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16/07/2024

ECF Grassroots Initiatives Scheme

 

At the ECF Finance meeting on 27/04/2024, a paper was presented addressing “Grassroot Initiatives” representing proposed utilisation of £140,000 which the ECF has already received from the government many moons ago for reasons mentioned in a report of the meeting, and so is not timebound as regards its spending.

 

There has now appeared on the ECF website an announcement with a link to a document outlining the mechanism for implementation.  Essentially, the country is divided into nine regions as widely used by government, for each of which the ECF has allocated £10,000 potential funding and appointed a coordinator who it is envisaged will liaise with other organisers in their region to prioritise applications etc.  A central fund has been retained for projects involving more than one region.

 

Applications are to be made on line.  Note that payment is normally retrospective on the basis of evidence of achievement and benefit.

 

Three regions wholly are partly covering NCCU territory, each with its own local co-ordinator are as follows:

 

North West

Richard Walsh (Lancashire)

North East

Mick Riding (Co, Durham)

Yorkshire & Humberside

Andrew Wainwright (Yorkshire)

 

Within Yorkshire & Humberside a coordinating group has been assembled consisting of the following:

 

John Hipshon

West Yorkshire

Chris Matthews

East Yorkshire & Humberside

Ben Rich

North Yorkshire

Jonathan Arnott

South Yorkshire

 

Centrally at the ECF, assessment of applications and the rulers as to the final “yeah” or “nay” lies with

 

Stephen Greep

Non‑Executive Director (Chairman)

Mike Truran

Chief Executive

Nigel Towers

Director of Home Chess

 

The document goes on the describe envisaged areas of application of the funds.