The school
An inner-city secondary school has opened its facilities to the community for many years but wants to do more. This would not only fit its mission to reach out into the surrounding area but bring in additional income through facility hire.
Currently, the school is used by a small badminton group and a table tennis club who use the sports hall a couple of nights each week.
Discussions with the local authority and the county sports partnership (CSP) show that the site is in a good location to host a judo club and other groups that struggle to find space and time in the local leisure centre.
Moving to the school would give the clubs a more secure future at the same time as freeing up the leisure centre for more pay and play activities.
The CSP has also suggested that the school links up with enthusiasts who are keen to set up a new archery club and a group of young people wanting somewhere safe to ride their BMX bikes.
The school, CSP and the clubs have worked together to develop a five-page plan covering:
- How and when each club would use the school site and how much it would cost them
- How each club will be structured, recruit new volunteers, and target new members.
This plan allowed the school to draw up a costed list of what it needed, based on items in the Inspired Facilities catalogue.
Statutory bodies like schools and education establishments have to provide pound for pound partnership funding. As this school, with contributions from its partner organisations, has £45,000 to contribute, it is applying for a grant of £43,714.
ITEMs | COst | ITEM CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|
Improved sports hall lighting | £48,114 | Building modernisation |
Judo equipment (mats) | £3,250 | Sports equipment prices sourced from the internet and local suppliers |
Storage unit for archery and BMX equipment (4.8m x 2.4m) | £3,300 | Community club buildings |
Equipment for archery | £2,500 | Sports equipment prices sourced from the internet and local suppliers |
BMX bikes, gloves and helmets | £1,600 | Sports equipment prices sourced from the internet and local suppliers |
BMX ramps and half pipe | £2,450 | Sports equipment prices sourced from the internet and local suppliers |
Floodlighting to BMX area (approximately 40 x 40m)) | £27,500 | Outdoor sports lighting OL11 |
TOTAL | £87,914 |
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* Costs in the Catalogue exclude VAT. It is your responsibility to determine VAT status and adjust the costs and grant request accordingly. I f you are unable to recover VAT you will need to calculate (up to) 20% VAT on the items selected and add this to your total project costs using the “Non-recoverable VAT” item on the costs page of the online application form. The local authority in the example is able to recover VAT so it is not included in the project costs or grant request. | ||
