Funding: Focus Club
Financial opportunities are available to Clubs once they have received Focus Club status from Wiltshire Cricket Board. There are a variety of awards that Focus Clubs can apply for and the section below gives some information about a few.
Grant Aid
Grant Aid is only available to Focus Clubs with an online Development Plan.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Grant Aid Scheme aims to finance capital projects, including renovations, to improve facilities which contribute to increased participation in cricket. If a Club is seeking funding from the ECB Grant Aid Scheme, this funding cannot exceed 75% of the total costs of the project.
Eligible Project themes - amongst others:
- Fine Turf Match Pitches
- Non Turf Practice Net Areas
- Indoor Centre Upgrades/New Build
- Communal Changing Facilities
To express an interest clubs should submit in writing a brief explanation of their project and an account of their current status regarding junior development to Pete Sykes.
England and Wales Cricket Trust - Interest Free Loan Scheme
The England and Wales Cricket Trust welcomes eligible ECB affiliated cricket clubs with junior sections to consider an interest-free loan to assist in the development of facilities on their ground(s).Whether it is a sightscreen or a changing room the England and Wales Cricket Trust will allocate interest-free loans to clubs that meet set criteria up to £50,000 with a repayment period of up to ten years.
Clubs with as little as 25 per cent partnership funding can apply (repayments quarterly throughout the term of the loan).The scheme is open to any ECB affiliated cricket club with a junior section who has a passion to be part of a modern dynamic sport development programme and is willing to complete, deliver and update a simple development plan.
To express an interest clubs should submit in writing a brief explanation of their project and an account of their current status regarding junior development to Pete Sykes.
Grant Aid / Machinery
Grant Aid for Machinery is only available to Focus Clubs with an online Development Plan.
In much the same way as the Grant Aid above, funding has been successfully obtained from the Foundation for Sports and Arts to be available to Focus Clubs and County Board Grounds Associations across the Country to purchase machinery. This funding pot is hugely significant as for a long time now no money has ever been available for ground machinery as it did not come under the set criteria. In the County currently we are working with 3 clubs and the WGA on funding applications.
This is the pot of money that can make all of your club groundsmen happy, so apply now by contacting Pete Sykes.
Kit Bags
Every Club needs equipment to deliver cricket and there is no better way of getting free high quality equipment than through the Lords Taverners scheme. Each year the Lord’s Taverners aim is to give young people a sporting chance. They achieve this by providing opportunities for young people, able bodied or with disabilities, under the age of 25 to participate in sport & recreation. Over the last 50 years they have given over £36m away to schools, sports clubs & special needs organisations.
For Clubs they have on offer
- Youth Cricket Bag (u16)
- Colts Cricket Bag (u13)
- Junior Cricket Bag (u11)
- Girls Cricket Bag
- Inter Cricket Bag
- Kwik Cricket Bag
If you would like to know more about this equipment then please click on Lords Taverners link where you will find an application form that you can complete.
Non Turf Pitches
As well as the kit bags Lords Taverners also have just re-opened the non-turf pitch grant scheme for 2007. Grants are provided up to £6,000 towards the installation of non-turf pitches, practice ends and nets.
All applications MUST be approved by the Cricket Development Manager upon completion of the form.
