TOLLESBURY Sailing Club have received a £75,000 bursary to transform its changing rooms.
The club was one of 14 community sports projects in the East of England to receive a cash bursary from Sport England to help breathe new life into ‘tired’ sports facilities.
The sailing club’s changing rooms were built in the 1960s, and are often damp and unventilated.
A membership survey found 73% of respondents considered the changing facilities to be ‘poor’.
The newly improved facilities will allow a better experience for the club’s 500 members and encourage new people to join.
Sport England’s Inspired Facilities fund is designed to give a cash boost to some of England’s most in-need clubs. Since 2011, Inspired Facilities has invested £122 million in 2,215 projects nationally, 244 of which are based in the East of England.
Sport England property director, Charles Johnston, said: “No club is immune to wear and tear, and this fund recognises the tremendous work they do in helping local people keep active.”
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