This is a great opportunity to receive a grant as this time of the season to be able to arrange and provide a safe environment for football to be played with better and modern facilities

- Mike Moore, Chairman

Football in Lingfield received a boost today as Lingfield FC were awarded a grant by the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation.

The £500 grant from the Foundation’s Club Preparation Fund will help Lingfield FC prepare their buildings to safely reopen in line with Government guidance around hygiene and social distancing, and The FA’s plans for a ‘phased return’ that were announced on 18 July.

The Club Preparation Fund follows the £7m of investment awarded to 2,900 organisations through last month’s Pitch Preparation Fund, also delivered by the Premier League, The FA and Government’s Football Foundation. This is enabling over 9,000 football pitches to be made match-fit and is benefiting over 33,000 football teams.

Speaking about their funding success, Mike Moore, Chairman, said: “ This is a great opportunity to receive a grant as this time of the season to be able to arrange and provide a safe environment for football to be played with better and modern facilities ”

The Football Foundation is a charity funded by the Premier League, The FA and the Government, through Sport England.