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Alton CC Awarded £5,000 Covid-19 Grant - Press Release

Alton CC Awarded £5,000 Covid-19 Grant - Press Release

Scott Myers15 Jul 2020 - 17:38
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ALTON CRICKET CLUB in Alton, Hampshire has been awarded £5,000 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Community Emergency Fund

ALTON CRICKET CLUB in Alton, Hampshire has been awarded £5,000 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Community Emergency Fund towards maintaining the club's infrastructure during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

The outbreak of the virus and the consequent shutdown of businesses as of March 23 has left the sport and physical activity sector facing a period of uncertainty.

In response, on March 31 Sport England announced a £195m package to help the sport and physical activity sector through COVID-19. Within the package is a £20m Community Emergency Fund, of National Lottery money to deliver immediate funding to those who have a role in supporting the nation to be active but are experiencing short-term financial hardship or the ceasing of operations due to the impact of Coronavirus.

The grant will allow ALTON CC to maintain the high quality nets and playing surfaces at Jubilee Cricket Ground and cover the unavoidable costs that a club faces at a time when the sport is not being played.

Richard Myers, Alton Cricket Director said:

This is really important to our Club and with this support it will ensure Alton CC can continue to provide cricketing opportunities in the local area for players of all ages and abilities, and will enable us to recommence our popular Primary Schools programme in the local area once Schools are fully reopened.

Tim Hollingsworth, Sport England’s Chief Executive, said:

“As the body responsible for the growth of sport and physical activity participation, we want the vital grassroots organisations that make sport and physical activity happen in this country to not just to come through this crisis but to be in a position to thrive again in the future. The £20m Community Emergency fund, made possible by National Lottery players is part of a multimillion pound package of support we are providing to ease the pressure on a huge number of the organisations who are central to the nation’s health and wellbeing.

“We are proud to be able to provide vital funding to Alton Cricket Club to help it through these extremely challenging times.”

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