Most tennis courts in the UK are either owned or managed by Local Authorities or by community tennis clubs, and the cost of providing a great tennis experience for all can be challenging.
Help with these costs is available though, both for clubs and Council-owned facilities.
Many grant-making bodies recognise the benefits that tennis can bring: improving physical and mental health, bringing communities together, and encouraging everyone – especially young people – to develop an active lifestyle.
The type of grants they make can be for:
- New courts and other permanent infrastructure (practice walls; clubhouses; gatelock systems)
- Court resurfacing
- Floodlighting
- Indoor facilities (‘Bubble’ covers)
- Club development (coaching programmes; tennis equipment; coach training)
- Disabled access (coaching; equipment)
STEVE GOSWELL at Funding4Tennis offers FREE initial advice on all types of tennis funding, and a grant application service on a NO WIN NO FEE basis.
Contact him by email at s.goswell@gmail.com, or fill in the contact form here.
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