Accrington Cricket & Tennis Club
Strengthening facilities, improving ongoing maintenance and creating new participation opportunities through practical project development and funding support.
Strengthening facilities and creating new opportunities through sport
Accrington Cricket & Tennis Club wanted to develop its facilities, improve its ongoing maintenance and grow opportunities for participation.
Open Goal Consulting helped strengthen the evidence behind the club’s maintenance work, develop clearer fundable projects and bring the funding route together.
The work combined facility development with participation growth, helping the club turn existing ambitions into structured projects that could attract investment and create a longer-term impact.
Building stronger evidence, fundable projects and a clearer route to delivery
£45,030 secured across facility improvements and new participation activity
Six-year grass pitch improvement programme
Funding secured to strengthen the club’s maintenance programme and support the long-term quality of its playing surfaces.
Women & girls cricket activity
Funding secured to create new opportunities for women and girls to take part in cricket and expand the club’s participation offer.
Investment in facilities alongside new participation opportunities
The club has secured investment into its facilities while also creating new opportunities for women and girls to take part in cricket.
The work helped turn existing ambitions into structured, fundable projects with ongoing support beyond the initial awards.
This case study shows how practical consultancy can strengthen evidence, shape projects and help organisations navigate funding opportunities rather than simply reacting to individual grant schemes.
“Martin has helped us understand how our existing work and ambitions could be developed into stronger funding opportunities. From facilities and maintenance through to new women and girls cricket activity, Open Goal Consulting has supported us in shaping projects, securing investment and continuing to plan for the future.”
Jonathan Hayhurst | Chairman, Accrington Cricket & Tennis Club
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