Gareth Davies MP has welcomed the news that six local sports teams based at sites across the constituency have secured thousands of pounds of national Government funding to support their clubs.
Locally, this includes new goalposts for:
- The South Lincolnshire Football Development League based at the Grantham Meres Leisure Centre
- Harrowby United FC based at Harrowby Lane Playing Fields
- Colsterworth Colts JFC based at Colsterworth Sports and Social Club
- Bourne Town Juniors based at Bourne Rugby Club
- Stamford AFC based at the Borderville Sports Centre
In addition to new goalposts and floodlights for:
- Blackstones Junior FC based at Stamford Welland Academy
Overall, £68 million has been committed in 2022 and 2023 to a range of projects that aim to deliver improved facilities in deprived areas, support multi-sport use, and increase participation among currently under-represented groups — this focuses primarily on women and girls, disabled players, and those in deprived areas.
This funding comes from the latest allocations of a £300 million capital investment in grassroots facilities to deliver upgrades, improvements, and new pitches – making more high-quality facilities available for people to play football, hockey, and other grassroots sports.
