ALMOST 50k FOR SCUNTHORPE TOWN TO DEVELOP HESLAM PARK

Scunthorpe Town Cricket Club has secured Olympic legacy funding from Sport
England’s Inspired Facilities Fund.
The Inspired Facilities fund is part of the £135 million Places People Play legacy
programme that is bringing the magic of a home Olympic and Paralympic Games into
communities across the country. Every sports facility that receives funding will carry
the London 2012 Inspire mark – celebrating the link to the Games.
Scunthorpe Town CC will receive £49,999 of National Lottery funding to construct a
new pavilion for cricketers, particularly woman and girls and disabled cricketers. 
It has helped thousands of local young people get into sport since it opened its doors in the
late 19th century. The improvements include new changing rooms, showers and a
members training and committee room. It also incorporates umpires and female
officials changing room, outside decking and access and redecorating throughout.
Sport England’s Chair, Richard Lewis, said: “This National Lottery investment will
create a lasting sporting legacy for the Scunthorpe area
“This fund has really hit the mark with sports clubs in Scunthorpe. It shows we’re
offering the legacy that people want for their local community. For hundreds of clubs
and tens of thousands of people, 2012 will be the year their local sports facilities got
better.”
Club Chairman, Richard Barwell, said: “We are delighted to have secured this
investment, which means we can upgrade the quality of our premises to match the
quality of our coaches, players and members. It is the cornerstone of our strategy to
have an outstanding club for the 2012 Olympics’ legacy.”
Scunthorpe Town CC is one of hundreds of projects across England benefitting from
lottery investment through the second round of the Inspired Facilities fund. And Sport
England today launched a further £10 million funding round to help local community
sports groups to upgrade their facilities. You can find out more at
www.sportengland.org/inspiredfacilities. Bids will be accepted from 23 July 2012.
Places People Play is being delivered by Sport England, working partnership with the
British Olympic Association (BOA) and the British Paralympic Association (BPA) with
the backing of The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and
Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the London 2012 Inspire mark.
LOCOG Chair, Seb Coe, said: “This is a fantastic funding project that will deliver a
real legacy from the London 2012 Games. It will provide a whole range of sporting
opportunities for young people through improved facilities and will I hope inspire them
to take up sport.”