North East Lincolnshire Council awarded over £400,000 by Sports England in bid to get borough active

Sport England announced the £401,159 grant for North East Lincolnshire as part of their £250 million round of funding for 53 areas across England.

This investment will build upon the foundations across the borough that are essential in ensuring everyone can be physically active.

It will support the delivery of the Council’s Sport and Physical Activity Strategy, supporting residents to lead more physically active lives.

The strategy was developed to align with Sport England’s wider national strategy “Uniting the Movement” that recognises the need to focus investment and resources on the communities that need it most.

Specifically, this is about building the movement from the ground up by working with organisations and communities to understand the issues and barriers facing people to get active, and working together to develop local solutions.

This will include:

• Supporting work around sport and physical activity in North East Lincolnshire

• Providing capacity to develop a larger funding application to Sport England in 2026/27

• Funding for a range of collaborative and partnership work within the local sector

Sport and physical activity is also essential for a healthy lifestyle in children and young people. This investment aims to support, increase opportunities and reduce barriers for children and young people locally to be active in North East Lincolnshire.

Active travel, encompassed by the Council’s Sport and Physical Activity Strategy, not only increases physical activity, but also links into the aims of a Greener Future. Additionally, this grant enables us to explore local initiatives to encourage more sustainable ways of travel that benefit people’s physical health as well as the wider environment.

Ultimately, this portion of funding provides a multitude of benefits for both the residents and the borough as the Council work towards improving the lives and wellbeing of North East Lincolnshire.

Councillor Hayden Dawkins, Portfolio Holder for Culture, Heritage, and the Visitor Economy, said: “This is great news for our residents and the borough in general.

“We’re dedicated to providing a borough that has both the means and the drive to help people be more physically active.

“We’re looking forward to working with various community groups to see how the funding can be best used and watching the area develop as we progress.”

Lisa Dodd-Mayne, Sport England’s Executive Director for Place, said: “We are proud to announce our partnerships with 53 new places in every corner of the country today.

“We know that where someone lives plays a huge part in how active, or not, they will be. Through our Place Expansion programme, we will work with local partners and communities to break down the barriers to physical activity so that everyone has equal access to a more active life.

“We are excited to see what we can achieve together in North East Lincolnshire