There are a number of opportunities to obtain funding for local community play/sports projects. To assist our customers in their search for such funding, we have listed below some examples complete with website links.
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
£155 million England wide Children’s Play initiative
The Big Lottery Fund’s £155 million England wide Children’s Play initiative aims to:
- create, improve and develop children and young people’s free local play spaces and opportunities throughout England, according to need
- support innovation and new ways of providing for children’s play
- create a support and development infrastructure to ensure local agencies have the resources and skills to achieve the first two aims
- promote the long-term strategic and sustainable provision for play as a free public service to children
- ensure that local authorities work with other local stakeholders to develop children’s play strategies and plans
- ensure that good, inclusive and accessible children’s play services and facilities are provided locally.
