Local Funding

Newcastle City Council

Leisure Link is a small 'community assistance' budget managed by the Community Facilities section of Leisure Services. It gives grant aid to Community Groups and clubs to enable them to participate in sport and physical activity at City Council Leisure Facilities.

Applications are welcome from Voluntary Organisations, Community Groups and from support staff wishing to introduce new users or support existing users of Newcastle Leisure's facilities. Where an application is made directly by a Voluntary or Community Organisation that group should be able to comply with the general conditions of grant aid operated by Newcastle City Council.

The budget currently stands at £13,000 and is awarded as small grants, with no minimum award and a maximum award of £500.

From this budget Leisure Services is seeking to:-

- Increase participation levels at sports centres and swimming pools
- Encourage new users and user groups at these facilities
- Support development work being undertaken with "hard to reach" groups
- Remove/reduce cost as an initial barrier to participation