FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST AWARDS OVER £1.1M
TO PROJECTS TO GET PEOPLE ACTIVE
The London Marathon Charitable Trust has announced its latest round of
grants with more than £1.1million awarded towards the creation or
renovation of 14 high quality, accessible and affordable facilities that
will encourage and support participation in physical activity.
The awards include a grant of £150,000 to The Access to Sports Project
towards tennis court improvements, the installation of floodlighting on six
tennis courts and the development of a new pavilion building at Finsbury
Park in Haringey to increase use of the site and make it more appealing to
under-represented groups, particularly less active children and young
people. The charity has a successful track record of providing a wide range
of accessible and affordable sports activities to disadvantaged and
disengaged young people in the London Boroughs of Hackney, Haringey and
Islington.
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has been awarded £150,000 towards the
development of new indoor clip and climb facilities and a new inclusive
playground as part of the wider improvements to the indoor and outdoor
physical activity and sport facilities at Sutcliffe Park. The new
facilities will provide a range of accessible opportunities for the local
community to be active, and will particularly benefit children and young
people.
Swan Housing Association has been awarded £16,000 towards the purchase and
installation of outdoor gym equipment on the Bow Cross Estate in Tower
Hamlets to offer a range of community physical activity participation
opportunities on a deprived, densely populated housing estate.
The full list of all the grants awarded is:
Location Grantee Description Award
Croydon Croydon Council and Towards the redesign £19,500
Lakes Playground and refurbishment of
Action group (LPAG) a play area in South
Norwood lakes
Ealing London Borough Towards upgrading a £100,000
of Ealing MUGA (Multi Use
Games Areas),
providing a new two-
lane cricket practice net
facility and a new
outdoor gym at The
Dormers Hub
Greenwich London Borough Towards the £150,000
of Greenwich improvement of the
indoor and outdoor
physical activity and
sport facilities at
Sutcliffe Park
Haringey The Access to Sports Towards tennis court £150,000
Project improvements, the
installation of
floodlighting on four
tennis courts and the
development of a new
pavilion building at
Finsbury Park
Haringey Finsbury Park Sports Towards the cost of £100,000
Partnership stabilising the entire
track footprint of The
London Marathon
Athletics Track -
Finsbury Park
Hounslow Bedfont Sports Limited Towards conversion of £100,000
the main grass football
pitch at Bedfont Sports
to a full size floodlit 3G
Artificial Turf Pitch
Hounslow Chiswick Cricket Club Towards extending the £100,000
clubhouse, updating
changing facilities and
replacing existing
practice nets at
Chiswick Cricket Club
Islington City YMCA London Towards a new fitness £250,000
centre as part of the
wider redevelopment of
City YMCA's Errol
Street Hostel (full
details to be announced
at a later date)
Lewisham London Borough of Towards tennis court £100,000
Lewisham improvements,
floodlighting and a new
electronic access system
at Ladywell Fields
Merton Wimbledon Racquets Towards the £16,698
and Fitness Club construction of a new
accessible wet room in
Wimbledon Racquets &
Fitness Club
Surrey Claygate Recreation Towards the purchase £8,000
Ground Trust and installation of an
artificial cricket wicket
for Claygate Cricket
Club
Surrey Newdigate C of E Towards the £12,000
Endowed Infant School replacement of an
unsafe wall surrounding
a well-used small pool
on a school site in
Dorking
Southwark London Borough of Towards the creation of £5,744
Southwark and Friends a MUGA at Dog Kennel
of Dog Kennel Hill Hill Primary School
School
Tower Hamlets Swan Housing Towards the purchase £16,000
Association and installation of
outdoor gym equipment
on the Bow Cross Estate
Sir Rodney Walker, Chairman of The London Marathon Charitable Trust, said:
"More than one in four people in England do less than 30 minutes of
physical activity a week. However, research shows that those who are the
least active would benefit the most from leading a more active lifestyle,
even if it's just gentle exercise such as yoga, fun activities done with
friends such as recreational indoor climbing or personal challenge
programmes held at outdoor gyms in parks. We are delighted to announce
these awards which we believe will have a significant positive impact on
participation in physical activity among those who are currently inactive."
Sarah Ridley, Chief Grants Officer of The London Marathon Charitable Trust,
said: "The Trustees make funding decisions four times a year and we are
actively seeking high quality applications from organisations that will get
more people physically active. The Trust is currently looking to support
sustainable capital projects which can clearly demonstrate how the new or
improved facilities will engage and support physically inactive people and
under-represented groups to be more active and healthy."
The London Marathon Charitable Trust was created in 1981 by Chris Brasher
and John Disley, the founders of the London Marathon, to meet one of their
founding aims to raise money for sport and recreational facilities. Their
vision ensured that the profits from the London Marathon would go to The
London Marathon Charitable Trust in perpetuity.
The Trust currently provides grants towards capital projects that inspire
people to lead a more active lifestyle and increase the number of people
regularly taking part in sports and physical activities.
The Trust is able to distribute grants in all areas where London Marathon
Events Limited organises mass participation events: the 32 London boroughs
and the City of London, Surrey, South Northamptonshire District Council
area and Aylesbury Vale District Council area.
The total value of grants awarded by The Trust since 1981 is now over
£63million to more than 1,140 projects. The next deadline for applications
for Small and Major Capital Grants programmes is 17:00 on Tuesday 18
October. For more information on the Trust or the Capital Grants
programmes, please visit www.lmct.org.uk or email .
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