Lancing Colts score a sports grant
Youngsters at a Lancing football team are celebrating a grant from the local power firm for new training gear.
Thomas Burch was awarded a £250 Team Sport Award by his employer, UK Power Networks, for new footballs, cones and training equipment at Lancing United Football Club’s under-8s team, the Colts.
The power firm’s sports awards encourage staff to volunteer in the community, support grassroots sport, promote healthy living, teamwork and develop sports opportunities.
Thomas’s eldest son Jack, who is seven, plays for the Colts, which train Saturdays and play home matches Sundays at Croshaw Recreation Ground, in Grafton Drive, Lancing.
Thomas, a protection and commissioning engineer at UK Power Networks, said: “It was great to support the team and I feel proud of the company for supporting local sports. This will make the training sessions better for the boys.
“As they get older, they are doing more complicated training sessions and having the right equipment to do that properly is great. The boys will be happy to have new shiny equipment!
“The team has also bought a cover for players sitting on the bench in the first half of games. The weather has been atrocious over the winter, so the cover will keep the bench dry for them.
“The players are typical boys with lots of energy and football gives them an outlet to run off steam. They enjoy coming together from three schools in different parts of the town.”
Matt Andrews, from Lancing United Football Club, said: “We really appreciate the donation from UK Power Networks. The money has been put towards some new training equipment and balls for the boys which is vital for teams such as ours at grassroots level to develop and grow. The boys are over the moon with it all.”
Hundreds of community and sports groups have benefited from UK Power Networks’ Team Sport Awards since the scheme was set up. Last year alone, 86 teams benefited from a share in £21,500.
Thomas Burch was awarded a £250 Team Sport Award by his employer, UK Power Networks, for new footballs, cones and training equipment at Lancing United Football Club’s under-8s team, the Colts.
The power firm’s sports awards encourage staff to volunteer in the community, support grassroots sport, promote healthy living, teamwork and develop sports opportunities.
Thomas’s eldest son Jack, who is seven, plays for the Colts, which train Saturdays and play home matches Sundays at Croshaw Recreation Ground, in Grafton Drive, Lancing.
Thomas, a protection and commissioning engineer at UK Power Networks, said: “It was great to support the team and I feel proud of the company for supporting local sports. This will make the training sessions better for the boys.
“As they get older, they are doing more complicated training sessions and having the right equipment to do that properly is great. The boys will be happy to have new shiny equipment!
“The team has also bought a cover for players sitting on the bench in the first half of games. The weather has been atrocious over the winter, so the cover will keep the bench dry for them.
“The players are typical boys with lots of energy and football gives them an outlet to run off steam. They enjoy coming together from three schools in different parts of the town.”
Matt Andrews, from Lancing United Football Club, said: “We really appreciate the donation from UK Power Networks. The money has been put towards some new training equipment and balls for the boys which is vital for teams such as ours at grassroots level to develop and grow. The boys are over the moon with it all.”
Hundreds of community and sports groups have benefited from UK Power Networks’ Team Sport Awards since the scheme was set up. Last year alone, 86 teams benefited from a share in £21,500.