Funding boost for disability sport in Staffordshire

Two Staffordshire community sports projects, targeting young disabled children, have received funding through sported.

The two recent grant recipients are Newcastle-Under-Lyne based North Staffordshire Trampolining, which has been given a grant of £1,480 to train volunteers and set up a weekly disability trampolining sessions, and Able Too Forum, who have received £1,400 to support their participation in a disability football league.

Jackie Jackson, treasurer of North Staffordshire Trampolining said "As a community based club, we felt it was important to be able to offer sessions to people with special needs. In order to do this, we needed to raise funds to enable us to train helpers to work on a one-to-one basis and we also needed to buy special equipment to enable most disabilities to be able to access the trampoline.  This is where sported. came in, so we now have the money to be able to get our sessions started."

As well as awarding over £200,000 in funding for the West Midlands, sported. has also provided one-to-one support through its volunteer Mentor scheme, helping voluntary and community sports groups become more business savvy. Two Stoke-based projects, SAFE Angling and Outdoors Ltd and Urban Expression, are currently receiving this support, which aims to make projects more sustainable as part of the legacy of the 2012 London Olympics.

John Ellery, Regional Manager for sported. said "We are working fairly extensively across the entire of the West Midlands and are pleased that sports projects in Staffordshire are now benefiting from the support and funding we have available."

sported. are accepting further membership applications from groups in Staffordshire and the West Midlands. Interested organisations can apply for FREE membership here.