Practical, plain-English help for the volunteers running grassroots sport — how to find funding, write applications that win, and run the club without the admin eating your weekends.
We're writing these as we go — short, useful reads from actually running a club. The first ones land soon.
Where the money actually lives in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — and how to spot the funds your club qualifies for without the rabbit holes.
Guide coming soonWhat funders are really asking for, the lines that make assessors say yes, and the simple structure behind almost every successful bid. With real examples.
Guide coming soonA calm, repeatable way to run your AGM — notice periods, agendas, minutes and the motions that matter — so the committee year ends without the dread.
Guide coming soonHow to get members to pay on time without becoming the club's debt collector — gentle reminders, sensible deadlines and a system that does the nagging for you.
Guide coming soonWhy most club sites go stale by August, and how to set one up that keeps itself current from your fixtures, results and teamsheets — with zero web admin.
Guide coming soonMost grassroots clubs run on one heroic volunteer. Here's how to spread the jobs, hand things over cleanly and make sure nothing falls over when someone steps back.
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Pavilion isn't a demo. It runs a real South Wales cricket club every weekend — fixtures, squad, finances, the lot. See exactly how a grassroots committee put it to work, what changed, and what they'd tell another club thinking about it.
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