Biggleswade Rugby Club Secure £38000 Sport England Grant

Biggleswade Rugby Club Secure £38,000 Sport England Grant

Biggleswade Rugby Club has secured Olympic legacy funding from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities fund.

Sport England has revealed a number of projects across the country to benefit from the funding as part of the Olympic legacy.

‘Biggy’ will use the funding to complete phase one of a refurbishment of the clubhouse and facilities. The club house was built in 1975 and over the years has helped thousands of youngsters and adults get in to both rugby and squash. The funding will allow for a complete refurbishment of the Lounge Bar area including new windows, ceiling, flooring, lighting, a new bar area and new furnishings. In addition to this, the funding will allow the squash viewing area to be upgraded. The gentleman’s rugby changing room toilets will also be totally renewed.

The club acknowledge the huge amount of work done by Chairman Steve ‘Stan’ Matthews and Graham Simpson from teamBEDSLUTON who are the strategic lead for sport in Bedfordshire.

Sport England Chair Nick Bitel commented “A year on from the Olympics, this National Lottery Investment is helping use deliver a lasting sporting legacy in Biggleswade”. He added that with investment now on offer until 2017 Sport England look forward to supporting more clubs in Bedfordshire like Biggleswade Rugby Club who play such a vital role in grass roots sport.

‘Everyone at teamBEDSLUTON is delighted that the club have successfully secured funding to improve the quality of their facilities. Biggleswade Rugby Club has a strong, well established reputation for providing good quality sporting opportunities not only to club members but too the wider local community. As a consequence many local people stand to enjoy the enhanced facilities that this investment from Sport England will provide’. Said Graham Simpson business manager for teamBEDSLUTON

 ”As MP for the area I was delighted to learn of the Sport England Inspired Facilities grant awarded to Biggleswade Rugby Squash Club.  Local clubs are the sporting lifeblood of a community.  Good clubs like this are only there because people give up time and energy to bring on young players, to make good sustainable plans into the future, and to keep encouraging their seniors to play and be involved.  Sport England are great backers of clubs like ours in Biggleswade, and this grant is a real boost for all the members.”  Commented sport enthusiast and government Minister Alistair Burt MP

Biggleswade Rugby Union Football Club Associated Clubs, to give its full title, is one of 300 projects across England receiving lottery investment from the fourth round of the Inspired Facilities fund and one of more than 1300 to benefit overall.

Many more communities are set to benefit from the hugely popular fund after Sport England announced an additional £40 Million of national Lottery funding.

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Biggleswade Rugby Club Secure £38000 Sport England Grant