The 'Get With It' programme of sports, art and play which took place this summer, has been boosted by a further £10,000.
The cash was awarded by the Police Authority to support the activities that have been running over the last six months in Castle, Gensing, Central St Leonards, Broomgrove and Hollington wards.
The activities and support were made possible by a partnership between Hastings Council, the NSPCC, East Sussex County Council and Hastings & Bexhill Youth Service.
At Horntye during half term, local young people from Robsack, Hollington, Gensing, Old Town, Broomgrove and Farley Bank entered their own teams into a 5-a-side Football Tournament at Horntye. The players involved, have been participating in regular football coaching sessions organised through the Positive Futures and Neighbourhood Renewal Schemes in these areas.
70 young people played in 3 separate categories. Robsack Girls won the girls competition with Robsack boys winning the under 13s and the SMART Youth Club Boys taking the under 16s win.
The programmes are managed by Hastings Borough Council Sports Development, NSPCC and Hastings and Bexhill Youth Service.
For information on community coaching please contact the Sports Development Officer on 781189 or e-mail sportsdevelopment@hastings.gov.uk
Young people in Hastings & St Leonards will benefit from a lottery grant which will be used to deliver more sporting opportunities over the next 5 years.
Hastings Council is one of 13 local authorities in Sussex to benefit from a Sport Lottery Grant awarded to Sussex Sport Partnership. The programme, Active Sports, will involve 11 different sports over the next 5 years.
There will be:
Councillor John Humphries, Cabinet Member responsible for Community Participation, said:
"The award to Sussex has totalled £2 million and we will be using our part of the grant to continue improving the sporting opportunities for young people in Hastings & St Leonards."
Further details will be available shortly. If you are 16 or over and interested in learning new skills and becoming a sports coach, contact the Sports Development Unit on 781122 or e-mail sportsdevelopment@hastings.gov.uk
Over 250 young people and 1,000 runners took place in this year's 10k road race.
The event is becoming one of the most popular sporting events in the country and is supported by Hastings Borough Council, other local businesses and is organised by Hastings Runners.
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