83 sports clubs and community groups receive funding from Sports Action Grant scheme

24 January 2012

More than 80 sports clubs and community groups in Derbyshire will receive funding to help them promote healthy and active lifestyles in the first round of Derbyshire County Council’s new £180,000 Sports Action Grant scheme.

A total of 83 applications totalling £67,530 have now been approved, with grants ranging from £300 to £1,000 awarded for projects including building refurbishment, improvements to pitches and training areas, new equipment, coaching courses and website development.

A full list of successful clubs is below.

Under the scheme bids are invited for grants of up to £1,000 for groups to provide activities that encourage more people to take part in sport and physical activities, promote healthy and active lifestyles or encourage volunteering within sport and improve sporting performance.

Derbyshire County Council Cabinet Member for Public Health, Cllr Carol Hart, said: "Our new Sports Action Grants have generated a lot of interest and we're delighted to approve grants totalling £67,530 to support 83 local groups and clubs in the first round.

"It's fantastic to see the range of additional activities which will be available to more people across the county thanks to this funding.

"We're committed to promoting sport and recreation to encourage healthy lifestyles and these grants are designed to help groups offer activities to improve hundreds of lives. From the applications we've had in so far, it looks like they're going to do just that."

The first Sports Action Grant round closed in December and applications are now invited for the second round which closes on May 14.

The fund, backed by Derbyshire Olympic badminton star Donna Kellogg MBE, is being distributed over 18 months through three timetabled rounds.

Applications are considered by a panel organised by Derbyshire Sport and recommendations are passed to the county council which makes the final decision.

For more information and to apply visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk/sportsactiongrant (opens in a new window)

The clubs and groups which will receive a grant are:

North east and surrounding areas

Newbold Community Football Training - £530
Cost for Football Association qualified coaches to deliver football sessions in local primary schools, design and print leaflets inviting the children to attend established Saturday sessions and buy footballs and training equipment.
Chesterfield and District Athletic Club - £1,000
To purchase new poles to enable pole vaulters to advance their performance. Poles are calculated to specific weights and the club has a gap in their pole stock which is inhibiting the development of some athletes.
Ireland Colliery Poolsbrook Fishery - £1,000
To carry out repairs and maintain 100 fishing platforms, paths and walkways to make a safe and level surface for members to walk on.
1st Highfield Scouts, Chesterfield - £720
The group would like to buy their own starter pack for the sport of fencing so they can take part on a regular basis. They would initially provide sessions for their own Beavers, Cubs and Scouts and then for the wider scouting community within Chesterfield.
Chesterfield Ladies Football Club - £315
To increase participation, recruit 30 new players and recruit coaches and volunteers. Also to provide two Level 1 coaching courses, leaflets and football kits for new teams.
Wingerworth Junior Sports Association - £975
The grant will pay for a floodlit training area at the home ground including installation and connecting to power supply.
Chesterfield Twisted Roller Vixens - £375
Promoting and setting up a roller derby team in Chesterfield. This includes buying four starter kits including skates, protective pads and helmets and two Level 1 Coach Education Programme 'Skate Smart' courses.
Arrows Basketball Club, Killamarsh - £485
The club will create regular opportunities for girls to play basketball by holding three tournaments. The grant will pay for a Level 1 coaching course, hire of sports centre, balls, kit, referees and officials.
Clowne Netball Club - £640
This club currently has adult members but would like to provide taster sessions at schools for girls aged 7-11 and launch a community session. The grant will pay for coaches, equipment, marketing and hall hire.
Colin Deaton Table Tennis Academy, Chesterfield - £700
The grant will encourage more participation in the sport by developing opportunities away from the club's existing school base. Members would like to develop a hub club out of the school to provide coaching and competitive opportunities. Funding will go towards hall hire, coaching costs, venue hire, trophies and equipment.
Cutthorpe Cricket Club - £980
The club has bid for funding to renovate its wooden cricket pavilion which is used to house the scorer's box and umpire's room. It is also used as a changing room and provides an area for teaching theory to junior members.
Eckington Cricket Club - £525
A few girls attended training sessions last season and the club would like to build this area and develop a girls' team. It wants to train two coaches to Level 2 and buy training and playing equipment.

