Government’s £400m winter grant scheme to support vulnerable children and their families sh
The government has been forced to make a U-turn and to spend more than £400m to support vulnerable children and their families in England. Following a high-profile campaign led by footballer Marcus Rashford, the government announced plans for a winter grant scheme, to be run [...]
Coronavirus-hit sports to benefit from £300m emergency funding rescue package
The government has announced a rescue package of £300m of emergency funding for sports impacted by the absence of spectators because of coronavirus. Both rugby codes and horse racing are among the beneficiaries, but not clubs in football's Premier League nor the English Football League. [...]
Winter Survival Package of £300m for major spectator sports
Sport England has welcomed the government’s announcement of a £300 million Winter Survival Package to help major spectator sports. The injection of funding will support spectator sports impacted by coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions – from national governing bodies through to individual clubs. The government package is providing support [...]
Sport England launches final consultation on their 10-year strategy
Sport England have opened the final phase of consultation into their new 10-year strategy, which will be published early next year. You can take part via the consultation platform which has a series of online activities, open discussions and live events. To find out more click [...]
Turning Christmas Shopping into Donations
Last Christmas, more than 50,000 good causes benefitted from donations through easyfundraising. A massive £1.6m is set to be raised by shoppers using easyfundraising this Christmas – here’s why your club should get on board…. Free funds when supporters shop online easyfundraising enables your club [...]
State of Play Report
The State of Play Report looks how Covid-19 has impacted grassroots football in the United Kingdom. To view this click here: SB4P_State-of-Play-Report