Aldi cash offer for sports clubs

Supermarket Aldi is pledging to provide Renfrewshire sports clubs with valuable funding as it announces the return of its Scottish Sport Fund, which is now open for applications.

The Aldi Scottish Sport Fund is open to any charitable sporting organisation.

Groups can apply for funding for a wide range of purposes, including new strips, training equipment or to subsidise transports costs.

Last year, it supported 80 clubs across Scotland with more than £ 40,000 and in this year the retailer hopes to support clubs across Renfrewshire.

Graham Nicolson, group buying director for Aldi in Scotland, said: “The success of the Scottish Sport Fund has been astounding – from the number of applications we received to the many different ways the funding has helped a diverse range of sports clubs across Scotland.

“So it makes perfect sense to open the initiative for a second time and to extend the opportunity to secure valuable funding to clubs in Renfrewshire.

“We’re hoping to see more applications this year and there’s an even bigger pot of funding just waiting to help out local sports clubs.

“Our presence in Scotland is growing and we want to make sure we are supporting the local community in as many ways as possible.”

As official supermarket sponsors of Team GB, the Scottish Sport Fund will be a lasting legacy of ALDI’s commitment to help young people take part in physical activity within their local communities.  Online applications for the 2017 fund are now open at www. aldi. co. uk/ scottishsportfund.