Charity
Grant Will Enhance Sports Hall
The hall was built in memory of Peel footballer Tommy Clucas who died after a crash when leading the Junior MGP in 2004.
A £33,000 grant from the Manx Lottery Trust will help grow and improve Peel’s Tommy Clucas Community Sports Hall.
The hall was built in memory of Tommy Clucas who died after a crash when leading the Junior MGP in 2004.
Since opening, the hall has facilitated a variety of activities including bowls, golf, tennis, football, rugby, hockey, athletics, netball, cricket and even model aircraft flying, as well as kids’ parties and sports coaching courses, with it all working to promote community participation.
With the support of the grant, the new community rooms which are being developed will include the installation of a new, more accessible staircase, a passenger lift with wheelchair and pram access, and a first-floor disabled toilet
Neil Cain, Treasurer for the Tommy Clucas Memorial Fund, said: ‘The charity is incredibly grateful to the Manx Lottery Trust for their support, which will enable us to drastically improve the accessibility of our redeveloped facilities. It is aimed that the new community rooms, together with the sports hall, will act as a hub for the whole community and it is vital that we can cater for individuals of all abilities.
‘The redevelopment project aims to create an enhanced educational, wellbeing and sporting space for all ages, where people can come together, form friendships, collaborate and learn new skills, while developing or maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle. It is hoped that the new facility will also act as a catalyst for local sports clubs, organisations, and the wider community to come together to generate and develop ideas for further development of community facilities. We can’t wait to see what community activities the new facilities create – if they make even half the impact which the sports hall has made, we will be ‘over the moon’!’
Stephen Turner, Chairman of Manx Lottery Trust, said: ‘We are delighted to support the Tommy Clucas Community Sports Hall, a local space that continues to inspire community engagement and general wellbeing through sport. The improvements the charity is looking to make to the venue’s facilities will only serve to enhance their outstanding offering and we wish them every success with their new venture.’
