Delight as Delph Sailing Club now able to replace fleet of training boats after Cash4Clubs boost

DELPH Sailing Club in Egerton has been given a £1,000 boost which will be used to replace its fleet of training boats for its youngest cadets. Cash4Clubs, a grassroots sports scheme, awarded the Longworth Road club the pot of money as part of its 12th annual campaign. Commodore Ian Brown is delighted with the announcement. He said: “Like clubs everywhere, 2020 has been a dreadful year for us here at Delph Sailing Club. "The icing on the cake was discovering our fleet of Optimists, which we use to train our younger members, were beyond repair. "This amazing grant from Cash4Clubs will allow us to replace these boats in time for 2021 when we hope to introduce many new members to sailing. "I would like to give a big thanks to my daughter Mia Brown for starring in our video, which led to our successful award. "She is excited and thinks this grant is brilliant, amazing, incredible!” Recognising the significant impact that covid-19 has had on clubs’ finances, the maximum grant available by Cash4Clubs has been increased to £5,000 and a total of £165,000 of grants have been allocated this year. The scheme has supported clubs with more than £515,000 in funding.