SOME of football’s biggest names were in Barnsley on Wednesday to mark the start of a new community fund.
Former Leicester City, Liverpool and England forward Emile Heskey joined EFL Chair Rick Parry and Sky Bet’s managing director Dan Colton at Oakwell’s indoor training centre to meet local walking footballer who will benefit from new funding.
Launching at Barnsley FC, the Building Foundations Fund represents the largest multi-year sponsor-backed fund dedicated solely to community activity and will give the 72 EFL clubs a chance to bid for grants of up to £100,000 to invest in ongoing programmes or to develop new initiatives.
Barnsley will be able to spend £10,000 initially to support work all across the borough.
Full story at source: https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/26601/football-stars-launch-community-fund
Author: The Walking Football
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