Newbury Volleyball Club, supported by Volleyball England Foundation managed to secure a Return to Play grant of over £5,000 to support getting the club back up and running after the pandemic.

The funding paid for 48 new balls to enable equipment to be used by individual groups rather than shared across the club. The grant also provided infection control equipment and support for coaching courses.

Sue Sayers club coach told us “Lots of equipment arrived, balls, score board, electronic whistles and sanitizer. All paid for from the Sport England Return to Play grant. The club have already had extra hall hire for our junior teams so we can enter the new tier 2 Grand Prix Nationals. We have 4 people part way through their coaching course, which has been funded by the grant, good luck to them all for their practical session tomorrow.”