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£10,000 grants available for Grassroots Heroes from SPAR – Apply HERE
GRF Admin
14/07/2019
People’s Podium Last year SPAR awarded gymnastics coach Mike Briggs £10,000 to help his local club in Dumfries improve their facilities. This year we’re back again! We’re on the lookout for the Hero Next Door making a difference, big or small to…
Message from a Grassroots Coach, a letter I will never send.
GRF Admin
11/07/2019
Today I heard a comment made about me behind my back. I started to turn around and look, but then decided better of it and kept my eyes on the field. My wife hears things like this more often than I do,…
FA REPORT VALUES THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL AT OVER £10BN
GRF Admin
10/07/2019
NEW FA REPORT VALUES THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL AT OVER £10BN First report of its kind shows the social and economic value of adults playing grassroots football in England is £10.8bn each year £8.7bn alone can be…
Funding Available from Persimmon – Apply HERE
GRF Admin
26/06/2019
Our hugely successful Community Champions programme has already donated more than £1 million to good causes in England, Wales and Scotland. Every month we give away 60 donations of up to £1,000 each to local groups and charities. 60 donations of up…
CBBC Football Talent Search
GRF Admin
20/06/2019
If you LOVE football and know a trick or two, then we want to hear from you. CBBC is looking for a young, talented person who is passionate about football! We want someone to be the face of an exciting new digital…
Are you aware of next season’s law changes?
GRF Admin
12/06/2019
Laws of the Game 2019/20 The Laws of the Game 2019/20 come into force 1 June 2019. A number of changes were approved at the 133rd Annual General Meeting of The IFAB on 2 March this year including: the introduction of yellow…
The FA Futsal Fund – Apply HERE
GRF Admin
11/06/2019
The FA and Football Foundation have launched The FA Futsal Fund, investing £300,000 into the development of Futsal in England. The scheme offers grants of either £1,500 or £3,000 to develop new youth futsal leagues across the country to increase the opportunity…