Platinum Jubilee Funding for Clubs

Sport England have launched a new £5 million fund to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, that aims to use sport and physical activity to bring communities together and tackle inequalities.

Using money from the National Lottery, the fund will make awards of between £300 and £10,000 to community organisations in support of new projects providing opportunities to become more physically active.  The funds could be used for things such as facility hire and coaching costs, or even small capital improvements.

For more information, please share the link to the Sport England website with your member clubs and associations – https://www.sportengland.org/news/queens-platinum-jubilee-activity-fund-launched.

Workshop Support for Clubs

As part of Active Lancashire’s support offer to club’s and groups, they have developed a series of free online monthly club development workshops that will be delivered in partnership with UCLAN’s Chris Gunn.

Chris has been researching grassroots sports clubs and governance for 3 years and has developed a model called ‘The 7 F’s’. Every month until March 2022 they will focus on a different area in detail culminating in a face-to-face event in March. 

The next webinar is on November 1st – and will concentrate: Funding, Finance & Sustainability. The sign up link is here :  

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/club-support-workshop-funding-finance-sustainability-tickets-169325209259

Alongside this Active Lancashire will also be hosting a Sport England Club matters workshop on Financial sustainability for Lancashire clubs and groups on Monday 22nd November 6.30-8.30 online. Anyone wanting to attend please contact Andy Clark, Project Officer (Communities, Clubs, Children and Young People) at Active Lancashire to book a place. T: 01772 299830 M: 07868 872 754 or 07460 671 328

Email: AClark@activelancashire.org.uk.

Information on this workshop can be found here : https://www.sportenglandclubmatters.com/club-matters-workshops/financial-sustainability-workshops/

New Digital Marketing Hub

Be the first to register your interest in a FREE sports digital marketing hub which is launching soon! This is being publicised through the BCGBA and the BDA.

Designed to give you all the advice you need to grow your clubs reach. A better online presence will be sure to bring your club many new members.

Don’t miss out! Sign up in just a few clicks:  https://digital.cimspa.co.uk/

National Senior Merit 2021

The 2021 Crown Green Senior Merit Trophy (commonly known as the ‘All England’) will be played at Heaton Park, Manchester, on Saturday 24th July, commencing at 10am.

Admission is £5 and spectators will be permitted to bring in their own seating to the venue.  Refreshments will be available for purchase.

The full draw is attached below for anyone that would like to attend, why not go along and support the Lancashire players as well as seeing many of the top great players in action?

Doug Stewart

It is with great regret that the Lancashire C.G.B.A. has to announce the death of Mr Doug Stewart, who was a Life Member of Lancashire CGBA, the B.C.G.B.A. & the B.C.G.R.S.

Doug passed away on 28th June after a long illness. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.