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We offer a series of grants, scholarships and other funding to the borough’s coaches and sportspeople, with more details available on the links below:
For more information, please contact our Sports Development team on (0115) 901 3601 or email sportsdevelopment@gedling.gov.uk
The Gedling Coach Scholarship aims to encourage volunteers and unqualified coaches to begin coaching, as well as help qualified coaches to progress and raise the profile of professional coaching.
Only coaches who are actively coaching in the borough on a voluntary basis are eligible to apply, with funding available for:
Coaches who are employed for more than 20 hours per week are not eligible to apply, although coaches paid for 20 hours or less may apply as long as they also coach on a voluntary basis.
To make an application, please return the following document to the address provided on the bottom of the form:
The Free Access for National Sportspeople (FANS) scheme offers free fitness, swimming and exercise classes for Gedling residents who represent their country in any Sport England-recognised sport.
The scheme aims to reduce training costs for the borough’s elite sportspeople by offering free, unlimited access to individual pay-and-play activities at all Gedling Borough Council-owned leisure centres.
To make an application, please return the following document to the address provided on the bottom of the form. Please also attach two passport-sized photographs and an official letter from your sport’s National Governing Body to confirm your membership to a national squad.
To apply for a FANS card you must also hold a valid Gedling Leisure Card, with details of how to apply available on the Gedling Leisure Card information page.
Please visit the Sport England website for information on their range of recognised sports. (External site)
FANS cardholders can also apply for Annual Training Grants of up to £250 to help towards participation costs in national competitions that exceed the costs an ordinary club member would be expected to pay.
To apply for training grants you must first hold a valid Gedling Leisure Card before contacting our Sports Development team on (0115) 901 3601 or email sportsdevelopment@gedling.gov.uk
Our Grant finder service aims to identify funding opportunities for clubs and organisations in the borough, with more information available on our Leisure funding opportunities page.
For more information about funding available to sports clubs at local, regional and national level, please visit the Intosport website. (External site)
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