A grant has been awarded to Beer Albion to improve the quality of
grass football pitch in Beer
Beer Albion has been awarded a grant of £2,500 from the Premier
League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation, to assist with
grass pitch maintenance.
The £10,000 six-year tapered grant, part of the Foundation’s Grass
Pitch Maintenance Fund, will help Beer Albion to improve the quality
of the grass pitch at Stovar Long lane Beer.
The investment was provided following the completion of a pitch
inspection using the Football Foundation’s specially developed app,
PitchPower, which is a mobile tool used for assessing the quality of
grass football pitches. Beer Albion will now be able to use the grant to
complete the maintenance work identified in their PitchPower
Assessment Report, which includes applying fertiliser, aeration,
seeding and other maintenance practices.
These grants are key to the Foundation’s aim to help create 5,000
more quality pitches before the end of 2024, in line with the FA’s
Grassroots Strategy. Alongside its PitchPower assessment tool, the
Football Foundation has also created an online groundskeeping
community called The Hive to provide expert support and advice to
clubs. Anyone in Devon County FA area can find out more and sign up
Roger Hoare, Secretary of Beer Albion F.C. said: We at the ‘Albion’
appreciate the support from the FA in our quest to make the playing
surface at Beer Albion one of the best in the area.
Robert Sullivan, Chief Executive of the Football Foundation, said: “This
grant award to Beer Albion towards Pitch maintenance is vital for
the local community in East Devon as they get back to playing
football. Our Grass Pitch Maintenance Fund is supporting clubs
across the country, helping them enhance and sustain their pitches
to improve access to good quality facilities for grassroots players.”