North East Lincolnshire Council awarded £400,000 to get active

North East Lincolnshire Council have been awarded over £400,000 to help North East Lincolnshire get more 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.

Additionally, this grant enables the Council to explore local initiatives to encourage more sustainable ways of travel that benefit people’s physical health as well as the wider environment.

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.”