Bosham cash boost will take sailing to wider community

There'll be even more opportunities for sailing at Bosham thanks to their lottery grant / Picture by Chris Hatton

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Bosham Sailing Club is the only one in West Sussex to secure a share of £10m of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities Fund. There were more than 500 applications for funding and of these, 92 clubs from across the sporting spectrum were selected.

The grant will be used to improve club facilities to widen the appeal of sailing and offer better facilities for sailors, whether they be youngsters just learning or competitors from other parts of the country participating in open regattas hosted at the club.

Bosham Sailing Club’s commodore Simon Radford said: “We are delighted to have secured this investment, which means we can provide even better facilities for sailors enjoying the waters of Chichester Harbour. It is the cornerstone of our strategy to have an outstanding club for the 2012 Olympics legacy.”

Since 2011, Inspired Facilities has been helping to improve sports facilities to encourage more grassroots sport, which ties in with Bosham Sailing Club’s mission to broaden the appeal and access to sailing through its links to local schools and Women on Water initiatives.