Last month Bury Broncos launched a campaign to raise funds to turn an old cricket pavilion into a community hub to grow the game from. We are after £3,500 via a crowd-funding campaign to go alongside other efforts. We have a £1,000 grant from Bury Council but unfortunately some of the other grant asks haven’t come off so the crowd-funding effort is now doubly important. We’re about 45% of the way there and we have some sponsorship offers and in-kind offers which do not show on the crowd-funding figure but it still means we’ve some way to go. AND JUST TWO WEEKS LEFT! So, if fed up with the negativity surrounding the game then help support something that is hugely positive about the sport – Bury Broncos began with NOTHING just about 6 years ago and now has 200+ playing the game. Every couple of £££s really does help to get more playing the sport! Link to the crowd-funding page here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/burybroncos And for everything else on Bury Broncos – www.burybroncos.co.uk to see how we’ve gone from NOTHING in the Borough to 200+ players in barely 6 years.

Last month Bury Broncos launched a campaign to raise funds to turn an old cricket pavilion into a community hub to grow the game from. We are after £3,500 via a crowd-funding campaign to go alongside other efforts. We have a £1,000 grant from Bury Council but unfortunately some of the other grant asks haven’t come off so the crowd-funding effort is now doubly important. We’re about 45% of the way there and we have some sponsorship offers and in-kind offers which do not show on the crowd-funding figure but it still means we’ve some way to go. AND JUST TWO WEEKS LEFT! So, if fed up with the negativity surrounding the game then help support something that is hugely positive about the sport – Bury Broncos began with NOTHING just about 6 years ago and now has 200+ playing the game. Every couple of £££s really does help to get more playing the sport! Link to the crowd-funding page here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/burybroncos And for everything else on Bury Broncos – www.burybroncos.co.uk to see how we’ve gone from NOTHING in the Borough to 200+ players in barely 6 years.

Have you asked your nearest SL club for assistance?

We do a bit with Salford and also now with Swinton as they play 400m away from us. We get a good bit of help although not financial (and neither should we!).

The point that is so important, especially given the story of Sport England monies being cut, is that clubs have to develop their own model to be self-sufficient. Our project aims to create a hub from which we will get revenue in the future (selling drinks, snacks etc.) so we're looking for little bits of help from a lot of people to get that ball rolling...

Thanks for the info, I will send a donation within the next few days.

Again, because this kind of thing interests me, is there no National Lottery funding? I, and probably loads of others, am under the impression that this project is the kind that it was designed to help.

There are funding pots out there but the various pots fund different things so you have to approach such carefully.

The Lottery funds a fund called Awards for All that funds up to £10k for community group projects but that tends to stay away from facilities.

Then there is other Lottery monies channeled through Sport England. Our long-term aim is to grow substantially which means we might want to go to the lottery downstream for one of the larger Sport England administered funding pots (Inspired Facilities etc.) and hence we wouldn't 'grant chase' funding now for this project which we want to be community led.

We do have some bids in associated with the hub project - Bury Council have committed £1,000 and we've some others we're hopeful about. The overall project is at least £10k so the £3.5k ask here is just part of the bigger picture...that's why every little helps!

For extra incentive - I was asked today to play again next week (i've stopped) for the Bury 3rd team. I'm not aware of any other RL side running 3 teams other than us which just shows how our approach can drive up participation!

Just over a week to go and the crowd funding is at 64% - we've some sponsors which would take it to over 77% - but we still need support! It's all about growing the game of rugby league at a community level... Any help appreciated - can donate from just £2 - www.crowdfunder.co.uk/burybroncos

Just over a week to go and the crowd funding is at 64% - we've some sponsors which would take it to over 77% - but we still need support! It's all about growing the game of rugby league at a community level... Any help appreciated - can donate from just £2 - www.crowdfunder.co.uk/burybroncos