Peak, north west, dales and surrounding area

Ashbourne Cricket Club - £900
The club wants to buy more equipment to increase the number of junior members particpating in indoor training. Funding will buy an official 'Complete Coaching Pack' from England Cricket. The club is committed to put one more coach through Level 1 training to support the sessions.
Clifton Cricket Club - £600
To provide an academy for 14-19-year-old boys and an academy for women and girls buying into the Derbyshire Cricket Board programme to provide a Level 3 coach. Funding will also pay for four Level 1 coaching courses, two sets of kwik cricket equipment and a schools' coaching programme.
Glossop Duke of Edinburgh Open Award Centre - £880
Funding to train volunteers to lead their own expeditions. This includes mountain leader training, mountain leader assessment, walking group leader training, walking group leader assessment and emergency First Aid.
Hope Sports Club - £1,000
To improve facilities and encourage more people to use Hope Playing Field. Funding has been requesting for a line marker and a pair of mini five-a-side football goals and nets to allow new sports activities to take place.
Darley Dale Juniors Football Club - £745
The club currently runs 11 junior football teams and proposes to form a senior team for 16 to 21-year-olds. Funding would buy footballs, training, fitness equipment and match day equipment, Football Association approved coaching and First Aid training.
St Joseph's Gaelic Athletic Club, Matlock - £1,000
The grant will be spent on gaelic football training equipment including balls, cones, bibs, weights, tackling bags and medicine balls and pitch equipment including line-marking equipment, goal posts, netting and flags. The grant will also help the club set up a website to promote its activities.
Tintwistle Cricket Club - £555
To create a new coaching programme for children aged under nine including coaching sessions, safeguarding, kwik crickets sets and First Aid and protecting children courses.
Ashbourne Bowls Club - £1,000
Purchase of a short bowling mat and adapted equipment to introduce taster sessions in primary and secondary schools. These will also be used to offer exercise to members of the Ashbourne Stroke Club who meet at the venue every two weeks.
Bakewell Town Football Club - £600
Contribution towards new goal posts, safety wedges, fixings carriage and installation. The club has secured match-funding from the Football Foundation to meet the full cost of the project.
Hadfield St Andrew's Cricket Club - £1,000
To improve the patio area so it can be used for more activities and be a safe and secure environment for young children. Total project includes multi-sports equipment, a resource pack, outside furniture and fencing.
Bakewell Golf Club junior section - £500
Purchase of a winter tee mat to enable play in winter conditions and coaching costs for a professional to visit the club to teach members.
Matlock and District Swimming Club - £1,000
Grant to purchase a hand-held webcam and an underwater webcam system to film swimmers and have their strokes analysed to improve their technique.
3 Blades Fencing Club, Ashbourne - £989
To buy electric equipment for competitive fencing including jackets, masks and electric weapons.
Whaley Bridge Cricket Club - £560
To pay for winter net coaching for juniors for 10 weeks, plus one course for two coaches including an emergency First Aid module.
Hartington Young Peoples Activity Club - £800
Funding to complete Level 3 Certificate in Higher Sports Leadership training for eight young leaders and to set up and deliver a Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership. It will also buy equipment for new activities.
Glossop Cricket Club - £700
Funding for a Level 1 coaching course and storage facility for junior coaching equipment to allow the club to expand and develop its ability to coach and offer juniors match-playing opportunities.
Buxton Cricket Club - £1,000
Members want to convert land to develop a second cricket ground in the town in partnership with Buxton Community School and Buxton Hockey Club to cater for 105 junior members. The project involves laying six grass wickets, one artificial wicket and ground maintenance equipment.
Tintwistle Athletic Football Club - £413
To allow three volunteers to undertake a Level 2 Football Association coaching qualification so club members can experience a better quality of coaching.
Chinley Junior Football Club - £1,000
The club recently completed a land drainage project and wish to maintain the pitches in a sustainable way. They will buy a ride-on mower so the club can use volunteers to maintain the pitch rather than paying a contractor.
Bradwell Sports Club - £950
To develop a website that will allow residents to make bookings for the club's new sports facilities online. It will also have a news section promoting local clubs.
Buxton Junior Athletic Club - £1,000
Training a volunteer coach, providing additional Level 1 and 2 training and equipment including a high stepper, balance bar and hurdles to promote athletics and encourage volunteers.
Ashford in the Water Cricket Club - £896
To purchase additional equipment to improve the quality of coaching for players. New specialist matting will help young bowlers and batsmen develop their skills.
Matlock Water Polo Club - £964
Since moving from its long term base at Matlock Lido to the new Arc Leisure Centre the club has undertaken a major recruitment program. Funding will buy balls, coaching equipment, team hats and trunks.
Darley Dale Badminton Club - £757
To provide coaching sessions for juniors. Funding will go towards taster sessions, coach fees, Level 1 and 2 coach training, shuttles and racquets.
Brailsford and Ednaston Cricket Club - £1,000
The grant will be used to promote the club, recruit new members and volunteers and improve coaching evenings. It will also buy advertising and promotional material, additional coaching equipment, hire of specialist coaches, sound system and a new club sign.

