grassroots

Football pitches to be created in Exeter for the grassroots game

Grassroots football in Exeter is set to receive a boost with the announcement that three football pitches are to be created.

A baseball pitch will also be laid out at the Bromham’s Farm Field site as part of the project. The site is owned by Exeter City Council.

Work will start in April and it is hoped that the playing surfaces should be ready for action in 2026. The project is being funded by the Environment Agency, who used the location as a site compound for the city’s flood defence scheme.

Playing surface creator Carrick Sports have been appointed to carry...

Gluck's Opera "Orfeo ed Euridice"

Event Date: 
26/10/2018 - 7:30pm to 10:00pm
Venue: 
The Blackmore Theatre, 10 Bicton Street, Exmouth, EX8 2RU

Grassroots Opera, a company of young professional singers, will be performing their production of Gluck’s opera Orfeo ed Euridice at the Blackmore Theatre, Exmouth, at 7.30PM on Friday the 26th of October (bar open beforehand). Grassroots Opera was founded in February 2018 by Devon based Soprano Chloe Stratta, and Mezzo-Soprano Anna Marie McLachlan. They aim to present opera in a way that is accessible to everyone, in intimate venues where audience members can feel immersed in the action and connect to the emotions presented. Orfeo ed Euridice, a tale originating in Greek Mythology, tells...

£1.5m funding boost for grassroots football

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 02/06/2018 - 10:09am

Aspiring grassroots footballers from two underrepresented groups will soon have the opportunity to play in more teams thanks to the Grow the Game programme, a £1.5m investment by The FA.

Grow the Game, which is delivered by the Football Foundation and first launched back in 2010, offers grants to grassroots football clubs that wish to create new teams. This year, applications are being encouraged from clubs who want to start:

Women and girls teams Disability teams

Grow the Game grants help to reduce the costs associated with starting new grassroots football teams by...

Rugby clubs to benefit from RWC 2015 legacy

Rugby clubs across England and Wales are benefiting from the legacy of Rugby World Cup 2015 through the distribution of equipment used during the Tournament.

Working closely with the RFU and WRU to ensure that as many clubs as possible are benefiting, 392 clubs in England and 45 clubs in Wales were offered equipment that was used at the venues, ranging from tables and chairs to fencing, lockers and bar furniture.

Managing Director of England Rugby 2015, Steve Brown, said: "We are pleased to be able to leave a Tournament legacy for clubs, schools and Team Bases around the...

Rugby competition for youth teams

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/19/2015 - 9:33am

Until 2nd November, AEG is giving Rugby Club Youth Sections (Junior and Mini teams) in England, Scotland and Wales the chance to win one of twenty sets of Canterbury kit (shirts, socks, water bottles and boot bags) as well as 20 Canterbury balls and 2 ball bags for their club.

To top it off the clubs will also win a top of the range AEG OKOMix washing machine to care for the kit. All 20 winners will then have a chance to win one of three training sessions with a rugby legend like Will Greenwood at their club.

Entry to the competition is simple and just requires a photo and...