Clubs across the County have been awarded funds from the Sport England Emergency Community Relief Fund

27 clubs have benefited from over £70,000 worth of investment after successfully applying to the Sport England Emergency Community Relief Fund. The fund was created to support clubs who are experiencing short term financial hardship or the ceasing of operations due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Individual grants range from £300 to £10,000 and will be used to cover areas such as rent, utilities and equipment hire.

Clubs and Participation Development Officer Chris Johnson said "We are delighted that so many of our member clubs have been successful in their applications. This is a challenging time for all of us, with charities and sports organisations having suffered a great deal of financial difficultly. The funds from Sport England's Community Emergency Fund will help to ensure these clubs can continue to provide football opportunities once grassroots football is able to return”.

The clubs that have been successful with their application are:

AFC North

Barlby Raiders

Brandesburton FC

Bridlington Town

Costello FC

East Hull FC

East Riding Futsal Club

Hall Road Rangers FC

Hessle Rangers

Hessle Sporting Club

Hornsea Town

Hull and East Yorkshire Powerchair FC

Little Driffield AFC

LIV Supplies

North Ferriby FC

Parkers FC

Reckitts AFC

Pelican Park Community Trust

South Cave Sporting

St Andrews JFC

Springhead FC

Swanfield FC

Tigers Trust

Waterloo FC

Westella and Willerby

Willerby Wanderers

Click here to learn more about the support available to clubs during the current COVID-19 pandemic.