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Barclays gives Aston Villa stadium grant
England - 08 September, 2006
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Barclays and the Football Foundation have given a GBP 600,000 grant to English Aston Villa for a new sports facility.
The grant is part of the GBP 30million Barclays Spaces for Sports initiative to create sustainable sports facilities across the UK. An amenity for Aston Villa includes a new full size, floodlit Astroturf pitch.
In addition to the GBP 600,000 grant, the club will receive kit and equipment worth GBP 5,000, and a GBP 45,000 development fund from Barclays to ensure its sustainability. It is the first stage in a GBP 10.5million redevelopment of Aston Park, with further funding being provided from a variety of sources.
The facilities at the site, which is immediately adjacent to Villa Park, will provide sports facilities to local residents, with activities such as football and hockey available.
The grant is part of the GBP 30million Barclays Spaces for Sports initiative to create sustainable sports facilities across the UK. An amenity for Aston Villa includes a new full size, floodlit Astroturf pitch.
In addition to the GBP 600,000 grant, the club will receive kit and equipment worth GBP 5,000, and a GBP 45,000 development fund from Barclays to ensure its sustainability. It is the first stage in a GBP 10.5million redevelopment of Aston Park, with further funding being provided from a variety of sources.
The facilities at the site, which is immediately adjacent to Villa Park, will provide sports facilities to local residents, with activities such as football and hockey available.
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