A Coatbridge rugby club has scooped £58,000 as part of more than £1.5 million of investment from sportscotland’s Sport Facilities Fund to local partners.
Waysiders/Drumpellier RFC will use the funding to upgrade its changing facilities to make them inclusive and “eliminate some barriers to the growth of youth and female rugby at the club”.
The club currently delivers many youth and female-specific sessions within schools and the plans will allow it to strengthen these links and accommodate more progression from school to club rugby.
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This investment has been made possible thanks to National Lottery players, who raise £30 million each week for good causes across the UK.
Welcoming the investment, Jake Wilson, club president of Waysiders/ Drumpellier Rugby Football Club, told Lanarkshire Live: “As a community-based club, we have engaged more with our youth and female members working on recruitment and retention of our members since the pandemic, involving our development officer and community coaches.
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“We have worked with our partners and sponsors over the past few years and are delighted to be supported in this latest venture by sportscotland as we look to improve our facilities in our ongoing journey to provide opportunities for young people to participate in sport.”
Chief executive of sportscotland, Forbes Dunlop, said: “The aim of the Sports Facilities Fund is to support sustainable and inclusive projects with their ambitions of using sport and physical activity to enhance the lives of their local communities.
“This investment would not be possible without National Lottery players who continue to raise vital funding for sport across Scotland.
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“The physical and mental health benefits of sport are well documented, but equally important is the ability to create a space where everyone is welcome to participate at their own level.
“Projects like this one at Waysiders/Drumpellier RFC not only create opportunities for people to take part in sport and physical activity but can also provide a place for communities to come together.”
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The Sports Facilities Fund prioritises projects that widen access to participation or allow people to progress further within their chosen sport locally by removing barriers, particularly in rural areas or areas of deprivation, and for under-represented groups.
In addition to the investment, projects can benefit from the expertise within sportscotland’s facilities team to maximise the impact that their plans will have, ensuring they meet the needs of their local communities now and in the future.
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