Media Release
£33,346 boost for disability sport in
Weston-super-Mare
Disabled people in Weston-super-Mare will have more opportunities to get involved in sport after Age-2-Age’s
In-2-Biking project received £33,346 of funding from Sport England’s Inclusive Sport fund.
The club is one of 44 projects across England that will benefit from £8.06 million of National Lottery investment from
Sport England to open up more opportunities for disabled people to play sport.
With this funding In-2-Biking will be purchasing adapted bikes to enable children, young people and adults with
physical or learning disabilities, visual or hearing impairments to take part in regular cycling activities. The funding
will also be used to provide training for volunteers in coaching the sessions, cycle maintenance and bespoke first aid.
Lin Thomas Trustee and project lead said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be receiving funding from the Sport England’s
Inclusive Sport Fund. It means a great deal to the Charity as it provides invaluable funding to help us begin our
In-2-Biking club and provides opportunities for disabled children, young people and adults in North Somerset and
further afield to get involved in sport.”
Sport England Director of Insight, Lisa O’Keefe, said: “We are delighted to be able to help Age-2-Age’s In-2-Biking
club provide more opportunities for disabled people to give sport a go. Record numbers of disabled people now play
sport and it’s thanks to clubs like this that we can continue to improve opportunities and make a real difference in
communities.”
The number of disabled people playing sport regularly is on the rise. In December 2013, Sport England’s Active
People Survey - an annual, in-depth measure of the nation’s sporting habits – revealed that a record number of
disabled people in England now play sport each week. However, non-disabled people are still twice as likely to play
sport as disabled people (39.2 per cent compared to 18.5 per cent) which is why Sport England continues to focus
attention and investment to address this imbalance.
Sport England’s Inclusive Sport Fund supports programmes that aim to increase the number of disabled people
playing sport. Since the fund launched, £17.1 million has been invested in 88 projects that make sport a viable
lifestyle choice for disabled people.
As well as funding disability sport programmes, Sport England also funds equipment. In addition to today's £8.06
million announcement, Sport England also recently awarded £1 million to 141 clubs across England to help them buy
equipment to open up sport to disabled people.
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Notes to Editors
For more details contact Lin Thomas 07557 132680 or email [email protected]
Sport England is focused on helping people and communities across the country create a sporting habit for life. We will invest
over £1 billion of National Lottery and Exchequer funding between 2012 and 2017 in organisations and projects that will:
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Help more people have a sporting habit for life
Create more opportunities for young people to play sport
Nurture and develop talent
Provide the right facilities in the right places
Support local authorities and unlock local funding
Ensure real opportunities for communities.
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