Initiatives

Thanet Roadrunners AC Young Persons Sports Development Fund

 Thanet Roadrunners AC are pleased to announce a new fund to help young athletes compete.

The inspirations for the grants are the Commonwealth Games 2010 and the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Applicants are anticipated to be young sports people up to and including the age of 18 who live in Thanet, go to school in Thanet and are preferably members of a Thanet based club.

Up to £2,000 per year will be available up until 2012 with a maximum of £6,000 available. Individual grants will be up to £500.

Applications can be submitted at any time during a year but the Committee will meet every quarter to consider and allocate funds.

The grants are to help young people in Thanet develop their sporting performance and can be used for:

• Specialist equipment
• Coaching/Training events
• Transport to and/or attendance major sporting competitions such as AAA’s, national schools championships etc

Applications are to be made on the forms provided here, which also include further details and criteria.