the Bridging the Gap application form by clicking on the link below. Please ensure you also download the information booklet as this will help you complete the application form and supply us with all the necessary information to process your application. We can only accept a hard copy of the application form and this needs to be returned to the Trust at our Head Office; PO Box 97, Rotherham. S63 7WX.
To use the electronic application form you will need the latest version of Adobe Reader. A free version of this software is available through the following link. Click here to download Adobe Reader
Before you complete your application form and read the information booklet you will to be able to check that the people who will benefit from the project live in a recognised coalfield community.
Go to the home page on this site and access your region or country by clicking on the map or the Office Network link. Once in the appropriate region or country click on Eligibility. This will list all the Local Authority areas and by selecting the right one for your project it will pull up a list of the electoral wards for that authority indicating if it is eligible or not.
If you require support in determining your eligibility or with any other aspect of your application then you can contact your regional or country office who will help you with your application. The contact details for the offices are provided by clicking on the map or through the Office Network link on the home page.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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