Williamsons Sports Pop-up Dugout Fund

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1 Williamsons Sports Pop-up Dugout Fund Background With offices in Hull, Driffield & Bridlington, Williamsons Solicitors is a professional and friendly legal firm who have been helping people resolve their legal issues since In celebration of their 125 anniversary year, Williamsons is working with the HEY Smile Foundation to invest in and give something back to the local community. In addition to the wide range of community initiatives Williamsons is involved with, they have set up a small sports fund to enable children s sports clubs to apply for pop-up dugouts for their outdoor matches / sporting activities to shelter children e.g. subs from wind & rain whilst they are not in play. Who can apply for a pop up dugout? Eligibility criteria is as follows; > Be a Hull & East Yorkshire charity / voluntary group or not for profit children s sports club > Have a written set of rules, governing document or constitution (copies should be available on request) > Have been in operation for at least one year > Have an annual income of less than 50,000 > The pop-up dugout needs to be used by the applying organisation > Application requests are limited to 1 dugout per club Applications will open on Thursday 1 October 2015 and close at midnight on Sunday 18 October All applications will be reviewed by the Williamsons / Smile committee at their meeting on Monday 26 October 2015 and successful applications will be confirmed week commencing Monday 2 vember What do we require from you? > A complete application form (supporting documents available upon request) > Publicise Williamsons support where possible via local media, social media and your beneficiaries > After the event / activity return an evaluation form detailing the difference the small grant has made to your group or community (upon request) Send all completed application forms to: Tessa Wray, HEY Smile Foundation, 61 Dock Street, Queens Gardens, Hull, HU1 3AE Or them to: [email protected] If you have any queries regarding the Williamsons sports fund please call Tessa Wray on , no communication will be accepted or responded to by Williamsons directly.

In addition to the wide range of community initiatives Williamsons is involved with, they have set up a small sports fund to enable children s sports clubs to apply for pop-up dugouts for their

2 Section One About your organisation 1.1 Organisation details Organisation name Main contact Address Postcode Telephone number address Website address 1.2 When did your organisation start? (Month and Year) 1.3 What type of organisation are you? (Tick as appropriate) Tick box Charity (please state charity number): n for profit organisation, voluntary or community group Children s sports club / team:

Website address 1.2 When did your organisation start? (Month and Year) 1.

3 1.4 Bank account confirmation Tick box Please tick to confirm that you have a bank account in the name of the organisation above. 1.5 Please describe the overall aims and objectives of your organisation and the activities or services your organisation provides. Section Two About your grant application 2.1 What / who is the pop-up dugout for? (Please tick one) Tick box Existing club / activity / session New club / activity / session Other 2.2 Is the dugout for beneficiaries in: (Please tick all that apply) Tick box Hull East Riding Both 2.3 If your club has a season / activty start and finish dates, please enter them below. If not, please provide details about the period the dugout will cover. Season / Activity start date: Season / Activity end date (if applicable):

1 What / who is the pop-up dugout for? (Please tick one) Tick box Existing club / activity / session New club / activity / session Other 2.

4 2.4 Please provide details of how the dugout will be used and an indication of how many people will benefit? 2.5 Please provide a brief overview of who the beneficiaries of your activity will be. 2.6 Please provide a brief explanation as to the need for the dugout and the impact you feel it will have.

5 Please provide a brief overview of who the beneficiaries of your activity

5 Section Four Health and Safety 4.1 Please confirm that you have a health and safety policy. (Copies must be provided upon request) 4.2 If appropriate to the planned activity, please confirm that you have a child protection policy. (Copies must be provided upon request) 4.3 If applicable, please confirm that all people who will be working with children are CRB checked. 4.4 Can you confirm you have in place suitable insurance in respect to beneficiaries and as legally required? (Copies must be provided upon request) Employers Liability Insurance: Public Liability Insurance:

3 If applicable, please confirm that all people who will be working with children are CRB checked. 4.

6 Section Five Declaration The person completing this form and a member of the organisations management committee must sign the declaration below. Please check that all sections of the form have been completed, read the following statement and sign below. We confirm that the information in this form is correct. If a Williamsons dugout is awarded, it will only be used for the purpose given and according to any conditions specified. We understand that we will be liable to repay the cost of the dugout in full if it is found that any of the information supplied is incorrect or if the dugout awarded is not used as indicated in this application form. We understand that if a dugout is awarded, we may be expected to work with Williamsons and the HEY Smile Foundation to publicise the project, activity, or event, as well as providing information on the progress of the project, including case studies to demonstrate the impact of the award. Signature Print name Position Date signed

If a Williamsons dugout is awarded, it will only be used for the purpose given and according to any conditions specified.

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