The Arncliffe Sports and Community Centre in Halewood is celebrating having received a grant of £18,000 from Barclays to help revitalise the sporting venue. Everton in the Community (EITC) will deliver a programme of football and other sports at the site, encouraging more young people to continue to be active whilst also helping to reduce anti-social behaviour within the local area.
The extra funding will enable the site to offer more opportunities for children and adults to participate in sport, with more regular coaching sessions to be held, as well as a range of new activities introduced on site.
The EITC 'Flagship site' originally received £600,000 allowing the Arncliffe Centre to be transformed into a state-of-the-art sporting ground consisting of numerous pitches, changing rooms, a multi-use games area and all weather surface.
John Green, Town Manager for Halewood Town Council said: "The sustainability grant will assist the Town Council and their valued partners in not only enriching the facility aesthetically but more importantly it will help us to fund schemes targeting minority groups, as well as encouraging volunteers in the local community to obtain FA standard qualifications.
"This is seen as a catalyst for the future, where the volunteers enable the various schemes to become sustainable in the longer term. There is no doubt that without the assistance of Barclays and Everton, we would not be able to offer such opportunities."
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