Central and surrounding areas

Belper Meadows Tennis Club - £1,000
To run mini-tennis taster courses at primary schools in Belper, Ambergate, Crich and Fritchley. Funding will also run cardio tennis, rusty racquets and other sessions at the club and pay for coach time at after school sessions, Lawn Tennis Association Level 1 assistant courses and equipment.
Marehay Cricket Club - £1,000
To buy a bowling machine to allow batsmen to develop their skills. It will be available for use by players of all ages from six to the senior teams.
Long Eaton United Football Club - £1,000
The grant will buy equipment, kit and training for volunteers for the club's Mini-Kickers programme directed at children aged four to six to get them involved in sport, particularly football.
Amber Valley Hornets Ladies Hockey Club, Ripley - £865
To expand and create a second team. Funding for pitch hire, purchase of sticks, coaching costs and marketing of this project by setting up a new website.
Long Eaton Rugby Football Club - £315
The club is undergoing a large development and by next year will have under 11 through to under 19s teams. Rugby Football Union Coaching courses for six volunteers will enable the group to take on more members.
Breaston Park Football Club - £854
Two under 11s teams have moved up to 11-a-side football and require full size adult pitches. The club has a seven-year lease on a pitch and requires equipment for the club - goal posts, nets corner flags, barriers, posts and medical kits. The overall project includes pitch, grounds and building upgrades and refurbishments.
South Normanton Bowls Club - £1,000
Current facilities are basic, inadequate and old. The club would like to install four wooden shelters for players, spectators and visiting teams. The grant would cover cost of concrete bases for the wooden bus shelters.
Derby Area Scouts Sailing Club, Carsington - £1,000
To offer sail training courses to 60 youngsters, training for volunteer training instructors and to buy three dingy launching trolleys, racking for equipment storage, operational spare parts and teaching aids.
Pastures Company of Archers, Mickleover - £992
To buy new lightweight bows and arrows to enable young children to take part in the sport. Also to buy targets and other archery related equipment including strings and arm guards.
Shipley Hall Cricket Club - £1,000
Membership has increased and the club wants to improve facilities by converting an upstairs room into changing room.
Carsington Sailability - £850
Funding will provide 'sailability' sessions to disabled people, children and adults. The grant will promote the sessions, train current members as instructors, run disability awareness courses and upgrade equipment.
Amber Valley District Cricket Association - £1,000
To further develop the skills of young leaders - boys and girls aged 14-18 - in secondary schools and cricket clubs. The grant will also contribute towards running workshops, coach education courses, tutor costs, resources and equipment and facility hire.
Forest Bowmen Field Archery Club, Golden Valley near Codnor - £500
Improve practice and training areas by purchasing and installing a stop net. Replace large target bosses that are worn out.
Stanton-by-Dale Cricket Club - £1,000
Contribution towards the cost of replacing sightscreens at the ground. This will provide good quality equipment for an increasingly active junior contingent and an increasing playing membership overall. Current equipment does not provide adequate screening to allow for the best playing conditions.
Shirland Golf Club - £1,000
To buy equipment to develop the club's after school outreach golf programme including clubs, balls and starter kits. The club aims to target under-represented groups including women and girls.
Ilkeston Outlaws Basketball Club - £1,000
To supply teams of all ages with balls, bibs and coaching aids to provide higher quality coaching sessions and improve players' performance.
South Wingfield Cricket Club - £1,000
Contribution towards a mobile net and repairs to artificial match wicket. Also to buy training equipment for the trained volunteer coaches.
Amber Trust, Belper - £1,000
To provide a programme of sports taster sessions to increase activity level and wellbeing of people with mental ill health. The grant will also contribute towards the costs of a range of activities which include rock climbing, horse riding, go karting, cycling and badminton.
Amber Valley Gymnastics - £1,000
The grant will allow the club to organise and deliver a month of gymnastic sessions culminating in a celebration festival at the end of November. Funds will contribute towards venue hire, promotional material and participation awards for approximately 100 performers.
Amber Valley Rugby Union Football Club - £1,000
The grant will buy new equipment and replace old equipment to be used in the club's skills and fitness sessions aimed at raising fitness and health levels.
Long Eaton Swimming Club - £1,000
To buy two Drag 'n' Fly boxes to improve swimming technique. The club currently has one which can only be used by one person at a time. A sponsored swim has been organised to purchase another.
Heanor Juniors Football Club - £397
The club aims to reach out to groups including disabled children, girls, children with challenging behaviour and younger participants and set up an under seven's team. Funding is requested for coach education, a new team strip, indoor winter training and equipment.
Devil's Elbow Rowing Club, Trent Lock, Long Eaton - £1,000
The club currently can't operate as the boats are stored in an unusable boathouse. Members want to build racking to store boats and buy basic safety equipment to run their first 'Learn to Row' course in spring.
Ockbrook and Borrowash Cricket Club - £680
The group wants to buy additional cricket equipment for the 'kwiks' and 'junior hardball' groups for children aged seven and up. Their training netting also requires specialist repair.

