MARS IN THE COMMUNITY
working in partnership with
Berkshire
Community Foundation
About the group
This is a thriving, successful and friendly Rugby Club on the Buckinghamshire/Berkshire
borders. They have a mini-section with children from 5-12 years of age taking part.
What the project was supposted to do
The group applied for funding for “Project Keep Dry”. Training lasts for 1 ½ hours,
and tournaments for 4 hours or more, and they go ahead whatever the weather. They
therefore requested some funding to buy tents for their children’s teams, so that
they could keep dry between matches, and also have somewhere that younger siblings
could wait.
What the project did
The grant was used to buy a number of tents which were large enough to house the
whole team. They are also easy to erect and stable in bad weather.
“It’s a brilliant initiative. This sort of venture helps us keep and attract children
to our club. At Drifters Rugby club children get fit and they learn respect for
authority and they develop as part of a team”
Malcolm Brady – Drifters Rugby Club