Richard has welcomed the news that North East Bedfordshire has benefitted from £796,155 in new funding as a result of the government’s long-term investment in grassroots sports.
Being active and playing sport has the power to change lives for the better, which is why the government has set out our ambitious Get Active strategy to get over 3.5 million more people active by 2030, including 1 million young people. To achieve this, the government has been working with local communities to improve access to high quality grassroots sport facilities across the whole of the UK supported by an historic level of investment.
Between 2021 and 2025, the Government will have invested over £400 million into a wide range of grassroots sports facilities to provide people with much needed spaces to get active.
The Government’s direct investment is delivered mainly through three major programmes:
- The £327 million Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme, which provides funding to create and upgrade up to 8,000 football and multi-sport facilities across the UK.
- The £21.9 million Park Tennis Court Renovation Programme, which aims to renovate over 3,000 public park tennis courts to a playable standard, across Scotland, England and Wales
- The £60.8 million Swimming Pool Support Fund, which supports public swimming pool providers in England with immediate cost pressures (in Phase I), and provides investment to make facilities sustainable in the longer-term (in Phase II).
Commenting, Richard Fuller MP said:
There is a clear link between feeling your best, both mentally and physically, and exercising regularly.
That is why I welcome the news that the government is helping people across North East Bedfordshire get active by investing £796,155 into our grassroots sports facilities.
This government has delivered thousands of new projects across the UK, helping us to make big strides towards meeting our ambitious target of 3.5 million more people active by 2030.
As of January 2024, this has included a total of £796,155 in North East Bedfordshire, allocated to the following projects:
- HARROLD PLAYING FIELDS £14,728.00 Pavilion Refurbishment
- STRATTON WAY RECREATION GROUND £2,300.00 New Floodlights
- HENLOW PARK £277.00 Goalposts
- CLAPHAM SPORTS FC £8,736.00 New Floodlights
- DULOE PLAYING FIELDS £1,251.00 Goalposts
- STOTFOLD FC (NEW ROKER PARK) £1,079.00 Goalposts
- SANDY SPORTS CENTRE £1,080.00 Goalposts
- RAYNSFORD ACADEMY £900.00 Goalposts
- ARLESEY TOWN FC £1,440.00 Goalposts
- SANDY SPORTS CENTRE £4,200.00 Grass pitch / AGP maintenance equipment
- RAYNSFORD ACADEMY £10,164.00 Fencing
- STRATTON UPPER SCHOOL £750,000.00 Artificial Grass pitch upgrade, new floodlights
