Barrow Borough Sports Council

Barrow Borough Sports Council gives away nearly £20,000 a year in grants.  (This is mainly provided by our partners Cumbria County Council and Barrow Borough Council.)

This money is used to assist sports groups and individuals from Barrow Borough to:

• Increase levels of participation, especially amongst young people
• Increase and improve the use of sports facilities
• Increase opportunities for all, regardless of age, sex, ability, disability, or ethnic origin.
• Increase opportunities to improve skills and performance

The Sports Council meets approximately every six weeks. These dates can be found on the About Us page. We ask applicants to submit their applications at least one week before the appropriate meeting.  However, we do try to be flexible.  If you need a grant as a matter of emergency, we have a grants sub group which can meet at short notice.  This is usually used when individuals are selected at a national level and they need funding as soon as possible.  Clubs require a sports development plan so we would hope club applications will not be an emergency!

There are many other sources of funding for sports projects.  If you are new seeking funding, you might find it useful to click here for a simple guide to the main sources of funding in the Barrow area.  If you need any help, contact a member of our Sports Development Team. 

Some people and clubs we have helped.....

 

Barrow Borough Sports Council awarded Gemma Marwood a £350 grant to go towards the total cost of her trip to Estonia to represent England in the Senior European Karate Championships. 

 

PC Paul McMillian accepts a cheque for £350 from Barrow Borough Sports Council's Glyn Roberts. Paul is to play in the Police Rugby League World Cup Tour in Australia at the end of October for three weeks.

Duddon Canue Club, were awarded a grant from Barrow Borough Sports Council to help towards the costs of establishing premises at the docks.

There are many more examples of success here.

Do you want to Get Qualified?

If you're over 16, working or volunteering in sport or outdoor pursuits in Cumbria or Lancashire, you may qualify for up to £250 towards fees for coaching qualifications.

You will be required to deliver a minimum of 15 hours volunteering in return for this support.

Full details are available at www.cumbria.ac.uk/getqualified or click here