Torpoint AFC Score With Funding Success
Pitch Perfect
There’s good news for Torpoint as Torpoint AFC have been awarded a £3,000 Pitch Preparation Fund grant from the Premier League, The FA and the Government’s Football Foundation.
The Pitch Preparation Fund was set up in support of the game, which is currently facing unprecedented challenges because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Fund is providing grants to clubs that have lost out on normal revenue streams during this difficult period.
The funding will enable Torpoint AFC, who play in the SWPL, to prepare their football pitches so that they are match-fit for when it is safe to play football again, following Government advice.
They can use their grant towards to help pay for the cost of materials, work such as verti-draining, over-seeding, fertilising, weed-killing, and routine preparatory work such as grass cutting and the setting out and line-marking of pitches.
Clubs and other organisations are also being given access to the Football Foundation Groundskeeping Community. This is a free online resource the Foundation developed with The FA and the Grounds Management Association, containing advice and guidance. Anyone in Torpoint can sign up at https://thefa.hivelearning.com/groundskeeping.
Bill Booth Chairman of Torpoint AFC said: “Torpoint AFC are really pleased to be able to take up this opportunity of Football Foundation funding towards helping us prepare our facilities for the return of local football. In these unusual times initiatives like this are vital in helping us get back to normal and ready to contribute to the local community.”
Robert Sullivan, Interim Chief Executive of the Football Foundation, said: “This is a vital grant to help Torpoint AFC get their pitches match-fit.
“The Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation exists to help provide quality infrastructure at the lower-levels of the game. Pitch Preparation Fund grants like this one are giving a helping hand to clubs across the country to get their playing surfaces ready for when normal football resumes.”
The Football Foundation is a charity funded by the Premier League, The FA and the Government, through Sport England.