South and surrounding areas

Hatton Sports Football Club - £1,000
Funding for equipment, training courses and CRB checks for volunteer helpers to allow the group to offer football activities to all age groups.
Hatton Sports and Social Club - £1,000
The club will spend its grant on advertising, promotion, new equipment and activities for open days where people can use all the sport facilities on offer.
Skyline Mountaineering Club, Burton - £750
The club plans to hold an open climbing day to attract new members to the club. This would include purchase of equipment for beginners and advertising for the event.
Staunton Harold Sailing Club - £1,000
To improve and add to slipways and jetties to enable members to have better and safe launching facilities. Some events have had to be cancelled due to low water levels preventing access - the grant would prevent this.
South Derbyshire Cycling Development Group - £750
The grant will be used to develop a range of cycling sessions including safeguarding and first aid workshops and coaching sessions. The grant will also go towards CRB checks and promotional costs.
Melbourne Town Cricket Club - £505
To run weekly cricket coaching sessions to introduce members to the sport and improve skills. Also request part-funding towards the hire of the school, promotion, various items of equipment and Level 3 coaches' fees for six weeks.
Saturday Night Project, South Derbyshire - £500
To hold South Derbyshire inter-village games. The grant would provide promotional materials, hire of equipment, casual staff and medals to enable organisations to celebrate the Olympics.
Y.O.H Group, Hatton - £975
The Youth of Hatton group will use the grant to provide community sports, bike maintenance and climbing wall sessions and delivers Community Sports Leaders Awards.
Etwall Cricket Club - £520
To develop and increase the number of qualified cricket coaches by placing identified volunteers on courses. The grant will fund three cricket coaching courses and various items of equipment to aid the coaches.
Shardlow St James Football Club - £450
The club plans to develop the junior section, recruit players and volunteers and work towards chartered standard. The grant will fund volunteer courses, Sport Football Level 1 and Level 2 courses, social media course and footballs, cones and bibs.
Hilton Girls Football Club - £300
For the newly-formed club to develop and attract more members. It requires new training equipment, playing kit, Level 2 coaching courses and ongoing facility hire costs.
Netherseal St Peter's Bowls Club - £690
To host a one day coaching event, buy six sets of bowls, a full day's coaching for 20 people and to allow two members to gain a coaching qualification.
Lullington Park Cricket Club - £1,000
To develop the skills of children to play cricket at junior level then progress to senior level. The club currently runs twice-weekly training sessions attended by around 90 children and requires a wide range of new training equipment.
Aston-on-Trent Cricket Club - £960
The club aims to run cricket taster sessions for children and parents and will use the grant to buy cricket and coaching equipment, six coaching sessions, advertising and an award ceremony.
Newhall Football Club - £994
To buy extra equipment and hold more training sessions to increase the membership of the club and offer more local children the opportunity to be coached within a chartered standard club.
Newton Football Club - £995
The club was established last July and has 25 adult members. It now wants to a youth side and a range of junior football teams to come under the Newton Football Club umbrella. Funding will pay for equipment and three Level 2 coaches for Saturday morning coaching sessions.
Hilton Harriers Football Club - £425
The club has 17 coaches who need to retake their First Aid qualification before the start of 2012/13 season.
Swadlincote Sub-Aqua Club - £612
To promote family and youth involvement by running two snorkel diver training courses for local youth groups and family taster dives in local swimming pools. Funding will also go towards British Sub-Aqua Club training courses, snorkel instructor training courses and basic youth equipment.
South Derbyshire Sport - £1,000
Fifteen new sports leaders will be trained to Community Sports Leadership Award Level 2 and also gain their emergency First Aid qualifications to complete their leadership award.

Countywide

Derbyshire Squash and Racketball - £1,000
To run mini-squash tasters at primary schools, beginners squash for juniors, beginners and improvers sessions for adults and an introduction to racketball. The grant will also buy equipment, pay for a coach to run sessions, court hire fees at leisure centres (Ashbourne and Etwall) and administration costs promoting the sessions.
Jog Derbyshire Dynamos - £835
To cover the costs of hiring facilities, promotional materials and purchasing refreshments for six Jog Derbyshire events.
Sight Support Derbyshire (formerly Derbyshire Association for the Blind) - £763
To run three taster events in Chesterfield/Bolsover, Ilkeston and Swadlincote to encourage visually impaired people to become involve in Blind Archery. The group has already held a success taster event in Derby.

For more information and to apply visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk/sportsactiongrant (opens in a new window)

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