parklandswolf Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 not seen this mentioned unless I missed it but Aviva have awarded £25000 to Cramlington Rockets to develop the game in Northumberland. Could they be warming to our code ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakman Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, parklandswolf said: not seen this mentioned unless I missed it but Aviva have awarded £25000 to Cramlington Rockets to develop the game in Northumberland. Could they be warming to our code ? They know where the growth is going to happen...they have crunched the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parklandswolf Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, Kayakman said: They know where the growth is going to happen...they have crunched the numbers. Not clear on what you mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Cramlington have been, from what I've read here and elsewhere, doing great grass-roots work. At their level, £25,000 will give them the ability to do much more. Fantastic news! Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakman Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Just now, parklandswolf said: Not clear on what you mean They are an insurance company right...so they know the numbers and a little about a return on an investment...take the money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, parklandswolf said: not seen this mentioned unless I missed it but Aviva have awarded £25000 to Cramlington Rockets to develop the game in Northumberland. Could they be warming to our code ? Aviva do a grassroots funding thing every year for sports clubs. Clubs have to put themselves forward for it and explain why they deserve it. Then the public vote. Those with the most votes win money. Shevington Sharks were also on there this year. It’s a shame there wasn’t a thread on here encouraging people to vote (by the time I’d seen it, it was too late ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 For Aviva, it is a tiny sum. At that level of RL, it'll go a long way. Good for both parties. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx RL Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/voting/project/view/17-3754 - Adepto Successu Per Tributum Fuga - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 http://www.cramlingtonrockets.co.uk/news/rockets-secure-25000-aviva-funding-2150560.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 minute ago, DoubleD said: Aviva do a grassroots funding thing every year for sports clubs. Clubs have to put themselves forward for it and explain why they deserve it. Then the public vote. Those with the most votes win money. Shevington Sharks were also on there this year. It’s a shame there wasn’t a thread on here encouraging people to vote (by the time I’d seen it, it was too late ) I think there was wasnt there? I was prompted somewhere, thought it was here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 minute ago, DoubleD said: Aviva do a grassroots funding thing every year for sports clubs. Clubs have to put themselves forward for it and explain why they deserve it. Then the public vote. Those with the most votes win money. Shevington Sharks were also on there this year. It’s a shame there wasn’t a thread on here encouraging people to vote (by the time I’d seen it, it was too late ) I saw the Shevington one over at LU. I found it strange that they went to an Australian forum but didn’t ask for votes on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakman Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 minute ago, deluded pom? said: I saw the Shevington one over at LU. I found it strange that they went to an Australian forum but didn’t ask for votes on here. DP I'm surprised you weren't on this earlier....busy doing other things were ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, Kayakman said: DP I'm surprised you weren't on this earlier....busy doing other things were ya? No, I only caught it late in the campaign. I think it was just after I got back from NZ in mid November IIRC.I love to push things like this Kman where the RL community can unite to gain grants for the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakman Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 minute ago, deluded pom? said: No, I only caught it late in the campaign. I love to push things like this Kman where the RL community can unite to gain grants for the sport. All good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 So, we all keep our eyes peeled for early announcements of next year's competition and do our best to boost a deserving candidate, right? Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 We also pushed one for Bury Broncos if my memory is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 For the sake of accuracy, let me point out that many large companies - especially but not exclusively in the financial sector - have a grant-making, but arms-length, charitable trust that offers grant aid to worthy (typically community) projects. So it is not Aviva themselves, but the Aviva Community Fund, which has made this wonderful grant to Cramlington; well done the Rockets! There are many grant-making trusts which exist only to offer funding support to worthy projects; I see one estimate is that there are over 4,500 such trusts, collectively offering over £6 billion in grants per annum. No doubt the vast majority will have no interest in funding rugby league, but a few might; they need to be identified and encouraged! I suspect (but do not know for sure) that RL is not very geared up to tapping in to much of this largesse. Perhaps the RFL should have a specialist in this area in post, to support the grassroots game; better still, get a grant from one of these trusts to fund such a post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 6 hours ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said: For the sake of accuracy, let me point out that many large companies - especially but not exclusively in the financial sector - have a grant-making, but arms-length, charitable trust that offers grant aid to worthy (typically community) projects. So it is not Aviva themselves, but the Aviva Community Fund, which has made this wonderful grant to Cramlington; well done the Rockets! There are many grant-making trusts which exist only to offer funding support to worthy projects; I see one estimate is that there are over 4,500 such trusts, collectively offering over £6 billion in grants per annum. No doubt the vast majority will have no interest in funding rugby league, but a few might; they need to be identified and encouraged! I suspect (but do not know for sure) that RL is not very geared up to tapping in to much of this largesse. Perhaps the RFL should have a specialist in this area in post, to support the grassroots game; better still, get a grant from one of these trusts to fund such a post! Yes, we can’t help a club achieve their aim for a grant if there isn’t an application to support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parklandswolf Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 17 hours ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said: For the sake of accuracy, let me point out that many large companies - especially but not exclusively in the financial sector - have a grant-making, but arms-length, charitable trust that offers grant aid to worthy (typically community) projects. So it is not Aviva themselves, but the Aviva Community Fund, which has made this wonderful grant to Cramlington; well done the Rockets! There are many grant-making trusts which exist only to offer funding support to worthy projects; I see one estimate is that there are over 4,500 such trusts, collectively offering over £6 billion in grants per annum. No doubt the vast majority will have no interest in funding rugby league, but a few might; they need to be identified and encouraged! I suspect (but do not know for sure) that RL is not very geared up to tapping in to much of this largesse. Perhaps the RFL should have a specialist in this area in post, to support the grassroots game; better still, get a grant from one of these trusts to fund such a post! Just seen this on fb, there is a Community Funding & Grants Support Officer, Russell Murphy (Russell.Murphy@rfl.uk.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 5 hours ago, parklandswolf said: Just seen this on fb, there is a Community Funding & Grants Support Officer, Russell Murphy (Russell.Murphy@rfl.uk.com) Great news! Thanks for that. I am delighted to stand corrected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 We still need clubs to apply and then to get the word out so the RL community can get behind them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I remember voting for this some time ago, great to see that they got the funding. I think there was a thread on here asking people to vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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