The Phoenix Project Rhosneigr

Rhosneigr Sports Club is organizing this fundraiser.

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We did it. BIG thanks to everyone who supported us - the MUGA is now a reality!

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We're raising money to build a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) suitable for tennis, 5-a-side football and basketball. We want to kickstart a community sports revolution in Rhosneigr and we'd really appreciate your help.

Clwb Chwaraeon Rhosneigr or Rhosneigr Sports Club (RSC) is a not-for-profit Social Enterprise Company, registered with the LTA. It was established on March 1st, St David's Day, 2021 by an experienced team of six enthusiastic, local volunteer directors to revitalise a neglected old tennis and bowling club on the outskirts of the village. Rhosneigr is a busy village, renowned for sporting activities and, as much of the site is unused, RSC has exciting potential. The directors’ mission is therefore to redevelop the facilities and introduce additonal sports to broaden the appeal of the club and create an inclusive, modern, vibrant, multi-sports hub. They have received widespread support for their plans which will provide year-round exercise and learning opportunities through grassroots sport and community activities.

Since it opened in late April, the new RSC has attracted over 300 Pay & Play online bookings and more than 110 members of all ages; the club's twice weekly social tennis and bowling sessions make it easy to find new friends and games. The club has also worked with an LTA tennis coach who gave lessons to local primary school children from Ysgol Rhosneigr. Throughout the summer the coach also taught individuals and groups, and during the summer holidays 120 children took part in a series of super-fun 6-hour Tennis Camps. The large bowling green has also been used for HITT circuit training classes.

The new RSC is already very successful. The old sports facilities are dilapidated though, especially the busy tennis court. Rather than waste money on a temporary fix, the directors want to replace it with a modern Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) suitable for 3 sports: tennis, 5-a-side football and basketball. The MUGA's carpeted surface will also open up the site for disability sports. Together, these improvements will bring even more energy and diversity to the club and breathe a whole new life into it; that's why our MUGA project is called Prosiect y Ffenic / The Phoenix Project.

The MUGA project will cost over £50k. The good news is that the club has already secured a huge £25K grant from Sport Wales. This will cover the cost of resurfacing the court and installing the multi-lined, soft playing surface, but not the specialist fencing, goals, net and access gates. For practical and financial reasons, all the work needs to be done together. The club is able to finance some of the money, but there's a shortfall of £25K and RSC need to find this money fast, because a condition of the Sport Wales grant is that it must spent before the end of February 2022. Everything else that's needed to complete the project is in place and a specialist contractor is lined up ready to do the work.

‘Hero projects’ like this can transform lives and communities and the club invites everyone who cares about Rhosneigr and understands the value of sport to show their support. Every donation, large or small, will make a BIG difference and a gift from you today would be much appreciated. It will certainly be put to good use, and a quick look at the photos below will show you what’s already been accomplished. Just imagine what else could be achieved with first class, multi-purpose facilities …

Thank-you for reading and (should you choose to do so) for donating.
If you'd like to know more about the club, please visit the RSC website .

To discuss a donation with one of the directors please send them an email .