The Leicestershire and Rutland Playing Fields Association
The Association is a registered charity which aims to:-
• Encourage provision of recreation facilities for all age groups particularly in village communities.
• Provide basic advice and information on the planning, design and construction of indoor and outdoor facilities for sports activities, and support research.
• Specialise in children and young people’s recreation.
• Raise funds and give financial assistance to further these objectives.
• Co-operate in saving threatened recreation facilities.
To achieve this, the Association provides a range of services:-
• Give free technical help on matters relating to sports facilities management and finance, children’s play and external funding sources.
• Making interest free loans for new facilities and small starter grants and loans to new clubs or activities.
• Putting the case for sport and children’s play wherever it needs to be presented.
• Monitoring and reacting to threatened playing fields
• Organising training courses and events
• Acting as banker for several sports development funds.
Starter Grants
Maximum grant £500
Must be matched by applicants contribution
To start a new sports club or new section or age range within existing club
Interest Free Loans
Maximum loan available is £5000
Repayment over 5 annual instalments
- Starter Grant application form (PDF, 1.9 Mb)
- Download Loan Application Form (MS Word, 42 Kb)
For further information please contact Kevin Butcher: Tel. 0116 2689701 or email kbutcher@ruralcc.org.uk
Topic sheets available for download
- Playground Legislation Standards and Guidelines (MS Word, 60 Kb)
- The New European Playground Safety Standards (MS Word, 39 Kb)
- Playground Inspections (MS Word, 51 Kb)
- Risk assessments and risk benefits judgements (MS Word, 70 Kb)
- Playground notices (MS Word, 694 Kb)
- Public Liability Insurance of Children's Playgrounds (MS Word, 55 Kb)
- Playground Fencing and Gates (MS Word, 2.8 Mb)
- Funding Opportunities (MS Word, 73 Kb)
- BMX Dirt Jumps and Trails (MS Word, 8.3 Mb)
- Starting a new Playground (MS Word, 45 Kb)
- Starting a new sportsground (MS Word, 40 Kb)
- New sports buildings (MS Word, 41 Kb)
- Coping with accidents (MS Word, 34 Kb)
- Problems with dogs (MS Word, 44 Kb)
- Goals - safety issues (MS Word, 52 Kb)
Latest copy of the LRPFA Newsletter
- Download Newsletter (PDF, 2.4 Mb)