Ashover set to benefit from cash boost for football facilities

Players as Ashover Juniors will benefit from improved facilities.

Ashover Juniors FC have been awarded a grant from the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation, to install their new storage facility.

The Football Foundation is the UK’s largest sports charity and exists to improve the experience of playing football for everyone, by championing fair access to quality facilities.

This grant will enable Ashover Juniors FC, which has over 150 registered players, the chance to improve their storage facilities for larger items of training equipment.

Players will be able to have more frequent access to a greater range of training equipment on completion of the project.

Ashover Juniors FC worked with the Football Foundation and the Derbyshire County FA to secure a £1788 grant towards the project.

Daniel Bennett, Chairman of Ashover Juniors FC, said the cash would give the club a massive lift.

He added: “We are absolutely delighted that the Football Foundation has chosen to support this project, which will enable the coaches to store larger pieces of training equipment and give players at the club access to a greater range of training equipment on a more frequent basis. This will undoubtedly help with the overall development of the players at the club.”

Robert Sullivan, Chief Executive of the Football Foundation, said: “This grant award to Ashover Juniors FC towards developing a new storage facility is great news for the local community.

“It will support people’s ability to play our national game locally and therefore help unlock football’s many benefits to physical and mental wellbeing.

"That’s why we’re committed to transforming the face of grassroots football facilities in this country.

"It’s therefore very welcome news to hear that this funding will support Ashover Juniors FC in developing a new storage facility for their local community.

“The Football Foundation is working closely with our partners – the Premier League, The FA, government and Sport England – support facility development projects like this across the country over the next decade to transform our grassroots game and unlock the power of pitches.”