# £2.7 million from Big Lottery Fund for sport in schools in England

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/12/14/27-million-big-lottery-fund-sport-schools-england/
- Published: 2005-12-14T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Big Lottery Fund has awarded more than £2.7 million in Lottery grants to improve
the sporting life of schools and communities across England. 
The funding will support
20 new projects and comes from the £750 million New Opportunities for PE and Sport
Programme, bringing the number of new facilities funded in England to more than 
2228.

London and the South West region are the prinicipal beneficiaries, with a share 
of more than £2 million of the awards.

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