Manchester marvels - Sitting volleyball campaign award recipient

“We're very excited about this new part of our club; we've already been in contact with our venue, Dean Trust Ardwick, to discuss options and reserve hall time for our sitting volleyball team training to develop a Grand Prix team and an open training to introduce people to the sport.

Receiving all the equipment just makes us look forward to it even more and so does seeing the other sitting volleyball clubs receive theirs.

Again, thank you to the Volleyball England Foundation for giving us this opportunity through their grant.”

Tom Atkinson, Chair of Manchester Marvels

Leeds gorse volleyball club - sitting volleyball campaign award recipient

“We are so excited and grateful to receive this news! Before going into lockdown last March, we were planning to launch a new sitting volleyball programme across The Gorse Academies Trust and Leeds Gorse Volleyball Club as we had interest from many students and club members.

This support will go a long way and is a great help to launch the programme! We believe everyone should have the chance to play and are happy to provide the opportunity for youngsters who otherwise might not be able to partake in sport.”

Katie Beardsmore, Leeds Gorse VC

hull thunder vc - sitting volleyball campaign award recipient

“This is fantastic news, it seems to have taken so much time and effort to accomplish this so I’m delighted that the Volleyball England Foundation have awarded us the grant.

We have had plans for sometime now in conjunction with Hull and East Riding Volleyball Association to start a Sitting Volleyball Club and now we have been awarded this grant it will mean we can now progress our plans as soon as lockdown and restriction allow.

We are delighted we will be able to offer the opportunity to play our fantastic sport to even more people in our local community and hopefully we will be able to progress on to representing our community in national competitions in the not too distant future.”

Wayne Barber, Chair of Hull Thunder